M.S. and M.A. in Desert Studies. Promoting professional cooperation in the Middle East. Describes year program, masters program, faculty, research, student life, field study trips, special programs.

Describes ten crops exchanged and field tested by two agricultural environmental schools in Israel and Morocco, including cultivars of argania, neem, carob, Indian date, and Peruvian cactus apple.

A visit to Elaine Solowey's experimental farm, where she grows Tibetan medicinal herbs, pitaya cactus fruit, and other plants formerly regarded as weeds.

Seminars ranging from desert arts to Jewish spirituality, from a few hours to a few weeks, with an emphasis on the natural environment. Includes description of guest facilities.

Offers information for volunteers, visitors, and potential members about this kibbutz located 50 kms north of Eilat.

Travelogue and photographs from a week that American high school participants in the Nesiya Institute spent at the kibbutz.

Original oil paintings and watercolors of Israeli desert landscapes by an artist from Kibbutz Ketura.

From Hebrew to English. Includes samples of completed work, client testimonials, and description of work practices.

Notes about life as a technical writer working from isolated Kibbutz Ketura.

Article about a one-year environmental studies program for international students offered jointly by TAU and Kibbutz Ketura's Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES), including quotes from faculty and students.

Account of a week spent working with Elaine Solowey in her experimental orchard, working to find practical solutions for sustainable small-scale agriculture in marginal conditions.

Short article on tree crops being developed at Ketura's desert orchard, including pitaya from the American Southwest, neem from India, and marula from Botswana.

English-language technical writing and proofreading, specializing in software manuals and online help, computer hardware, tourism, and the Internet. Also provides search engine positioning and web site design.