Project #4 for Grow Unit

Project #4 for Grow Unit

laying down the cardboard to make the design

another picture from a different angle

and another picture

For the fourth project, as a class we worked on making an herb and vegetable garden. As you can see from the pictures above, the herb garden is still in its early stages. We got cardboard from the big dumpster near the art building and laid it down to cover all the weeds and visually show the preliminary design for the garden. We also we used big branches that we found around the area to clearly show the border of each area. The grass part of the garden is the walking path which will be covered with rocks. I wasn't able to take a picture of the next part of the project but after laying down the cardboard, we used hay to cover the cardboard and water to wet the cardboard and hay. 

Reading for Grow Unit

Food Inc directed by Robert Kenner (2008) 

The movie "Food Inc" was a documentary that looked into America's corporate controlled food industry. Before watching it in Ecoart class, I watched this movie when it was first released. The movie does a great job engaging the viewers and helping us (audience) understand the food industry. The first part of the film examined the industrial production of meat and provided the history behind how the production of meat is currently where it is at. The second part of the film looked at the industrial production of grains and vegetables primarily soy beans and corn by looking at different companies that specialized in this. Furthermore, the industrial production of corn has affected how many of the foods we eat are made. When you look at the food labels of products at the grocery store, you will notice that corn syrup or corn is almost always listed as one of the ingredients. In Food, Inc, the narrator explained that corn is found in skin care, toothpaste, and even salad dressings. With the industrial production of meat, grains, and vegetables explained in the first two parts of the film, the film explains that it is all economically and environmentally unsustainable. The film's third and final part of the film explained the economical and legal power in food labeling regulations of major food companies and the high push for unhealthy food consumption habits of the American people.