Reflection Post: Week 5 & 6

Week 5 we watched the movie called The Future of Food. I really liked this movie a lot. The movie was about how farmers were planting seed, that some how ended up being the seed that Monsanto chemically engineered, and then Monsanto would bring a lawsuit against them for not purchasing the patent. These farmers have farmed on these lands for years and never once changed their seeds, and Monsanto came in and took away their life savings and farmland because they were using “their” seed. It was really sad to see that happen to them. Another thing in the movie that impacted me was they were coming close to become a step closer to finding the cure for Breast Cancer and one of the genes they couldn’t use because it was already patented. We have been trying to cure cancer for years, and because of one gene they are now one step behind then closer. The movie goes on and it seems that there is no hope for us against chemically engineered food, until the last of the movie when they talk about farmers markets and organic farms. These two ideas are ways to buy foods that are no way touched by any chemicals and healthy for us. So there is hope for fresher foods after all!

Week 6 I was not in class due to being sick, but I did watch the movie Diet For A New America on YouTube. The movie is from the view point of John Robbins, who’s family owns Baskin Robbins, but decided to turn down anything from his family and live in British Columbia and live off of himself and grow foods. He talks about driving by a feedlot with lots of cattle getting fed seed, because that makes them fatter in areas we like to eat. These livestock can make up to 1.6 billion tons of manure (waste) and where does this waste go? Into the ground, streams and other waters supply near by. These chemicals run into water making algae and running our lakes affecting the eco-systems. This makes me think we need to change something! Ew!

In class everyone also made headers for their blogs and they look great! I am meeting with Steve on Monday to go over it, so I can add one to my page! 

Share & Voice: Its My Life

Visit this website http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/volunteering/article7.html 


This website is about kids volunteering to help our environment. It helps kids find places to volunteer and ideas to help like recycling, planting trees, and clean up projects! It is a great way to get younger generations then us to get involved and help save our environment! Very Cool! :) PBS is always thinking of new ways for kids to be more involved too! 

Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 3: Weekly Update

My SMART Goal

My SMART goal is to use reusable bags every time I go to Target or the grocery store. I did ok this week on my goal, I was at home and went to Target and did not use a reusable bag. L

Successes & Challenges

My challenge this week was that I didn’t have my reusable bag in my car and I forgot to use it when I went to Target. So overall it is making sure I stick to my goal even if I am no in Duluth at home. I am going to make sure to always have a bag in my car that I don’t use all the time so if it do travel that I will have a reusable bag! My success is that earlier that week I did use my reusable bags at the grocery store and also informed my parents to start using them more! My strategies of being successful are my friends reminding me about my reusable bags and informing others makes me think to use them more.

Feelings and what I learned  

I was kind of sad when I walked out of target and didn’t have my reusable bag to use. I learned that overall I need to keep more than one reusable bag in my car to make sure that anywhere I am at I have one.

 Plans for next week

My plans for next week I will make sure to have more than one reusable bag in my car. Also I might modify my change to if I don’t have a reusable bag at least use a paper bag and not a plastic bag to carry my things. I think this will help me achieve my goal, without any downsides. 

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