ECHO

I really enjoyed this field trip to ECHO.  I have been there two times prior to this trip but they were when I was younger so it was nice to see what things had changed and what had stayed the same.  I did not remember the area where the bamboo is.  I did not know that you could cut a piece of bamboo off and then put it in the ground and it would continue to grow.  I also did not know that sunflowers could grow to be as tall as they were.  At the end of our tour they had a little platter out for us to all try.  It was definitely not your typical platter; it was full of leaves, fruit, and cactus.  I must say I had never eaten cactus before but it is extremely good.  I would love to be able to grow my own plants and vegetables, and there they give you ideas of quick and easy ways to do just that.  I loved the little hut that is a replica of a school house in a third world country.  This helps to bring to life what it is like to live in a third world country.   I really like and appreciate what ECHO has been doing. Not only do they grow different plants and vegetables but they actually train people to go overseas and help out.  World hunger is something that really tugs at me so seeing people and an organization trying to prevent that is great.