ECHO

ECHO was an inspiring place for me. The appreciation I have for this place is unexplainable. The thought of others wanting to help underprivileged people in third world countries, and even here on our own soil, is admirable.  In this facility people, mostly volunteers made ways to provide affordable and versatile ways to access clean water for people who otherwise would have to walk an average of three miles a day in order to find some. These volunteers also help these people by teaching them helpful ways to grow crops in not so prosperous terrain.

This facility will not only benefit underprivileged people in third world countries, but can also help people who want to eat healthier by growing their own foods. People living in cities can have their own gardens by planting in objects that many people would consider to be garbage. In our tour of ECHO, our guide showed us a garden where vegetables where grown out of car tires and cans. Walking through this wonderful place, I saw plants and trees that I’ve never seen before.The vast array of exotic plant species being grown in our very own back yard was breathtaking.