Friday, May 21, 2010

evelyn glennie

What struck you?

The thing that struck me was that she played several instruments, and she was deaf, another thing was you could tell she understood the music. Something else that struck we was that she could talk because alot of those people cant.

What did you notice?

I noticed that she loved what she was doing and that she could hear with her touch. I also noticed that she had on braclets, and she didnt have on any shoes.

What did you enjioy about her performance? Please be specfic

I enjoyed when she explained how she played and touched the different instrunemts to understand the sound. I also like when she speed up playing on the xylophone and slowed down.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

sustainability visit

What is your name and our role here at the (farmers market, CSA, community garden?
My name is Michelle and my role here at the farmers market is to run my stand.

Why do you choose to shop/garden/support this CSA?
I choose to support this organization because its good for the earth im also a vegetarian so i like to be around all of these things, and i also do this to support the csa.

Did you ever choose to make a garden ? Why or Why not?
I actually tried that once but it didn't work out that well.

When did you begin to shop at farmers markets?
Well my sister introduced this to me about 3 years ago and every since then i shopped there.

What would be your advice to get others to do your job?
I would explain to them how much good were doing for the earth and, how shopping here is very healthy.

Blog Questions:
What struck you about the location you visited ? Was it what you expected or different?
The thing that struck me about the visit was how fresh the foods were and how the people looked so trust worthy of there food. Wat also struck me were the prices of the food, also that they had buckets of other things like bracelets.

Which items were cheaper than you expected? which items were more expensive?
The items that were cheaper than i expected were the fruit like apples, oranges ect.The items that were more expensive were the vegetables and some were sold by dozens.

>Do you think you will start going to a farmers market more often? Or using a community garden? Or supporting a CSA?Well i might start going to the farmers market more if my mom wants to because after all she buys the grocries.But when i get older i will shop there, about the csa's i will also ask my mom about supporting them.

How do these locations fit into our essential questions of "Why Don't People Live More Sustainably?" and "How Can I Convince them to do So?" These locations fit into this category because, everyone cant afford these foods and by the time they finish buying these items the will have little money for there staple foods.Well in a way you cant convince people to buy stuff they going to by what they need and what is reasonable for them the only thing i could do would be to encourage them.

Dialetic Journal

Quote: It isnt fair she said. A stone hit her on the side of her head. Old man warner was saying " Come on come on everyone. " Steve Adams was in front of the crowd of villagers with mrs. Graves beside him.

Response: this story really helped me connect with the author because i always right crazy stories and this was a pretty crazy story. No one ever one any thing and what they did win wasn't a prize.A question i have for the author is why would he make everyone enter for such a horable thing.I also enjoyed the way she didn't want to except her prize.

quote: Mr.Summers consulted his list. " clyde Dunbar."He said."Thats right. He broke his leg,hasnt he .

Response: This is weird the he still has to enter a raffle when his leg is broke i dont think thats fair at all. I also think it isnt fair that kids have to enter also,and the have the kids heating rocks. I think the author wrote this story in a very good manner because every one was interested in wat was gonna happen in the end.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

The garden blog

The garden was a great experience for me and my class. I think the 12Th graders did a wonderful job making this garden. some of the questions i asked were
What made you grow this plant- they responded different ideas different people.
What happens to the plants over the summer- the teacher said he wasn't sure and that there trying to find people.
How long did it take to grow all of these crops- they started in October


Questions For Me : What struck you about it - the thing that struck me was how many plants and vegetables they had.

What does the garden look like - the garden is a really pretty place and it looks like a garden and it has like a little pond.

What did you like or not like about the garden - what i liked about the garden was that everything that was growing looked nice and healthy.

Plants that were there -
Strawberry
Greens
Cabbage
Chard
Mint
Flowers
Basil
Oregano
Lettuce
Carrots
Beets
Potatoes
Cilantro