nourish action project

evidence of work

For this project, Maya Gutierrez, Zade Hubbs, and I were tasked with creating an action plan to support what we have learned in this unit. Throughout the nourish unit, we have been learning about local food, how our food gets to us, how companies persuade us to buy unhealthy food, and how eating organic helps our ecosystem. To show what we have learned, our group took pictures of our home gardens and did more research on the plants we're growing. Then we made a presentation with our findings, including tips to help our peers grow their own fruits and vegetables. Our presentation is below.

action project

content

organic food -

plants grown without harmful pesticides or fertilizers
better for you : fewer pesticides, more nutrients, better tasting
better for the environment : reduces soil erosion, reduces water pollution, usually not as much transportation, sustainable
all of the plants grown in our gardens are organic, which promotes environment and human health, and is likely a better option in comparison to supermarket plants

monocrop -

growing the same plant over and over again in the same soil
nutrients are taken out of the soil because there is no biodiversity
toxic pesticides and fertilizers are common for keeping the soil fertile since the lack of nutrients
our gardens are the opposites of monocrops because we have many diverse plants and change the soil/plants out regularly to contain nutrients

sustainable -

able to be frequently maintained without be used up or destroyed
maintains nutrients, biodiversity, and preservation of the soil, while growing plants
our gardens are sustainable because we don't use any pesticides and we do not harm any of the soil or nearby organic matter

local -

existing to a place that is relatively close to you
better for you : less processed, know where your food comes from, supports local farmers
better for the environment : less transportation, local also usually means more organic (less pesticides and water pollution)
we promoted local food in our presentation because backyard gardens are very local, promoting environment and human health

seasonal plants -

when a plant is in season, grows the best due to sunlight, weather, and climate conditions
most plants grow best from spring - summer
in our presentation, we stated when our plants were in season, what they would've looked like in season, and what conditions they require

reflection

Overall, I feel this project went pretty well. We used all of our understanding from the unit to plan a creative and thoughtful project. One thing I think I did well during this project was taking a leadership role. This was mainly because I had the most plants in my garden, so I did a lot of research for each of my plants. I reminded my teammates to take pictures of their plants and work on their project at home. Another thing I did well was using my time wisely. Since we only had about two days to plan and present on our project, good time management was key. We spent time in class planning our project and setting up our presentation for later research. As soon as we got all of the pictures of our gardens, we used our time wisely in class doing research and filling in our presentation.

One thing I can work on is not being as bossy within my group. I love being in control and in leadership roles but sometimes I can be a jerk about it. I want to talk less and listen more. Also in the next project, I want to make a more detailed project depending on the subject because I feel like I knew more than what I put into the project.

In this project, I think I demonstrated cultural competence because I learned more about how to help my community and environment. Also, I learned about how different parts of the world are dealing with this subject differently and I felt more immersed into the cultures. I also think I demonstrated communication because I had to stay in good contact with my group outside of school. We also responded well to each other in class and there were no conflicts.

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