Russia

Locally Grown Food is Beneficial

Usman Multidisciplinary College

There used to be a time when fruit and vegetables would only appear in shops in season. Apples were only bought in autumn when they were harvested; strawberries were sold and bought in summer. It was impossible to find food grown in far away countries.
Nowadays, we can eat just about everything at any time of the year. But, at what price of our planet? Products are transported by ecologically unfriendly vehicles which are responsible for carbon emissions. What’s more, some food products (for example tomatoes in our region) are often grown in one place, then travel somewhere else to be packaged and then travel back to near where they were grown to be sold!!!


The aim of the project is to find out how much food is imported in the region and which of the products could be produced or packaged closer to where we live, and what the benefits could be. We assumed that the more food we grow the less food is imported and the less we pollute the environment.

We have collected different food labels and packaging from local supermarkets.
We’d like to attract attention to the fact that most products come from abroad although they are grown in our region.
For example, in local supermarkets there are apples from different countries. Some are imported to Russia from Brazil, others are from Moldova.
However, apples are locally grown and can be successfully sold in the same area.
Pears are imported from Turkey. They are packed in Russia, in Moscow and then transported to our region.
Tomatoes, sweet corn, onion, garlic, sweet peppers are also brought from foreign countries such as Senegal, Iran, China, Azerbadzhan and others.
So, we have the following results. In the local supermarket 35 % of products are from Russia while 65 % of all fruit and vegetables are imported to Russia from abroad.

Since 2020 the whole world have been living on lockdown. This situation makes transporting food difficult as boarders are closed.
What benefits do we get if we grow food locally.
Firstly, we care about nature. We don’t transport food from other countries so planes don’t emit fumes. It helps to reduce environmental impact.
Secondly, we care about ourselves and other people as locally grown food is healthy.
More than that, it also helps bring our community together and gives people the opportunity to make a difference.

Birdhouses

Preschool Education Institution Playschool No 35

In MADOU Kindergarten No. 35 - UNESCO Associated School, an ecological action Birdhouses was organised. The motto of the action was “We will find a home for everyone!" an “We will not leave without a nest, neither a titmouse, nor a starling." A large-scale socially significant environmental project, which is being implemented at MADOU Kindergarten No. 35, since 2010 and is held under the auspices of UNESCO, within the framework of the Swedish Life-Link program.

Earth Day

Preschool Education Institution Playschool No 35

The tradition of celebrating Earth Day dates back to 1970. Back then it was initiated by the American Gaylord Nelson. He suggested that ordinary Americans should pay attention to the environmental problems of the world and try to jointly save our planet from the negative impact of modern industry.

Every year on Earth Day, world scientists gather to discuss global natural problems. Also on April 22, a lot of events and promotions are held around the world. On this day, environmental events, educational events for children and adolescents are held in all corners of the planet in order to draw attention to global problems on Earth.

The children of the "Future First Grader" group examined the beauty of the planet Earth, discussed the negative factors of impact on the environment: emissions, pollution with waste, fires en at the end made a model of the Earth.

Anorexia

Bereginya 684

Recently, our school hosted a conference that was prepared by the eleventh graders and held for the middle school students. This time we talked about such a common disease as anorexia. The graduates told the students about how anorexia manifests itself, about the treatment of this disease and about the myths about anorexia. This disease is quite common in our time, so it was interesting for graduates to prepare and talk about anorexia.

Ecological Culture and Ecological Trail

Bereginya 684

Recently, our school held a lesson on theme "Contact with nature". We had a talk about the concept of ecological culture and its components.

Ecological culture is an ability of people to use their enviromental knowledge and skills in everyday life. We also learned what the ecological trail means. Ecological trail is a route on the terrain equipped for environmental education purposes. Pupils learned about the ecological routes that exist in our city and studied their components.

Well, that was a very interesting lesson and now our pupils really want to visit one of the ecological route.

Dentistry as a Science

Bereginya 684

On February 2, in our school, students of the 11th grade of the chemical and biological profile held an interactive conference "Dentistry as a science”/”Rules of hygiene of the oral cavity " for first-grade students.

First, the conference was host by a student of the 11th grade, Nikolay Kazetov, presented a very useful and informative presentation about the anatomy of the maxillofacial region, the structure of the teeth and the functions of the maxillofacial system.


Also, our young doctors held two games with first-graders, during which the children determined which food is useful and harmful to the teeth.


Students of the 11th grade also explained how to properly brush your teeth and take care of the oral cavity.
All the participants of the conference liked this format of lections very much. The students not only shared useful information with the children, but also improved their knowledge.