8. ECHO Trip

ECHO - Educational Concerns For Hunger Organization


Cool Climate Crops

Grains

• Zizania - Wild Rice
• Fagopyrum - Buckwheat

Herbs

• Aloe Vera
• Allium - Garlic

Oil

• Carthamus - Safflower
  
  Some other Innovative Techniques

Dryland Farming Techniques
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/DrylandF.pdf
Tropical Agriculture
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/BETropAg.PDF
Sand Water Filter
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/sandwatr.pdf
Drum Type Cookstove
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/Drum%20Cookstove.pdf

Urban Gardening - Rooftop Gardening

• Shallow Bed Gardens - 3-6" deep, soil or lightweight material and soil.
• Tire Gardens - less potential damage to roof, and portable.
• Wick Gardens - consists of synthetic cloth laid over a flat area of the garden with a 5 gallon watering buckey placed on the wick, to even distribute the water.
• Shallow Pool Garden - shallow pool of water one half to one inch deep. Usually a sheet of plastic of the desired size is formed into a pool by laying sticks under each of the sides.

Hybrid Gardens

• Eave Trough Garden - easy method for making a striking wall of flowers
• Wading Pool Garden - inexpensive plastic wading pool
  

What can be found that is Organic near US. Just a SMALL sample.

• Apple Sauce
• Lettus/Romaine/Spinach/Arugula Salad
• Oats
• Tomatoes/Sweet Peas/black Beans/Kidney Beans/Pinto Beans
• Eggs/Milk/Soy Milk
• Apple Juice/Grape Juice/Lemonade
• Bath Tissue/Napkins/Paper Towels