Our second class field trip saw us visiting a farm off campus known as ECHO. ECHO stands for Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization. This is a demonstration farm which is put on exhibit for people to visit and learn more about the organization, and also a place where agricultural items can be purchased, such as fruit, fertilizer and plants. ECHO reaches worldwide to many developing countries, assisting them in their hunger needs by providing the tools they need to become self sufficient in developing farms. On our field trip, we got a tour of the farm, and first were introduced to tools that are brought to the developing nations. Some of the tools we saw were interesting, such as bicycles hooked up to motors and machines that actually grounded corn as you would pedal the bike. There were also pots that were put into clay and were made as such to heat up faster. The farm also had its fair share of animals as well. There were many ducks and a large watch goose on duty as well as the typical farm animals including the chicken, rooster and goats. I really liked how they actually used the animals in an unassuming way, collecting the feces from underneath the cages of rabbits and having that later used in fertilizer. They also had tanks as well with earthworms in them that were also used to make good soil to sell. This was called the Vermiculture Demo. The farm itself was rather large however somewhat easy to navigate around. There wasn't really anything that stood out negatively about the farm. I like how they had basically everything running under the most basic mechanics and under the most ecological friendly ways. I think it reiterates the point home to any who visit that the farm and organization really want to push the agenda that they want to help out and improve developing nations that are facing a hunger crisis. Me personally, I would love to have an organization like ECHO around because I don't have much confidence in my ability to grow anything. I have never grown food before, nor have I tried to have a garden of my own and I would definitely need some advice as to how to go about starting one.
Some of the tools we saw were interesting, such as bicycles hooked up to motors and machines that actually grounded corn as you would pedal the bike. There were also pots that were put into clay and were made as such to heat up faster.
The farm also had its fair share of animals as well. There were many ducks and a large watch goose on duty as well as the typical farm animals including the chicken, rooster and goats. I really liked how they actually used the animals in an unassuming way, collecting the feces from underneath the cages of rabbits and having that later used in fertilizer. They also had tanks as well with earthworms in them that were also used to make good soil to sell. This was called the Vermiculture Demo.
The farm itself was rather large however somewhat easy to navigate around. There wasn't really anything that stood out negatively about the farm. I like how they had basically everything running under the most basic mechanics and under the most ecological friendly ways. I think it reiterates the point home to any who visit that the farm and organization really want to push the agenda that they want to help out and improve developing nations that are facing a hunger crisis. Me personally, I would love to have an organization like ECHO around because I don't have much confidence in my ability to grow anything. I have never grown food before, nor have I tried to have a garden of my own and I would definitely need some advice as to how to go about starting one. 
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