Vivero Alamar Organiponico Cooperative
Maria Whittaker worked at an organic farming cooperative in Havana, Cuba and was trained and educated in everything necessary to manage an organic farm and grow organic food on a medium scale.
She learned seed collection, preparation and starting. Biofungicide preparation and treatment of seeds. Cultivation and weeding, bed preparation, raised bed preparation. Companion planting, alleopathic strategies. Worm humus preparation amd management. Biopesticide and biocontrol manufacture and use. Vegetable and fruit preparation for sales and marketing techniques. Healthy preservation methods. Irrigation management.
Internship Details
| Organization | Vivero Alamar Organiponico Cooperative - Havana, Cuba |
| Student's Field of Study |
Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Topic Areas of Internship |
Urban Organic Agriculture |
| Duration & Dates | 13 weeks, starting 5/21/2008 |
| Skills Gained |
Grassroots organizing, strong interpersonal skills, non-English language skills, and intensive organic farming techniques including making and using biopesticides and fertilizers. |
| Duties Performed |
Field work/research, reproduced biopesticides for organic agriculture, and obtained training in organic agriculture techniques from Cuban experience. |
| How Student Obtained Internship | Personal Networking |
| Paid or Unpaid? |
Paid |