Since we spoke at the end of class on Tuesday, I have been brainstorming ways in which we could make our seating/area more dynamic and multi-functional. I really like the idea of including some type of storage within the garden, for everything from plates to learning materials. My group had decided to put seating around the oven, so I have been trying to brainstorm ideas to incorporate storage within the seats. This makes the material choice much more difficult, which is something my group was already struggling to decide on. I would love to be able to use the cob for the seating, but I am concerned about the cobs weight-bearing ability. I had thought the seats would be sturdy due to the thickness, however if we want to incorporate storage, I was thinking the seats may be hollow. Hoping that being in the garden/ seeing the garden again tomorrow will generate more ideas!
Over the Feb break, i went to Everglades National Park for a sea kayaking trip with W&L Outing Club. The trip let us embraced and appreciate the true wilderness and we learned to survive on an isolated island. Over the trip, we followed the "Leave no waste" rule from permaculture, which i think is really interesting. We used biodegradable dish washing liquid and other environmentally friendly products when we were on the island and we picked up all the trashes (from us and from other people who left trash and didn't pick them up after) Human leaves footprint wherever they go. What we can do to make our footprints sustainable is to be conscious about the waste we are making and recycle them. It is the same in permaculture design. When we try to build things and make progresses, we have to be conscious of our actions. We had campfire every night and everyone sit in a circle (and we burn the burnable trash such as orange peels and tissues to leave no waste). We also use...
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