Our first blog

     Hello everyone!  Since this is our first blog post, it will be a little heavy on text and low on pictures.  However, we are off to the food forest this week so we will have lots of pics to share in the next blog!

     That said, today we are giving our thoughts on the first 2 weeks of class, and are all excited to visit the FGCU food forest this week!!

     Carissa - "I have really enjoyed class thus far.  Other than the debatable class discussions, what has intrigued me the most was the video we watched about Cuba rebuilding their land and society.  It really showed us an example of what may happen to the United States, as well as other countries when we run out of oil.  I think this video was actually very inspiring seeing them turn their country around.  I'm really excited about our class field trips we will be taking.  I'm especially looking forward to seeing the food forest for the first time!"

     Christina - "I am really excited about the kinds of material we will be learning in this class.  Not only are our class discussions interesting, the reading material for the class has been very eye opening.  Learning about what kind of eco-footprint we have, and striving to use our resources more wisely is not only exciting but necessary.  I can't wait to learn about different gardening techniques and to go on the field trips."

     Erin -"I'm super excited for the field trips and for the chance to learn about growing my own food.  Within the past year, I have worked to eat "greener" and would love to be able to grow food and know exactly where it comes from, without killing it as I currently do. :(  My thoughts on the first 2 weeks are that I wish we could implement some of the systems shown on the videos as far as transportation, urban gardening and sustainable watersheds instead of relying on our current unsustainable systems.  Unfortunately, the government has no motivation to change our current methods an probably won't until we reach a crisis point."

That's all we have until next week's blog, when we discuss our trip to the food forest!!