What is The Ohio Program about? At The Ohio Program we understand that it may be very difficult for you to decide if our exchange program is right for

What is The Ohio Program about?

At The Ohio Program we understand that it may be very difficult for you to decide if our exchange program is right for you.

All of the following pictures were submitted via our website together with monthly reports from participants of our program. We hope that these pictures will tell you more than many pages of boring text to read.

Let’s start then!


There are many ways to gain knowledge, we believe that experience is one of the best. The process of experiencing may be fun, but if you think you will

laugh every day, you are WRONG!

Magda (Poland) bottle feeding a calfCarlos Viquez (Costa Rica) selling organic products in Virginia


Some days will be more demanding than anything else you may have experienced before

Emma (Ireland) in a botanical garden in New York

Przemek (Poland) during tomato planting


At times it will be very basic

Adam (Poland) installing flood irrigation system Tovhowani (South Africa) watering research plants


But if you show ability and interest, opportunities exist for more sophisticated skills or responsibilities

Karla (Honduras) in her office scheduling 160 farm employees

David (England) measuring green speed before golf tournament


There is one thing for sure: you WILL get dirty

Kristian (Denmark) fixing irrigation system Trainees helping with row covers


Some days will be challenging…

Aksel (Denmark) learnt to calibrate and operate this seeding rig

British trainees recovering grass mower from a pond on a golf course


…while other days will bring unusual encounters and surprising opportunities

Alligator visiting seed company in Florida. Photo by Wilmer (El Salvador)

David (England) top-dressing a green in front of the White House


Opportunities for girls…

Agata (Poland) learning about flower design in Philadelphia

Gilda and Magda touring a shrub nursery in Oregon


…and something for the boys, too

David (Ireland) helping with the harvest A trainee on a farm in Kansas relaxing in the shade


As we all know, girls just want to have fun…

Kitti (Hungary) in ColoradoLeanne (Ireland) skydiving


…but boys should not be disappointed, either

Lukasz (Poland) during Spring Break in Florida

Trainees white water rafting in Virginia


So, if you think you are the right person and you like learning by doing

Kuba in a dairy processing plant. Piotr and Przemek, ready to start the day


Give yourself the chance and join the teamIt is all about being the right person

Trainees in a greenhouse in Pennsylvania with their supervisor, Eric

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What is The Ohio Program about? At The Ohio Program we understand that it may be very difficult for you to decide if our exchange program is right for