My overall opinion of ECHO was that it is a great place for farmers to learn sustainable farming techniques. The thing that had stood out to me the most at ECHO was their focus on water purification, and the fact that they used the heat from the sun and moringa seeds to purify their water. The examples that were showcased such as water purification with the powder of crushed moringa seeds did not really compare with my view of American agriculture because Americans have more advanced ways of doing things. American agriculture is not necessarily sustainable but is done in a way to mass produce crops rather than focus on how to grow crops in a way that is good for the environment. I feel that ECHO’s work could be relevant to the developing world because America and some other countries are just now starting to question how sustainable our methods are and may be looking at some of these sustainable farming techniques in the near future. Appropriate technology is finding technology that is appropriate for a certain area, meaning they have the supplies to create these technologies and have the use for them in their current situation. I would possibly be interested in performing some of my service learning hours at ECHO because I feel like I could learn a lot there. I would definitely be interested in learning some farming techniques that I can use on my upcoming trip to Dominican Republic where some other students and I will be planting a vegetable garden.
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