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• Kibbutz Ketura - Offers information for volunteers, visitors, and potential members about this kibbutz located 50 kms north of Eilat.
• Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES) - 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.
• Desert Agriculture: The Introduction of New Crops to Arid and Saline Zones - 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.
• Keren Kolot Educational Institute - 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.
• Marla Slott - Original oil paintings and watercolors of Israeli desert landscapes by an artist from Kibbutz Ketura.
• The Text Store - 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.
• The New Farm: Seeking life in the desert, on the desert's terms - 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. (September 28, 2004)
• The Source: Oasis in the Desert - 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. (October 01, 2002)
• Tel Aviv University News: Kibbutz Moves Up a Degree - 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. (September 01, 1997)

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