We have had a very successful semester and we fortunately got all of the work done that we wanted to. When we finally bought the redwood for the boxes, we ended up working in the wood shop for three days to put all of the parts together. We didn't assemble the garden boxes in the wood shop, but we cut the wood and assembled the sides for each box. When we were done in the wood shop, we brought all of the pieces to West Portal Elementary School and assembled two of the boxes. The other boxes were left in pieces so the garden program at West Portal can use the boxes when they need them. We formed a wonderful partnership with West Portal Elementary School and with Amy Mack, our contact at this school.
Throughout this project, we faced many ups and downs as a group. The biggest challenge we faced was getting all of our work done in time. We were worried that assembling the garden boxes and preparing all of the wood would take longer than it did. But, fortunately, we worked very hard and got everything done on time. As a group, we have learned to work with each other's strengths and weaknesses. All of us now know what each of our group member excels at and we utilized each person's strengths during this process. We have learned so much about ourselves and each other, and this class and project was an amazing experience of giving back and self-exploration.
This is Caroline, Dario, Danny, and Elizabeth from the Sustainable Agriculture group in the philanthropy initiative 2010 class signing off.
This blog will stay open until we pass it on to the next class.
May 2010
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This blog was created so our group members, Caroline, Danny, Dario, and Elizabeth, can keep up with each other and our progress on our project and partnership involving our dilemma, sustainable agriculture. Our teachers and fellow peers can also see how our project is going and can give us suggestions as we are working. There are 6 workdays left.
What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
Sustainable agriculture calls for the humane treatment of both the product and workers, while not being detrimental to the health of the environment. Compared to factory farms where the health of the animals is secondary to profit, sustainable farms provide animals a natural habitat, which improves the quality of the product. A sustainable farm also takes in account the environment. Sustainable farms do not emit pollutants such as methane and hydrogen sulfide that contribute to global warming, and the increase of genetically modified crops because of factories has led to a decrease in biodiversity. This type of agriculture also benefits communities and workers. The farms provide jobs, to the community members, business to stores that sell supplies, and an overall healthier lifestyle. Workers are given fair wages and are not exposed to dangerous pesticides in enclosed spaces as they are in confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs).
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