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Ramon’s Weekly Report #5 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 November 7th, 8th & 9th As we always do, we met in the park and the theme this time was contamination of soil and water. We made a circle and began to talk about the importance of water and soil for life. Then I explained to the students that […]
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November 5 – November 9, 2007 On Monday morning, bottles were collected around town and the Bosque en Medio de las Ruinas and La Cruz sites were watered. At the greenhouse bottles were prepared and compost was dumped off and turned. Trees were moved about to create more room for seed beds and the plants were watered. Lilian […]
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October 29 – November 2, 2007 On Monday morning the Bosque en Medio de las Ruinas and La Cruz revegetation sites were watered. In the afternoon we got an invitation to help repaint some Eco-city murals that were in danger of being painted over because they were starting to fade. While some of the volunteers […]
Read MoreRamon’s Weekly Report #4 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 October 24th & 26th This class had a new theme: Pollution. Before starting, I asked the class what they knew about the idea of pollution. They described pollution as the presence of a foreign substance that damages the soil, air or water. We then split into three […]
Read MoreOctober 22 – October 26, 2007 On Monday the Bosque en Medio de las Ruinas site was watered. The plants and seedbeds at the greenhouse were watered as well and the house compost was dumped off. I stayed home in the office, finishing up the translation of the Bioregionalism Education booklet. Tuesday the La Cruz […]
Read MoreRamon’s Weekly Report #3 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 October 17th & 19th The first day of classes this week we analyzed the different criteria of sustainability in Ecuador. We held a discussion about the importance of sustainability. Among the factors discussed were the following: Economic benefits because of improved quality of life through the rational […]
Read MoreOctober 15-19, 2007 There was a reduced watering load with the rains from last week, and we took advantage of it by beginning work on preparing revegetation sites for 2008 and taking a field trip to San Clemente. On Monday Moyuyo stakes were cut on a piece of land near Punta Bellaca. We walked down […]
Read MoreRamon’s Weekly Report #2 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 October 10th & 12th The theme for the week was Sustainable Development. Wednesday afternoon we made groups in circles to discuss the material at hand. After each group finished their work, the whole class formed one large circle and began to analyze the different studies that the […]
Read MoreOctober 8-12, 2007 Summary: This week we were blessed with some natural rain to help the watering efforts of the revegetation sites. The rains were a little unusual for this time of year. This is typically the driest time, but we are expecting a wetter than usual rainy season, so it was not entirely surprising. It […]
Read MoreRamon’s Weekly Report #1 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 October 3rd & 5th Wednesday the class met up in the park to begin the new advanced Bioregionalism classes. All of the students were excited about the gifts that visiting Planet Drum staffers had left for them (notepads and colored pencils). The theme of the day was the relationship […]
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