Bianca's Thoughts On The Field Trip To ECHO:
I thought that the field trip was informative and actually quite fun. I enjoyed seeing the different fruit trees such as banana, avocado, chaya, moringa, and many more. One thing that I found interesting was that you can chop up moringa seeds and use them to basically filter water. The particles in the water stick to the crushed moringa seeds and float to the bottom, once filtered with paper, let the water sit in the sun for some hours so the heat can kill the bacteria. I think that is a great thing to teach people from different parts of the world who do not have clean running water. I also enjoyed seeing Lilly the goat. I though she was adorable and made the field the trip a little more exciting for me considering that I love animals. This field trip made me want to start my own garden and plant my own fruits and vegetables. It goes to show that all the hard work in the beginning pays off in an incredible way.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Mical's Thoughts On The Field Trip To ECHO:
I thought the field trip to ECHO was very informative with all the different types of plants, fruits and vegetables ECHO had to offer. One thing that I learned was about the fruit called the Miracle Fruit and what you do is suck on it for about a minute and spit it out. After that anything that you eat that's bitter or sour would automatically taste sweet. I really want to try this to see if this is really true.
Mike's Thought's On The Field Trip To ECHO:
ECHO was a very educational experience. Seeing all the inventive ways they came up with to use what most of us would consider trash was pretty impressive. I really liked the fact that ECHO provides a nursery for people to purchase plants. It promotes people growing their own garden and provides a easier way of doing it. Also, I liked the demonstrations that they provided of how to create a garden in urban environments.
Marnie's Thoughts On The Field Trip To ECHO:
I really liked visiting ECHO. I will definitely be back to buy some plants. My favorite plant was the cranberry hibiscus, because it tastes just like candy. ECHO has such a large variety of demonstration gardens that you can see how to plant edibles in both large spaces and urban spaces in a sustainable fashion.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Mical's Thought's On Friday's Field Trip To Estero Island Historic Cottage & Canoeing at Vester Field Station:
I was greatly amazed to finally come across a cottage in Fort Myers and one with such rich history. Looking at the historical artifacts was just mind blowing to me that it was something people used about 100 plus years before my time. The Canoeing trip was also a pretty decent experience considering that we got rained on making our way back to the dock. We were able to see two different types of Mangrove trees however; the Red Mangrove tree and the Black Mangrove tree. It was a little hard to tell the difference between to the two when there aren't side by side together. Overall the field trip was a great experience for me and I'm sure the rest of the class also.
I was greatly amazed to finally come across a cottage in Fort Myers and one with such rich history. Looking at the historical artifacts was just mind blowing to me that it was something people used about 100 plus years before my time. The Canoeing trip was also a pretty decent experience considering that we got rained on making our way back to the dock. We were able to see two different types of Mangrove trees however; the Red Mangrove tree and the Black Mangrove tree. It was a little hard to tell the difference between to the two when there aren't side by side together. Overall the field trip was a great experience for me and I'm sure the rest of the class also.
Marnie's Thought's On Friday's Field Trip To Estero Island Historic Cottage & Canoeing at Vester Field Station:
Visiting the historic cottage on Estero Island was enlightening; I have been through the Fort Myers Beach/Bonita Beach area a lot and never even knew the cottage existed. I had no idea that Estero Island has such a rich history and had assumed that it was unpopulated until recently. I admire the spirit of the homesteaders that tried to farm the land from gulf to bay, even though the salt made them fail. I did know that the Calusa Indians were present in the area, but I didn't know that their capital was on Mound Key. After this visit, I will definitely pay more attention to the ecological issues along the coast of Southwest Florida.
Mike's Thought's On Calusa Nature Center:
I really enjoyed our first off-campus trip to the Caloosa Nature Center. The tour guide was very informative about the species of plants and where and why they were located there. I learned things like trees will grow around certain objects when they are in their way of growing, such as the boardwalk. I also learned that ferns have a interesting way of reproducing, that is exclusive to them. I particularly liked the bird exhibit where they had eagles, hawks, vultures and bird species. All of the animals they owned were injured and nursed backed to health but unfortunately have been domesticated so they cannot be re-entered into the wild.
I really enjoyed our first off-campus trip to the Caloosa Nature Center. The tour guide was very informative about the species of plants and where and why they were located there. I learned things like trees will grow around certain objects when they are in their way of growing, such as the boardwalk. I also learned that ferns have a interesting way of reproducing, that is exclusive to them. I particularly liked the bird exhibit where they had eagles, hawks, vultures and bird species. All of the animals they owned were injured and nursed backed to health but unfortunately have been domesticated so they cannot be re-entered into the wild.
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