Field Trip 3

The relationships between the marketing, production, distribution and consumption is extremely well maintained. They have to market their products to get them into distribution and then obviously consumption.
The relationships between the soil, water and climate is different for each plant. They send different plants to different climates and monitor how they produce. Some produce really well and that’s how we get plants in areas that were never once there. Others don’t produce at all and we have negative results.
The economic relationship with the state is good. As we have an organization right here in southwest Florida. Also Bonita Springs Middle School is developing their very own garden to “help stop out hunger”. as well as Lakes Park is making room for a garden. The nation is okay with the economic relationship. The nation could do a little more to help but is doing some necessary items. As far as the world and the economic relationship it is good. ECHO sends seeds all over the world to help produce plants.
the environmental issues of this business is growing plants that should not be here and economic issues would be taking away money from local businesses.
I interviewed a wonderful lady named Kim and her perspective on the environment, production and distribution. She thought that this was a great organization. “We send about 10 seeds over to any one farmer and those seeds can produce up to thousands of vegetables or fruit.” “It is sometimes their only means of surviving”.
You can become involved by volunteer for ECHO or even doing an internship with them. There also plenty of other organizations that help feed the hungry that are looking for volunteers.
Is this activity sustainable? Absolutely! They are using natural resources to help others out.
What do we have to do to feed the one billion people? We would have to do a whole lot more than what we are doing. I think if we knew what we could do to feed everyone then we would have done it by now. There is not just one set answer to feed the hungry. It takes many efforts and a part on all of us to do so.