M6.4 Blog: Industrial Farming

  • Your thoughts about the vanishing of bees (what else have you heard/seen about this issue?)
I    think that it is really sad that the bee population is in such a rapid decline. While I    am not a huge fan of bees, I     understand their importance in our environment and it worries me that many people do not care about this problem because they do not like the insect. The role bees play in the gran scheme of things is uncanny. Who knew such a small insect could affect great change. It is refreshing to see and read reports of their impact on our world. Hopefully we can start to change some of our habits to positively impact the bees.
  • Dirt!: The Movie 
I    find it fascinating that there is a documentary about dirt, only because I    feel like we seldomly think about dirt and the foundational nature of it. It is a basic building block to our environment and without it many of our structures and our greatest landmarks would not exist. I    also find it fascinating that dirt is being explored because it is not something most people talk about on a daily basis. Most of the time the topic about dirt occurs when you are in a geology class. I    think it is important for us to explore this topic more thoroughly in order to better understand the effect dirt has on our environmental process. 
  • Were you able to discover if there is a factory farm near you? Were you already aware of farms near you? What do you think about this? 
There are no factory farms in Santa Clara County. I    was not surprised because it isn't an agricultural county, it is rather industrial with lots of businesses and city centers. 


  • Composting: Do you currently compost? Have you composted in the past? Do you know anyone who composts? Would you consider composting, after learning about its benefits from the movie? 
I    do not compost currently, but I  wish I    did. I    think composting is a great way to give back to the environment. While it can be stinky and a little gross, I    think it really models the idea of reducing, reusing, and recycling and I    would like that to play a larger role in my life. 

Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 10, 2018 at 10:56 PM

    Before watching this video, I did not realize that bees were rapidly declining in numbers. This made me sad as well because I have learned that they are such an important part of our environment. When it comes to dirt I agree that this is not something we really talk about or even learn about. It is important to start discussing dirt more because it is also an important factor in our ecosystem. I also live in SC County so I didn't find any farm either. Currently I don't compost either but I agree that this is important and will start to incorporate this more into my life.

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  2. Chris DeatrasOctober 29, 2018 at 4:51 PM

    It's shocking how many valuable parts of nature we overlook. These include the bees and dirt. We don't pay attention to it, but like what was mentioned, they are both essential to the environment.

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