On June 26th, 2010 I did my Agricultural Environment field trip at ECHO Global Farm in North Fort Myers. ECHO stands for Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization and they provide sustainable options to fight world hunger. ECHO Global Farm is dedicated to finding sustainable ways to help poor farmers overseas work with the land they have to beome more productive. They have a seed bank that has a variety of seeds that can be produced under difficult condition. While touring the farm I saw a worm culture where they raise worms as a source of protein to replace animal protein in poor countries. They also use the diluted worm urine to make fertilizer. This trip was very interesting and informational and I also got some gardening ideas that I will personally use at home. This was a wonderful experience and I was happy to have visited this farm.
Me on the farm
Guide educating us about the farm
Tilapia pond
Duck's whose dropping is used to feed the tilapia.
Worm culture
Rice bed
Low land with raised beds to prevent plant roots from rotting.
High land
Manual irrigation systems for farmers with no electricity
On the farm
Guide explaining how plants can grown in tires
Plants grown in empty cans
Rain forest setting
Plant nursery
plant nursery
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