ECHO Reflection

I really enjoyed going to ECHO despite the poor weather conditions. I liked the idea of ECHO and all of the features they had. What stood out the most to me was that ECHO had animals, I was under the impression that it was strictly plants. To me, "American Agriculture" is fields of crops like in the midwest. At ECHO it was completely different. There wasn't any large machinery or tractors to take down large amounts of crops. ECHO changed my view in the way that agriculture isn't always on a large, unsustainable scale. American agriculture can be done in a very sustainable way if you take the time to do it properly. I believe that ECHO's work can be relevant to the developing world, maybe not so much in its entirety so much as taking bits and pieces and ideas from it. In developing countries this technology would be very beneficial for them to get started and have an eco friendly footprint right off that back instead of just having large scale productions brought in and built. "Appropriate technology" is technology that is best fit for certain areas or cultures. Different regions of the world use different types of technology because they know what is most efficient and suitable for the environments in which they live.I don't think I'd be that interested in doing my service learning here, not because I don't like the idea, just because I don't see myself working there. I read up on their website before we went and they identify with a specific religion and I don't so I don't believe that I would be a good fit for them.