ECHO
So echo was definitely my favorite field trip. I really believe in what they are doing. Echo is trying to help feed the 870 million hungry people on our planet. They are developing sustainable farming techniques and teaching them to the public. I would love to volunteer or work at this place. I enjoyed the humor of our tour guide. He kept the tour interesting with the facts and the random jokes thrown in( when he ate the uncooked Chaya leaf). I had never seen an avocado as big as the one at echo. One thing that really sparked my interest at echo was the aquaponic system. Growing fish in a small space and circulating the nutrients to a hydroponic garden is a fantastic idea. What a great use of such a small space! And the pump was powered by solar panels which made it WAY better. I will probably take ideas from echo whenever I get my own place to live and grow my own garden. I think we could really change the world by using echo's farming techniques all around the world. We don't need industrialized food where chickens and cows are raised inhumanely. We can feed ourselves by creating our own local gardens and communities. Companies like Mansanto must stop ruling the food industry. Save your seeds!
I didn't even know places like echo existed until we went on our field trip.
There is nothing better than eating the fruit of your own crop. Crops that weren't shipped half way across the world and ripened with ethylene gas.
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