Posted Stories

It was Christmas morning. The living room smelled like pine tree. a scent I like to describe as the smell of Christmas season. I had just opened a gift from my parents. It was an ipod. I was so happy.


Grocery Bag Story

I've been sitting here all day near a cash register. Some of my brothers have disappeared. They were taken and stuffed with food products. Then they were carried outside never to be seen again. I am afraid for I am next. They're filling me with food at this very moment. If any bag finds what I've written, get out while you still can.


Grocery Bag Story (enhanced version)

What is this strange place. There seems to be food everywhere and humans walking around. Some of my brothers have disappeared here. It seems like a peaceful place. There are lights everywhere and music is playing. But humans will never see the horrors I've witnessed.

Some of my brothers were taken and stuffed with food products. Then they were carried outside never to be seen again. I am afraid for I am next. They're filling me with food at this very moment. If any bag finds what I've written, get out while you still can!

Herbs Project How to make Pasta Sauce

Ingredients



6 Roma tomatoes
2 basil leaves
salt
olive oil

Recipe

good for 2 servings



Wash the tomatoes and basil leaves.

Then boil the tomatoes.



Next strain the tomatoes and remove the skin.



Place the tomatoes in a food processor.



Put the tomatoes, basil, leaves, and a table spoon of olive oil into a sauce pot.

add salt

Simmer on low.

add more salt




Place sauce on pasta and enjoy.


The herbs were grown in class when we were learning how to live more sustainably. The recipe tasted pretty good. I probably might have needed more basil though. By growing these herbs in class it saved some money. Having your own herb garden could save a lot of money.

This I Believe Post

1. http://thisibelieve.org/dsp_ShowEssay.php?uid=22870&topessays=2&start=135

WOW! Tony Hawk submitted this essay! Anyway I agree, pursue your dreams.

2. http://thisibelieve.org/dsp_ShowEssay.php?uid=20423&topessays=2&start=120

I also think music is much more than a sound.

3. http://thisibelieve.org/dsp_ShowEssay.php?uid=22865&topessays=2&start=135

I also believe that humans are destroying themselves. I also think that there's intelligent life out there in space that knows something of great importance that we humans have never learned yet.

Food Recipes

1. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/09/good-ol-basic-chocolate-chip-cookies/

2. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/03/garlic-cheese-bread/

Herb Recipe Ideas

1. use in pasta

2. use in pizza

3. use in a salad

Sustainability Visits Blog Assignments

Interview

1. The persons name was Kevin and he sold produce.

2. Has been working at the farmers market for 13 or 14 years.

3. Kevin hired to sell produce for a farm.

Blog Assignment Questions

1. The farmers market I visited looked exactly how I pictured it because I've been there before.

2. I don't think I'd want to go to a farmers market more often because there's really nothing there but food.

3. Peolpe at a farmers market sell produce grown on farms.

10 Ideas that are Changing the World Right Now Blog Post

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1884779_1884782_1884776,00.html

1. Ecological intelligence is the awareness of our effects on the environment and how we could prevent pollution and depleting natural resources.

2. They're both about saving the environment.

3. I'd say my ecological intelligence is pretty high because I'm aware of our environment.

Thrift Store Data Analysis

1. What struck me was how many people actuaally agreed to take our survey.

2. I'm surprised most of the people age 14-30 said they do shop at thrift stores and most of the older people said they don't.

3. I expected most of the people to say they don't shop at thrift stores and I was right.

4. We probably would encourage people to shop at thrift stores by saying something like it saves the environment.

Thoughts on the Homegrown Revolution Film

1. http://www.pathtofreedom.com/

2. I probably wouldn't grow my own food in my backyard because it looks like to much work.

3. I'm surprised at what their house looks like.

4. I think their needsd and wants sheet would include stuff such as gardening supplies and water for their plants.

5. They're making a difference by planting their own food.

6. I think it's a good idea to grow your own food in your backyard. It seems like it saves a lot of money. The only bad thing is it looks like a lot of work! It looked like the family in that video had absolutely no free time!

1. anthropomorphism (noun) - representation of human characteristics to something that is not human
This word applies to the evolution of the Awks in the story.

2. A. The Bawks and Cawks evolve and fight each other.
B. In the end there could be peace after the fighting.
C. They're on the same side.

Ishmael Blog Post Assighnment

1. I agree that everyone in the world came from the same culture because we all had to have started off as one group of humans.

2. I agree that humans are flawed because no humans are perfect.

3. The takers represent farmers and leavers represent gatherers. It kind of relates to the time when settlers came to America from Europe and destroyed the natives' land.

Blog Post Assignment 2/23/09

To live sustainably means to live in an imperfect environment but still is a very good place to live.

I'd say that I have lots of freedom in the society we live in. It's great!

The way I can live my life sustainably is to solve a few problems I might have.