Chilcotin Chatter

 

 

The CCCTA has been approached to look at opportunities to bring 300 Japanese students (ages 9 – 19) to stay on working farms-ranches for a period of one week during 2012 and because of this agricultural project they would like to work with us to organize this opportunity. The students will be arriving in smaller groups and we will be placing them in clusters around the region. At this time we are looking for expressions of interest only. Participants will be paid for the time that the students are with them.

 

This is an opportunity because the clients are looking for experiences on working farms and ranches. They would like hands-on experiences with all the animal groups and horticulture including greenhouses, gardening, mechanical,

photography, sewing, and more. This would be a great fit for any guest ranches, farm B&B’s or 4H families. It would also be a good fit for those producers who have utilized farm stay participants in the past.

 

The students will be expecting a cultural experience; they will need to eat with the family and participate in regular family outings and farm work that would normally take place. There may also be group activities in which all the students and families would get together.

 

 

At this time we are simply trying to determine a level of interest. We are only looking for expressions of interest at this time as we determine what our regional capacity to host educational travel is. We would need to know if you would be interested in hosting a student for a week or if you have an activity that a group of students could participate in – a “field trip” scenario. We are sure that participants will have a number of questions as they determine if this opportunity is for them, so if you have questions or would like more information, please respond to this email or at awbetcc@gmail.com

 

Thanks very much

 

Wylie Bystedt,

Project Coordinator

Agricultural Web Based Enterprise Tool