Archive for April, 2008
Friday, April 25th, 2008
I am back in the United States, having left Bolivia almost a week and half ago. There are many things in the Bolivian sphere I could comment on, but I am reluctant to do so.
In short, I will comment on a few observations. Any hope that people might have had [...]
Posted in Microfarm, Bolivia | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Water, as we all know, is critical to almost all forms of life. Previously, I noted what my life was like in rural Bolivia, where there was no potable water system, and the community where I lived, myself included, was forced to get all of its water from a nearby irrigation canal. [...]
Posted in Environment, Bolivia | 5 Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Welcome to the 122nd Carnival of the Green. Last week's Carnival was hosted at Conserve Plastic Bags, and now, here we are at Agroblogger. After reading through the submissions, I became aware that so much of what is addressed by the green movement is our relationship to the material world. Considering environmentalism [...]
Posted in Environment | 7 Comments »
Friday, April 4th, 2008
From the years 2000 to 2003 I lived in a small Bolivian village that had no potable water. Though there was no water in taps, we did have the irrigation canal (pictured above), that made life possible and bearable. Living without indoor plumbing is a challenge, but it is possible, and [...]
Posted in Environment, Bolivia | No Comments »
