This morning, we woke up at the usual time of 5:45 and went to eat a delicious breakfast of none other than rice and beans. At 8:00 a.m. we met with our tour guide and drove to the main drive of Earth University. While we were there, we learned the process of planting a tree and why it’s important. We then planted 54 endangered trees along the main road of Earth U.
After that, we drove to an Earth University student project about agriculture. One of the students gave us a tour and taught us a couple different ways they are experimenting with agriculture. But before our tour, we saw a few pretty amazing plants, such as the cocoa bean, before it ripens. We even got a little taste of the seed!
We then got a fantastic tour of the student project by one of the sophomores included in it. He taught us about agriculture for urban areas and explained some of the projects they were working on.
After lunch, we were brought to a dairy farm with pigs and cows. Unfortunately, the cows were not being milked today, so we were unable to see them in action. However, we did see Mother pigs and their piglets (which were adorable!)
Our last tour of the day was to a polyculture farm, meaning that the goal of the farm is to have a high biodiversity. In simpler terms, this farm had a ton of different plants, trees, and flowers; It also was not manicured.
We ended our long but fulfilling day with dinner, class, and some well deserved sleep.
