Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Hi Ho Hi Ho it’s off to dig we go!



Aishling Kearney toils in the hot sun with some of the other volunteers of Proyecto Horizonte to help with creating a garden for the colegio.

We are helping the high school with their gardening project by clearing the mound of rubble at the front of the school. We hope to collaborate with some of the students from the local agriculture college to create a sustainable garden design that can be maintained with few resources.
  
With 2 shovels , 2 pickaxes, one wheel barrow and 5 volunteers we set off to clear the mountain of rubble. It’s certainly not as easy as it looks! The majority of us were unfamiliar with the art of pick-axing, but we soon got the hang of it. Under the blazing Bolivian sun we dug through the rocks and soil finding a few scorpions and frogs along our way. The students, with the help of the teachers and volunteers, aim to have the garden up and growing within the coming weeks.  We will keep you updated with our progress and are open to suggestions on how we can create a sustainable garden  so we can add to the beauty of Bolivia's beloved Pachamama.


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