Ecology Service Learning Project_Emily Barry

Fall 2014 ELSP Summary 

The Ecology Learning Service Project(ELSP) is about learning how to go about your average day, but being more economically aware of nature. The ELSP Project teaches you ways that you can help the environment. Every project teaches you something new and different about your economy. They open your eyes to the world and show you ways that you can help improve the environment. The ELSP project teaches you valuable skills like; cooking, gardening, composting, fighting for your beliefs, constructing,painting, and designing.

For the ELSP project I chose to cook with my two friends Hayley and Angelina. We chose the name of A.H.E. Cooking, The A, H, and E stand for the first letter in our names. We decided to cook for this semesters ELSP project because we wanted to learn more about food. for example we experienced a farmers market and how fun it was to pick out food from small food stands. We also learned how to cook healthy and low calorie meals that taste amazing. We chose to cook over all the other projects because we wanted to experience healthy cooking at its finest and we accomplished just that

There were many things that I learned from this project. for example we learned that healthy cooking doesn’t always have to be small portions and bland tasting. You can make healthy, low calorie food that is still full of flavor. we also learned how good fruits and vegetables are for your body. They are full of iron, protein, and antioxidants. they can also help your eyesight, lower your cholesterol, and prevent some types of cancer. We knew that this project would be fun from the beginning, but we didn't anticipate that we would learn so much. Now the three of us are confident in our cooking abilities and will continue on this path of good cooking as long as possible.

I think that i made a huge effort during this project. I do believe that my effort can affect the people around me. For instance the farmers at the farmers market. I love finding ways to aid my community and Farmers Markets are a great way to give back.