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What others are saying about ECHO's Global Farm Tour: "I am writing on behalf of the Faith United Circle of Friends to thank you and the staff for such a wonderful trip last week. Your volunteer Joanne Tenore was so knowledgeable and so interesting and it was a pleasure for our ladies... to hear about all the different types of vegetation and fruits etc. which you grow. We wanted her to know just how very much we had enjoyed the tour and how much we had learned, thanks to her !! Great outing - THANK YOU !!"
--Dorothy Mair, Fort Myers
"My family just toured ECHO; it's an amazing place"
--Beth Ann Seaman, Pennsylvania
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ECHO's Global Farm Tour
A unique attraction for Lee County, ECHO’s Global Farm Tour is a fascinating 90-minute tour of the most creative working farm you have ever experienced. You will find demonstrations, plants, and techniques useful to farmers and urban gardeners in developing countries. Experience seven settings of the Global Farm and taste tropical leaves while you explore rain-forest habitats, visit farm animals, stop at a simulated Haitian school, witness urban gardening techniques that allow gardens on rooftops and learn all about ECHO's mission of helping the poor help themselves.
Aleady enjoyed a tour of ECHO Global Farm? Join us for our new Appropriate Technology tour. Discover simple technologies made from local or recycled materials that can improve lives. Learn how sand can be used to filter water, how manure can be converted into energy, even how a bicycle can be used to run a power saw! Explore this and much more as our Appropriate Technology intern walks you through the Technology building and takes you behind the scenes on the ECHO Global Farm. Farm Tour Schedule:April through November: one guided tour at 10 a.m. Tue., Fri., and Sat. Allow 2 hours minimum. Group tours available for parties of 10 or more. Sorry, self-guided tours not available. Admission: Adult: $10 Child 6-12: $5 Child under 6: Free Discounts available for seniors, military, AAA members, groups and overseas missionaries. Appropriate Technology Tour Schedule: tours at 2 p.m. on Tue. & 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fri. Sorry, self-guided tours not available. Admission:Adults $10.00 Hours:ECHO's Tropical Fruit Nursery, Global Bookstore and gift shop are open Monday through Friday. 9-5; Saturday 9-4; Closed Sundays and holidays.
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[Editor's Note: Hi Marilyn! ECHO's Global Farm Tours are focused on giving the public an overview of ECHO's ministry around the world with an emphasis on some of the techniques that could be used to assist others. That being said, one 90-minute tour would not be enough to train your people to train those in South Africa. Please look into our guided Self Study Program (http://www.echonet.org/content/studyprogram) or Introduction to Tropical Agriculture workshop (http://www.echonet.org/content/coursesAndWorkshops) for more hands-on training that we can offer you. Thanks!]