Eye Opener: Photo Essay

 Sunday Drive...

I took my time on Sunday to look around our community for ideas on what I should do for 
this assignment.  It started to become pretty clear on what I wanted to focus my essay on! Many houses around Duluth use their leaves or other peoples leaves as an insulator for the cold harsh winters. I kind of  knew that people did that but I was shocked how many people actually do participated in using their leaves as insulator. Its an easy thing to do and people who want to get rid of their leaves all together can just give them to their neighbors who need them. Nothing like being neighborly!

Here these people used straw on their plants to keep them protected over our long winters.------->

Eye Opener: Junk on the Brain

Definitions: Found at dictionary.com
Antiques:of or belonging to the past; not modern. and Antiquing:to shop for or collect antiques
Junk:anything that is regarded as worthless, meaningless, or contemptible.
flea market:a market, often outdoors, consisting of a number of individualstalls selling old or used articles, curios and antiques, cut-ratemerchandise, etc.
thrift shop:a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.
resale shop: a store that sells items for the second time.

1. What do the terms above have to do with environmental health?The terms above are ways that we can reuse items and recycle.
2. Identify at least one local resource for each of the terms above...provide name, location, contact info, and link to website or blog. Antiques: Father Time Antiques 395 S Lake Ave # 1, Duluth, MN 55802-2311(218) 625-2379 . Flea Market: Lake Superior College, 2101 Trinity Road\
3. Identify whether you do any or use any of these things. Why or why not? I have never really used these stores but I want to because it was a great way to use items.

Eye Opener: CSPI

 I chose to take The Tour of the Food Supply because I was curious on what my food supply may entail. I was shocked on many of the facts that I read! I was never aware on how much meat and dairy that the normal human consumes in a year and how many deaths occur when these products are eaten while being contaminated, it makes me think twice what I am putting into my body. High cholesterol is common in my family so I have been trying to become more aware of what I am putting in my. I was also surprised to see how many medications there are to help manage cholesterol levels. I will definitely visit this site again to show my family and to help them become more aware of the food they are putting into their bodies.

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