I am still incredibly impressed with the wood shop machines that Maria, Peter, and I worked with. I did not realize 1) the beautiful wood that was underneath the old, weathered wood we found in the garden and 2) the extent of our/the machines' ability to restore this wood. I am impressed by how well the layers underneath were preserved, which makes me hopeful about how durable our bench will be out in the garden. I know we have so far to go and it is not going to be very easy, but I cannot wait to see the finished project. Showing everyone the picture of the wood before sitting in the garden in the same place it had sat for years and comparing that to the beautiful wood we have now will be very satisfying.
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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