This blog (along with heliotroph.livejournal.com) will be chronicling my preparation for, journey to, and life in Panama as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sustainable Agriculture.
In school we were taught that there are two different types of life: plant (autotroph), and animal (heterotroph). Although plants rely on themselves and animals on plants, we ultimately are all heliotrophs. Without the sun both plant and animal life would be impossible (although some may debate this) . Without the labor of farmers around the world, life in America as we know it would be impossible, and I am eager to learn how it is that we truly live and have grown.
