Registration Information
location
Bahía de Caráquez and Chone, Manabí Province, Ecuador
TOTAL COST INCLUDES:
Food, board, transportation, course materials, and program fees. Does not include: airfare* and insurance**
* An additional fee may be required for Covid-19 test.
Registration is completed in two steps: filling out a 5-10 minute registration form, and completing your first deposit via Venmo, Paypal or Check. First, select the session you would like to travel and fill out the respective form. If you would like to register for a session that is not offered to your university, please contact your respective campus representative. After you have registered, see more information below on purchasing your flights and insurance, as well as helpful links and FAQs.
Registration Forms
Registration is not final until both your registration form is completed and your first deposit paid. Click on your desired session to be taken to a registration form. Please note deposit, flight, and insurance deadlines for your respective session.
sessions 2023
Click on Session Dates to fill out a registration form, then scroll down to the Payment section to complete your registration!
SUMMER Sessions
WINTER
SYNTROPIC AGROFORESTRY INTRO & DESIGN COURSE JANUARY 2023
Program 1 BERKELEY - JANUARY 4 - 13
Program 2 REDWOOD [Program full] Please review summer sessions for other options
SPRING
Program 4 TIMBERLINE - March 18 - 26
Program 5 DAVIS/SCU/SANTA BARBARA/U OREGON - March 25 - April 1
Program 6 Carrboro - April 1-9
SUMMER
Program 7 UBC/WESTERN - May 5-14
Program 8 BERKELEY & WYOMING - May 17-26
Program 9 VIRGINIA TECH - June 1-12
Payment
Venmo
@RegenerationFieldInstitute This method is fastest, easiest and preferred.
Paypal
regenerationfieldinstitute@gmail.com Payments made through Paypal must be made as "Friends and Family" and through a linked bank account, or otherwise include an additional 3% to cover associated processing fees.
Check
Made out to Regeneration Field Institute You may deliver checks to your respective campus representative or mail them to Regeneration Field Institute c/o Nancy Unger 7910 Swartz Avenue Sebastopol, CA 95472. Please mail checks in a way that does not require a signature at the door as it makes it complicated when our staff is not present for check acceptance at this home office.
Helpful links & FAqs
Click here for the Bamboo Architecture & Agriculture Workshop Brochure!
2021-2022 sessions
FALL session
Click here for the Soil Science and Endophytic Discovery Lab Brochure!
This year, RFI presents the opportunity to participate in an exclusive program with the Morsy Lab on Los Arboleros Farm in Ecuador. This program will be led by RFI and Dr. Mustafa Morsy from the University of West Alabama. This course will focus on exploring regenerative farming techniques, understanding the science and importance behind agroecological soil building practices, and conducting research activities alongside Dr. Morsy in his endophytic discovery lab.
Course Dates: NOVEMBER 20-27th, 2021
*Flight Information
Flights
For summer sessions, all team members will be expected to buy their own plane tickets to arrive in Guayaquil(GYE) before 3:00pm the day their trip begins. No flights arriving in GYE after 3:00pm will be permitted. Please enter your updated flight itinerary in the spreadsheet provided by your Campus Representative and communicate any changes immediately so that we are able to track your flight and confirm when you have safely landed in Ecuador. On the last day of your session, we will drop off all students at the Guayaquil(GYE) airport at 11:00am marking the official end of the program.
Arrivals and Transportation
Staff will arrive to the airport to start collecting students at 12:00 PM on the first day of the program and leave on a private chartered bus no later than 3:00PM. If you will arrive before 12:00 PM, please communicate with us ahead of time whether you will be taking a certified taxi from the airport to a nearby hostel or will be waiting for our staff to arrive at the airport at 12:00Pm. As soon as the last student has landed, we will embark on the 5-7 hour journey on a private bus to the coast. Please be reminded that RFI is not responsible for any issues involving flights, delays, cancellations etc. or lack of accurate communication from students about changes in their itineraries.
**Insurance
Policy
All RFI participants are required to purchase a 7Corners RoundTrip Economy policy. A mandated university insurance travel policy or an alternate policy of equal or greater coverage may be submitted for approval but is not guaranteed to suffice, please submit your alternative policy and get it approved before purchasing. International students that are not U.S. citizens must identify an alternative policy with equal or greater coverage through a travel agent and submit for approval.
Coverage
We require this policy because there are inherently significant and unique risks that you expose yourself to when you travel to a post-disaster region and work on construction sites, conditions that may not already be included through your current insurance coverage. Click here to review our identifies policy’s coverage brochure. Participants are responsible for understanding the coverage of the policy required by RFI and purchasing supplemental insurance as they feel necessary. Payments made to RFI are always nonrefundable, participants that need to cancel their trip can pursue getting their program fees refunded through insurance. When purchasing the 7Corners policy, make sure to calculate the total cost of your trip including the program fee, flight, and insurance so that if something happens to prevent you from attending the workshop that is a covered reason, insurance will reimburse you for all of your costs.