Eco-Ecuador
Collaboration for a Long-Term Sustainable City
December 31, 2004 The Christmas Pageant was a huge success. The “show” started with me as the Virgen Maria (Virgin Mary) perched on top of a donkey being led around town (I kid you not when I say “around town” we paraded down Simon Bolivar until we nearly reached the beach then back up Montufar) by San Jose, played by Riccardo. Following us was a group […]
December 17, 2004 Happy Winter Solstice. The week [Dec. 12-17] started early on Sunday, as Hanna and I headed to Guayaquil to pay a visit to Mike Morgan and the folks at Pro-Bosque Cerro Blanco. As always Mike was very hospitable, spending the entire morning on Monday showing us around, discussing trees, seeds, restoration techniques, and offering us suggestions for our nursery. He gave us […]
November 29, 2004 Things went really well this week [November 22-28]. We started on Monday by getting the watering done at the greenhouse and revegetation sites. While Ryan, Jaime and Brette took on the tasks independently (with a few days experience under their belts), Ric and Hanna (from Italy and Germany respectively) moved through things more slowly as I gave the spiel about the projects […]
November 29, 2004 Dear Friend of Planet Drum Foundation, Thanks for the generous support from those who responded to our recent mailing. We are glad to say that things are moving along very well toward reorganizing Planet Drum. Preparation of a Strategic Plan for completion by February is already underway. New members are being added to the Board of Directors, and we are building both […]
October 22, 2004 The Planet Drum house had a wonderfully relaxing, sober time at the beach last weekend. Without sun or alcohol (due to the mayoral election all of Ecuador sustained from serving/selling booze), we spent the majority of our time curled up on hammocks engaging in long reads and stimulating conversations. It was a nice weekend relief. Upon our return, we set out to tend to our […]
October 15, 2004 We had a great week to be ended by an even better weekend. The Planet Drum house is heading to the beach for some recreating. I imagine that you are heading back home, finishing up your travels, as we depart for our weekend adventure. It will be nice to have you back in the home office again. Our spurt of growth at […]
October 1, 2004 Monday: The week started off great. We repaired the fence at Jorge Lomas. Upon closer examination it seemed the pole snapped at the base. We replaced the pole and tightened the barbed wire. We also added fallen vegetation around the end points to act as a further deterrent. It is more secure now than it was originally. The plants that were nibbled are […]
September 26, 2004 This week we mainly stuck to the basics: watering, sowing seeds and maintenance. Due to extenuating circumstances (expired visas needing renewal, illness, etc.), we were only two in the field for the majority of the week. This lessened the opportunity for me to meet with folks regarding recruitment for the Bioregional Education Program. All the seedbeds at the greenhouse are sown. We […]
September 17, 2004 The weather has returned to its dry, cloudy self and we have continued on our path of watering, repair and maintenance. We did finally got in touch with the landowner from Guayaquil (Miguel) and sent him a note asking to meet in person and a copy of the contract we have, written from the muncipality, that describes our services. I hope to meet in […]
September 3, 2004 This week’s accomplishments include the usual dry season tasks, watering all the sites and transplanting saplings into larger containers, as well as some extra activities. The greenhouse underwent a little maintenance. Some of the green covering had come loose and needed to be reattached to the frame. It was just general wear and tear that’s to be expected. I assure you that […]