Echo Field Trip

 ECHO FIELD TRIP

This week we went to Echo, a non-profit organization that seeks sustainable solutions to fight hunger. It was a great experience and truly an eye opener that there is an organization that I have never heard of here in SW Florida working for a great cause and with so much success and involvement in the whole world. 

The experience

As soon as we arrived the tour started, our guide (great person) was a PhD that used to teach in the University of Michigan, he showed us many tools that the organization had created and emphasized that they were created targeting communities that had limited access to education and resources.

In this picture, our guide shows us a water pump that uses simple materials and can use tools to not only extract water but also purify it.

One of the many innovations that were exhibited at ECHO.

The guide explained how engineers and missionaries all over the world go to ECHO to learn  and develop sustainable methods to fight hunger. He explained that many of these interns have been successful in learning and taking these skills to remote areas around the world and have impacted their way of living positively. 

Sustainable Practices

While visiting ECHO, we learned many new sustainable methods of growing food that could benefit the earth ecologically as well as making it economically accessible for communities. The tour showed us many ways of growing food that featured different terrains and temperatures around the world. 

Ducks are part of a self sustainable process that provides food for humans , ducks, and Tilapia.

That's me feeding a goat, or tricking her with a plant, she got upset.

A process of watering  inside the terrain allows this crops to use less water and making it possible for communities with limited access to water to plant this crops.

One example of the many terrains that were created to do research.

You could find many vegetables that were eatable in our tour.

An example of crops that could be grown with out much soil and useful for areas such as cosmopolitan areas. 

ECHO's mission was eye opener, not only is their mission very important and worthy of support, but it is incredible to see the work and progress that many volunteers have achieved. It's a great resource for communities around the world and for people that wish to learn sustainable ways to fight hunger. I will definitely plan another visit to learn more and would encourage everyone to visit ECHO and experience something not found in many places around the world.