Preparing for Arrival

Preparing for Arrival

The past two weeks have felt very productive. After our third site visit to The Root towards the end of our previous sprint, we decided on our final two layouts for our rainwater system. The next step was to start selecting the components needed in each of the...

The Final Stretch

With the end of the term in near sight, our team has been hard at work prototyping, interviewing, and mostly coding! Our team went for a divide-and-conquer approach this sprint. Val and Preet took some meetings while Jon and Isla took others. We had the opportunity to...
Final Touches!

Final Touches!

Whew! It’s been a long ride. From meeting the team and our community partner where we heard the problem for the first time, to the site visits and understanding and narrowing our scope. We have finally come to the last stretch of our internships, and we couldn’t...
Team Reflection for the sixth sprint

Team Reflection for the sixth sprint

Our Sprint started with Tihar vacation. We only worked for two days remotely in the first week. In the second week we were supposed to be back to office for work but due to our other team’s field visited to Rukum, we continued to work remotely. Working remotely was...
Team Reflection for the fifth sprint

Team Reflection for the fifth sprint

This sprint was different and important for us beacuse we had mid-year conference. It was a great opportunity to present our project to the special guests. Talking about our mid-year conference preparation journey, it started with creating slides, video shoot, late...
Collaboration in Progress…

Collaboration in Progress…

Our rainwater harvesting system for The Root, a property under the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust (SSIFLT), will be designed to be used by the permaculturist volunteers who help with The Roots’ demonstration garden. Also, the system will be an educational...