The Weekend

This weekend I had many experiences that made me open my eyes as well as feel comfort in environmental issues. The first one was the movie King Corn. I watched this documentary today and it made me be more aware of the things that have corn in it. I came to realize that there were not very many things that do not contain corn. I was crazy to think that so many farmers grow corn and that when they harvest it there is so much that it does not fit in the elevator, so they have to create new areas to put it. I always thought when I drove past a field a corn that it would taste like the stuff that I grow in my garden but instead it tastes like sawdust. It actually does not tasted like corn until it is processed. You would think that everything would be healthy when you see the name corn in the ingredients but instead it is not corn it is actually just a pile of sugar. It was interested how when these guys first started out with growing their acre of corn they wanted to track where it went after they harvested it, but seeing that is impossible to do they changed their direction. It is hard to believe that some of it goes for food and is processed and the rest goes to feed lots to be fed to the cows and fattened up so that they can be butchered quicker. I have decided that I am going to do this for my part in the research in the action project.



The other experience that I had was going to Prince Albert. I have never been their before, other then basketball in high school, but that does not count as I was not able to explore what PA had to offer. It is so beautiful their with so many trees and plants to keep you in awe. We went to the Little Red River and went for a hike. It was awesome to walk through the trees and climb up sand hills and over trees that had been cut by the beavers. It was also to see the amount of people that had taken their kids there and spent the day having a picnic and going down the trails. You don't really see that in this neck of the woods. It has been a while since I have seen that many kids out their playing outdoors and enjoying the beautiful environment that is right around them. It makes me proud to be from Saskatchewan as I continue to explore and see the beautiful places that this province has. It is hard to come back to school and sit in a classroom all day after that. I would rather spend my time outside enjoying the outdoors.