Projects

Here is the list of our projects for this trip, organized by the community partner requesting the project. Each project has the current status and some details.

El Plantel:

1. Weather Station (Completed)
   • Collected May prototype from the farm
   • Designed and implemented a new prototype with a PCB and better packaging
2. Seed Database (Ongoing)
   • Created back end database system
   • Creating front end user system
3. Bee Hive Alert System (Future)
   • Gathering information while here to design it during the Spring semester
4. Computer for Lexis (Completed)
   • Updated and repaired laptop for Alexis (worker at El Plantel) to learn spreadsheets and other computer skills

FUPROSOMUNIC:

1. French Drain (Completed)
   • Designed drains
   • Constructed two drains (one for the kitchen and one for the restaurant)
   • Designed third drain to be built once the fruit processing house has a sink
2. Hillside Map (Ongoing)
   • Gathering information; it looks like Google Maps will support our goals
3. Mini Bee Hive Plans (Completed)
   • Researched how to align levels and avoid sticking
   • Modeled and built proposed bee hive
4. Mycorrhiza Reproduction (aka Mushroom dirt) (Completed)
   • Decontaminated and inoculated three bags of dirt
5. Green House (Ongoing/Future)
   • Gathered information and brainstormed ideas
   • Figuring out how to cure bamboo to prevent rot and insect damage
6. Pond Design and Ideas (Future)
   • Gathering information while here to design it during the Spring semester

Frater:

1. Irrigation System (Future)
   • Figure out current status and maintain

Casa Nica:

1. Back Clothesline (Completed)
   • Drilled holes in new board and repaired system
2. Front Trellis (Completed)
   • Drilled holes in new boards and installed boards
3. Grand Banqueting Table (Future - for Josh)
   • Refinish so we can continue to enjoy this work space
4. Bathroom Sink (Completed)
   • Repaired leak
5. Cloth Chair Repair (Completed)
   • Replaced cloth portion of chair
6. Security Cabinet for tools (Completed)
   • Designed security cabinet
   • Cut and assembled everything
   • Cleaned up the edges with the router and painted
7. Food Processor (Completed)
   • Modified the switch to stay on (since lid lost the plastic part that would engage the switch)
8. Light over the Big Table (Completed)
   • Replaced the fixture so that the bulbs don't keep burning out
9. Coffee Percolator (Completed)
   • Fixed coffee percolator that would not heat