These first seven weeks have been rather interesting, and quite different than I was expecting. I cam into this class thinking that we were just going to talk about environmental clean up, ways to exercise in the outdoors, and different healthy edible things that you could find in your backyard. In hindsight, that was a poor guess at what the class was going to be about but I can't say I'm to surprised with the direction it did end up taking.
My favorite thing that we learned about so far has been genetically modified crops. I always knew about how GM crops might be bad for you health wise, but never gave it much thought. What I didn't know was the terrible patten laws that control the nations agriculture and harm local farmers. I've since taking more of a stance against GM crops and plan to do further research on the topic.
The format of this class has been interesting thus far, and progress for me in it was slow at first. I've started to get a hang of things with the class and I'm learning to enjoy the blogging aspect of it. It's been nice to have weekly blogging posts to share updates and opinions on my going ons, and it's been fun having others commenting on my posts. I look forward to see what the second half of this class will bring to the table.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Eye Opener: Junk on the Brain
PART 1: This first section are definitions of various places and concepts associated with our week's topics:
Antiques/Antiquing: antiques are old used items which are sought out for their value (decorative, collectable, or usability). Antiquing is the act in which one goes about finding and buying antiques. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique
Junk/Junking: Junk is something that we discard such as: glass, metals, plastics, and other materials, many of which can be reused. The act of junking is to find ways to recycle or reuse these various materials. http://www.davmagic.com/junk/PAGES3.html
Flea Market: A market, usually held outdoors, where antiques, used household goods, and curios are sold. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flea+market
Antiques/Antiquing: antiques are old used items which are sought out for their value (decorative, collectable, or usability). Antiquing is the act in which one goes about finding and buying antiques. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique
Junk/Junking: Junk is something that we discard such as: glass, metals, plastics, and other materials, many of which can be reused. The act of junking is to find ways to recycle or reuse these various materials. http://www.davmagic.com/junk/PAGES3.html
Flea Market: A market, usually held outdoors, where antiques, used household goods, and curios are sold. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flea+market
Thrift Shop: a shop that sells secondhand articles and especially clothes and is often run for charitable purposes. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrift%20shop
Upcycling: The process of taking something that you would otherwise throw out and finding a way to make it into something else. http://www.naturallysavvy.com/naturally-green-faq/what-is-upcycling
Resale Shop: A shop which resells items which have been purchased previously bought by another party. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/resale
PART 2:
These terms from above all have to do with the environment because they all have to do with recycling in a way. It a world where we're always trying to find the newest product we often overlook perfectly good items which have already been around for awhile, these terms all have to do with the acquisition of said items.
Local sources of terms stated above:
Antiques: Father Time Antiques- 395 S Lake Ave Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 625-2379 http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Father.Time.Antiques.218-625-2379
Junk/Junking: Chesney Auto Salvage- 6250 Beaver River Rd Duluth, MN 55803 (218) 206-8713 http://www.yellowpages.com/duluth-mn/mip/chesney-auto-salvage-2819951?lid=189083541
Flea Market: Studebaker Drivers Club Swap Meet Flea Market and Classic Car Show- Lake Superior College, 2101 Trinity Road Duluth, MINNESOTA 55811 USA http://fleaportal.com/Flea_markets/Index/MINNESOTA/Duluth
Thrift Shop: Goodwill- 700 Garfield Ave. Duluth, MN 55802 http://www.goodwillduluth.org/shop-locations.htm
Upcycling: The Salvation Army- 2101 West Superior Street Duluth, MN 55806 218-722-7723 http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf
Resale Shop: Savers- 1740 Mall Drive Duluth, MN 55811 218-722-1894 http://www.savers.com/Default.aspx
PART 3:
For this part of the assignment I went to www.junkmarketstyle.com to check out three projects that people have done.
Project 1: How to Make a Towel Bar Cool. http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/36677/how-to-make-a-towel-bar-cool . I thought this project was cool because the towel rack still had multiple purposes even after being designated as a towel rack
Project 2: How to Make a Swinging Bed... http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/34561/how-to-make-a-swinging-bed. I thought this one was cool because I've always wanted a swinging bed but never really thought much about how to go about getting one. It seems like a no brainer now though to just reuse parts from an old one.
Project 3: Silage Shooter. http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/34213/silage-shooter. This project was neat because they were able to use a part of an old silo as an artsy planter of sorts.
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