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Food and Farming Systems in Sicily

SPRING Break 2010 Student Trip

Office of International Agriculture,

College of Agriculture, Auburn University

in cooperation with

University of Catania, Sicily, Italy

SPRING 2010 tour leaves Auburn on Friday 12 March & returns Saturday 20 March

View Pictures from the Fall 2007 edition of this tour

Faculty: Dr .Michelle Worosz mrw0016@auburn.edu
& Dr. Joseph J. Molnar, DAERS 334.844.5518 molnajj@auburn.edu

DEPARTURE: NOON Friday 12 March 2009 from Comer Hall. We will travel by van to the Atlanta airport. The van will also pick us up in Atlanta and bring us back to Comer Hall on Saturday 20.

OBJECTIVE: Visit markets, farms, and other features of the Italian food system. Visit conducted in collaboration with University of Catania (UC). Sicily is the largest of the Mediterranean islands. It is a land beautiful in its mountains and its beaches, its Greek temples and Baroque churches. It is here in Sicily that the origins of European cooking lie. The island has been dominated by Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Normans, French and Spaniards, from whom, in different measures, the Sicilians acquired new learning and skills, often adapting and improving them. During the Spanish rule, Catania underwent a cultural revival, symbolized by the founding of the University of Catania in 1434, then called the 'Siculorum Gymnasium'. This rich history is clearly reflected in Sicilian cooking. When it comes to food Catania is probably one of the luckiest places on earth. It is a port city with a huge fish market and the center of the most agriculturally rich area of Sicily. This means that the basics of fish, meat, olive oil, vegetable, herbs and fruit are always fresh and plentiful. The Catania fish market - as old as the city itself - is famous for variety and freshness.

CREDIT: Trip is organized as a non-credit activity. Interested students may complete independent study for credit as a separate activity. Students wishing to receive academic credit for additional reading and a term paper on a topic related to the field experience can register for the hours and complete the work in the spring semester

DATES: Leave ATL Friday 12 March, 2009

Return ATL Saturday 20 March, 2009

PROSPECTIVE ITINERARY

ESTIMATED COSTS:

TIMELINE: August – September -- information plus recruiting

• Obtain your passport NOW -- forms at Post Office or here, apply at Lee County Justice Center (Tigertown)
• November 20 -- $100 deposit checks submitted to OIA 108 Comer Hall (CoA Dean's Office) for those intending to participate.
• 15 January ticket purchase deadline from Fair Winds Travel (Montgomery) Vivian Good 1-800-228-4155
• 15 January $600 check to Auburn University due with photocopy of passport
• 13 March Departure (Friday)
• 20 March Return (Saturday)

CONTACTS:

IMMUNIZATIONS: While there are no specific immunizations required to go to Sicily (see recommendations), as a general rule of thumb, participants should be advised to be up to date on all normal immunizations including the flu shot.

ELECTRICAL: Europe uses 220V and different plug (adapters available at Wal-Mart).