I had been to ECHO before the field trip with my boyfriend. When he first bought his house he wanted to have many plants in the yard and in the house. When we went to ECHO we didn't get a tour but we bought seeds and some potted plants. I never knew though that ECHO had displays of global farms. I really enjoyed the tour. It gave me more insight to what they are actually about. I enjoyed being able to taste test different leaves, although not all of them tasted good.
Our guide was in charge on the rice fields. She told us that each side had a different irrigation system. ->
They used live fences in some of the gardens. Live fences are just trees, that are in the ground growing, that make up the fence instead of wood that would rot quickly.
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Growing up my father was a plant fanatic. He paints for a living, but on his spare time he was always in the yard taking care of his trees and plants. We called him Dr. Green thumb as a joke. I remember going outside with him and watching him tend to his garden. I never really helped, but I think it gave me a greater respect for nature. Maybe one day when I have some free time I could start a garden. I could grow my own food, but I think it is wonderful to be fortunate enough to be able to make the choice of growing your own food or buying it in the store, which not to many people have the option of doing.
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