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Sunday, May 27, 2007

Eco-friendly behavior here in the rainforest

The folks that live here at the research station (las casa de la selva) are very conscious of their effect on the environment. After all, they are sharing this place with the local wildlife. From recycling to growing their own food, the residents here are committed to having a low impact on the environment. The waste water from the toilets even gets recycled into a waste water garden.

... sign posted in the kitchen.
Compost bucket in the kitchen. All food scraps make their way into the compost bucket.

This is the compost pile where the bucket is dumped daily.
(It is located beyond the dried palm frond in the picture.)

...herb garden near research station.

...tomatoes in the garden.

...papaya tree. Yummy! We have been having papaya for dessert.

... waste water garden.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is nice to hear another story of people being eco-friendly and I think that everyone should do it. Ever since I saw AN INCONVIENANT TRUTH, Al Gore's documentary on global warming and its effects, I have realized that what we are doing is not enough.

Anonymous said...

omg....so they "keep" all the extras from meals??
thats just like natures classroom!!!
thats cool being eco-friendly!!!

Anonymous said...

I agree with stahrs, those people being so eco-friendly is a really good thing. If only more people could be like that...


Emmzy Jan.

Mr. Matthew Lafond said...

They do, in deed, save all the extras and scraps from meals... similar to Nature's Classroom. Although, at Nature's, I don't think they put the scraps into a compost pile. Here the scraps are eventually turned into nutrient-rich soil that can be added to the garden. After showing them a picture of the worms we keep in the classroom, they are thinking about getting some here.

Anonymous said...

I read an adaptation of the Inconvenient Truth. There was a picture of some landfills... It's really great that they turn the scrapes into soil. What do they do with the compost once it becomes soil?
~Sophia g