Blog #5

I was very impressed with our trip to ECHO, I think that they are accomplishing many good things. They also utilize the property very well and grow many diverse crops in a small vicinity. I was shocked to see that it was possible to grow plants out of a pile of cans and thought it was cool how they utilized every aspect to benefit the crops, like placing the duck hut above the pond to help the tadpoles which in turn helped the plants lining the pond. I think it's very cool how widespread ECHO is, that different countries can simply ask for crops that are good for their location and climates and get seeds shipped directly to them, or have representatives from ECHO go over to educate and demonstrate ways of sustainable farming. I ended up doing my service learning hours here and was again impressed by discovering how much hard work and effort goes into the farm. I see why they are very happy to have volunteers to help with the dirty work.