Evelyn Glennie: Shows How to Listen

Describe what it felt like listening to her play. What factors helped create this moment? You can describe any of the times that she played on either instrument (the Snare drum or Marimba).
-The last Thing she played I guess on the Marimba, made me feel really down and just kept you quiet and watching and listening. It was powerful i could say because it felt like she was putting meaning into it.

What elements of her performance influenced what the audience heard?
-I think that really made her performance special or unique was that she's deaf. Something else about her performance was how she would play different things and explain how their different.

What did she mean by, "Each person experiences music in their own way"? Think about how you experience music and why everyone doesn't enjoy listening to the same music.
-Many people listen to music that they think fits them; their personality, the way they dress, etc. Some music or songs could be more meaningful to someone than it can be with some other person. What I think she meant by was each person experiences music in their own way was that everybody gets something different out of the same music.

Farmers Market

Interview with seller at Chula Vista's Farmers Market.

What is your name and your role here at the Farmers Market?
My is Ester and I'm here to sell my products.

Why do you chose to sell here at the Farmers Market?
I have sold these products for 20 years. It's a family business and they grow and sell the food.

When did you first start selling here?
I've sold here for 16 years. since it started.

Do you have a garden at home?
Yes, and Orchid.

What would be your advice to get others to do what you do?
The food I sell is much better and it has no pesticides and its a lot healthier than other food.
For the people that sell here I would tell them to keep on selling their produce so this can keep on going.

Reflection

What struck you about the location you visited? Was it what you expected, or very different?
-Well when we were there, there wasn't a lot of people and I thought there was going to be a lot more people. They didn't only sell food there was also other things like jewelry and decorations. I though they would only sell food.

Which items were cheaper than you expected? Which were more expensive?
-There wasn't anything cheaper than the food that you would buy at a grocery store. The fruit was the most expensive there but it's organic and a lot better than the non-organic food.

Do you think you will start going to a farmers market more often? Or using a community garden? Or supporting a CSA?
-I think we will start going to a farmers market often because even though the fruit seemed expensive it looked more yummy than the fruit you buy at a grocery store and the jewelry was pretty too.

How do these locations fit into our essential question of "Why Don't People Live More Sustainably?" and "How Can I Convince them to do so?"
-These locations do in fact fit into the questions. The reason I think people don't live more sustainably is because its more expensive and harder to buy from a farmers market. I think people just need to be informed and motivated about buying better food. Many people don't know why it is more expensive and how it is worth it.

School Garden

What did you like most about the garden?
What I like most about the garden was that they learn about environmental science and still have fun outside growing a garden.

Does this visit inspire you to make your own Garden?
Not really. It seems like a lot of work and it wasn't convincing because you can buy organic food at a farmers market and not have to work so hard.

What struck you as interesting and why?
All the things that they were growing and how they have class and spend a lot of time and its still school and your learning at the same time.

Do you think the seniors care about the garden?
It seemed like some of them did but at the same time there were others that didn't. But at the same time i don't think any senior is going to care so much for a garden when they probably have a lot more things to care about.

Interview

What's the purpose of this Garden?
-To grow organic food.

What do you do here?
-Harvest the things that are ready.

How does this apply to school?
-Environmental science, we get to actually learn and see how it happens. And we are being friendly to the world.

What's going to happen in the summer?
-John is probably going to take care of it.