walking_tour_2

Group:
Melissa Amitrano, Laurie Martinez, Aileen Mojica, Wilfri Ramos

This picture is Scandinavian Grace and the first thing that the man showed us was a wool blanket and that blanket was hand made and also is water proof. Then there was some pots, pans and cups and other things that come from Finland and Sweden. They also sell tables and couches. Some of the things that they sold there was pretty expensive and he said that instead of buying some of the things in the 99 cent store that really going to last a long time that people should just invest in something that cost a little bit of money and that way it will last a longer time and it does not have to be replaces. He also said that a lot of people have the mentally of throwing away everything all the time and that is what is affecting the environment. Every thing there is made to last a life time. || Pure Kitchen was the next place and the man showed us this kitchen that had cabinets made out of bamboo. He also told us that they make different colors by staining the bamboo. the counter tops were made form recycled cardboard. He also said that everything is 50% recycled. The thing that he showed us was the induction oven and it cooks quicker and it uses less energy. He also said that the oven only works with metal and that oven is really safe for little children. the oven was about 600 dollars and for a whole kitchen it would cost about 25,000. Pure kitchen materials are non toxics and also counter tops are free of polyvinyl chloride PVC and also contain almost no detectable urea formaldehyde the wood finishes are made from natural oils that do not contain or off gass any volatile organic compounds they also have bamboo surfaces. they also have locations that are in Connecticut. || When we got to Om Sweet Home she was getting ready to open the store and she was talking to us while she was opening the store. Om Sweet Home is eco friendly and have organic vintage clothing and most of the stuff is from local places and that way they dont have to get stuff over seas and that uses a lot of energy and she also said that she was trying to stop using her AC but that some of the people was complaining about the heat and she turned it back on. Another thing that she does to keep other businesses in business is that she goes and spend her money in other places because that way they are supporting the other people it is not like wal-mart that they sell and keep the money for themselves some of the things that she sells is children clothing and also adults and she also sells some of the fragrance that is made from natural oils ||
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 * ddd || This is a picture of a flower that was taken in the Northside Community Garden ||
 * ddd || While the group was walking to North 9th there was trees and people walking their dogs . There was also a couple of people riding their bikes. There was also an empty lot that they destroy the building and since no one has worked on it there was grass growing also ||
 * ddd || **Scandinavian Grace**
 * ddd || The next two pictures are some of the plants and trees that we saw as we walked to the next place. ||
 * ddd || **Pure Kitchen**
 * ddd || The next 3 pictures are from other trees that we saw while walking to Om Sweet Home. ||
 * ddd || **Om Sweet Home**
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