Ethnography Project

So today Lottie and I met at the library and we began to create a gist of each story in our overall paper. After that, we ventured out into the cold, windy air to go to the Cone Center and Prospector to be a creep and take pictures of people. Here is what we did:

Ethnography Project-o J

11)  People/friends at UNCC eating lunch having lunch.

They begin to ponder and think where their food came from. 3 stories surround the main idea. One student comes up and explains where food is grown and how it is made, delivered to farmers markets/stores, bought by the consumer, and made. Another student comes up and explains how their family is in financial hardship and is on food stamps, explains impact. A final student comes up and discusses the food waste in America and how it is a shame, volunteer at soup kitchens/meals on wheels.

22)  Process of growing, buying, cooking/making food.

Second student explains food is grown on farms, many problems facing farmers, financial hardships, competition, droughts and floods. How food is then “protected” with pesticides, picked, packaged, and sent to local stores or farmers markets. How then the consumer purchases the food and then goes home and makes a meal.

33)  Families struggling to purchase food/uses food stamps.

Third student comes up and tells them how fortunate they are to be able to buy their own food with their own money, explains family is in financial hardship and on food stamps. Says the many problems and challenges they face; family members out of jobs, single parents, etc.

44)  People wasting food, interconnection with families struggling.

Finally, the last student comes up and points out others and say how they are wasting food and there are people struggling, even starving on campus and surrounding areas. Enlightens students and they volunteer at a local soup kitchen.

Here are some pictures that documented our adventure: