Echo

Echo's mission is to teach farmers around the world more sustainable ways to farm, while also showing them how to grow their crops to maximize their efficiency. They have worked in many different areas around the world in order to assist as many people as possible.

Rooftop Gardens
Robertson mentions that rooftop gardens are a good way for those who prefer to live in the city to grow their own food. Wick gardens, as explained by Echo, are a good way to be able to use materials that may be throw out to the trash after replacing a carpet. A wick garden uses carpet as its soil with mulch or straw to keep in moisture, then the seeds are planted directly onto the carpet fibers in order to hold them. Fertilizers that are suggested are manure tea or a soluble fertilizer.




School Gardens
Robertson mentions that school gardens are a good way to teach students new skills, while teaching them to garden. However, the only issue with this would be that students with special needs may not be able to garden and learn from it if they are not able to get on the ground and work. Keyhole gardens and raised beds are a good way for them to be able to assist and learn from gardening as they are higher off the ground and there is a slot in one side of the garden that allows someone to reach the middle of the planter.

Bamboo and Farming
For people who wish to have a sustainable way to keep their garden beds without having to buy wood from stores every few years planting and growing clumping bamboo would provide the necessary materials. Cutting bamboo from the center of the plant will be the older and sturdier pieces. However, to be able to not replace the bamboo for the gardens more often the sugars need to be removed from the insides of the trunks.