The Garden Grew!

Cabbage and carrots grew in this "square foot gardening" project.

Tree and Garden Projects

I have been doing an afternoon tech ed project at the International School of Moshi -Arusha campus here in Tanzania East Africa. Its a project in trees, and it falls under the fields of learning in Agrobusiness, Forestry, and Biotechnology.
We are working as a group of parents on this project with teachers, admin, students, and our ISM community. The blog at www.ismtrees.blogspot.com and www.ismgarden.blogspot.com were set up by me to communicate about this fun learning project.
I am also trying to use tree projects in adult tech ed and appropriate tech/community developmenj projects in the village of Ilkilorit where we are living now here in Arusha town. I will be trying to work with friends in the Tanzania Forestry Service to tap their knowledge and experience base; to collect seed samples; and to learn about indigenous tree species. As we gather our own seed samples and try to plant those, we are trying in our school clubs and workgroups to gather information resources that can help us and others develop tree projects. Below is a pic of a vegatable farm and seedbed garden to experiment with farming and appropriate and sustainable agriculture techniques. Also see the blogs! I also picked up Rodale Press' book Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew and will be reading that and Wangari Maathai's autobiography entitled Unbowed

Technology Teacher Notes Now up and Blogging!

You know blogging is like jogging (and running).
It gets your blood pumping, and lets you experience new places, and meet new people!
So here is my first blog.
Check out the website link at www.technology-teacher.net
Hope you have a good day
Dean