Collaboration for a Long-Term Sustainable City
Ramon’s Weekly Report #6 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 November 14th & 16th On Monday we met in the park to begin a new theme: Solid Wastes. Before beginning I asked the students what they knew about solid waste and they said that it is the garbage generated by human beings. After this I added that solid waste is garbage, but also includes all residues solid, semi-solid […]
November 11-16, 2007 Monday the La Cruz and Bosque en Medio de las Ruinas sites were watered. We collected bottles in Bahia and Leonidas Plaza. The bottles were taken to the greenhouse and those plants were also watered. Bosque Encantato On Tuesday some of us went to Bosque Encantado. The 2007 revegetation site was watered and trail work was continued on the prospective 2008 site. […]
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 just like the atmosphere is contaminated, so are water and […]
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 and Michelle, two new volunteers arrived. On Tuesday half the […]
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 went to help Marcelo Luque with the murals, I went […]
Ramon’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 groups to discuss air pollution in more detail. We were […]
October 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 and Bosque Encantado sites were watered. While at Ricardito’s farm […]
Ramon’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 use of flora and fauna. Sustainability gives us a vision […]
October 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 the beach to get there and into the hillsides to […]
Ramon’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 groups did. The students understand that sustainable development is a […]