The Horse 2019/20

Technology & Environment

Organic Farming

" A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt 

In my initial post ,  i had introduced my idea which includes looking into the agricultural methods used by the farmers in my country currently. By this we will have an idea on whether the farming methods used are harmful or not and while researching for this I had found many articles on the net :-

These are just some of the many articles present out there which More...

Food and Climate : Rhododendrons

Rhododendrons

Also known as Burans or Laligurans, Rhododendrons are one of the best evergreen shrubs or small trees with a showy display of bright red and pink flowers. It is a genus of 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family. It is mainly found in Asia and is the national flower of Nepal. Most species of Rhododendrons have brightly colored flowers which bloom from late winter through to early summer.More...

Project idea: The life cycle of a local product

Hello everyone!

We have an interesting project idea: the life cycle of a local product. In our view it is very important that we support local farmers and buy regional fruits and vegetables.

We would like to show the different steps from how an apple tree got planted to how and when the apples will be picked from the tree. We want to find out how big or small the ecological footprint of this production and its impact on the climate is. In conclusion: What is needed that such a popular product ends up in the grocery store?


We look forward to find some other people who are interested in joining us and do the same project in their country so that we can compare our results. If you are interested, please comment this post and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Tamara Keller and Simone Etter, TZ 19

International collaboration project

We talked about the problems and the steps, which are necessary to have a good teamwork for our collaboration project. The digital-systems are also important for a good communication.

Here our ideas:

 Our next task was to think about the advantages of an international collaboration project:

  • Get used to the English and learn new English skills
  • Learn something about the other culture
  • Make friends
  • Get know about the current situation about the climate change
  • Have fun and enjoy working on the project

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Lars, Maria, Dharany, Joël