The Bean Trees

stop harvesting or growing coffee beans in the winter (cold). Secondly, this means there’s less supply of coffee beans and more people demand coffee in the winter. Furthermore, economies of scale can also mean venders make a profit by buying low products from framers but selling them for a higher price. This is show when students eat or drink at York lanes or the student centre. For example, people who buy a cup of coffee from the Tim Horton’s, the coffee beans are bought for a low price and…

days in Costa Rica thanks to a program called Agora at my school. It’s pretty safe to say it was the best nine days of my life. Throughout the week or so, we did everything from hiking to zip lining to helping plant trees. On our hikes, I saw little poison dart frogs, more plants and trees than I think I’ve ever seen in my life, 100-yard-long suspension bridges, and more. Among the myriad of animals I encountered, some of my favorites were the iguanas, toucans, and even a breakfast-snatching…

Also, most people buy Canadian Christmas trees, that the supermarkets import from Canada, and decorate them with lights and Christmas decorations. The Central Park in Boquete is also decorated with beautiful lights and different decorations like a nativity where Child Jesus is placed at midnight…

They took the new foods back to Europe, and they brought European foods to South America, such as pigs, chickens, citrus trees, wheat, almonds, cows, goats. The Europeans learned to make their favorite Spanish, Italian and Portuguese dishes using local ingredients. The Native American traditional cooking methods were adapted and modified, and the newly available foods from…

The Amazon Rainforest Introduction There is so much to explore in the Amazon: birds, trees, and animals. Did you know that about 1/4 of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforests? And did you know that 25% of the oxygen supply that we have throughout the world is supplied by the tropical rainforests, even though they are miles and miles away? Read on to find out more! Where is it? The Amazon rainforest, or Amazonia, is a gigantic rainforest located in South America in an…

As I played my latest video games, sitting in my favorite bean bag chair, on a seemingly flawless day until I heard the holler of my Mother proclaiming that I needed to leave the house to accomplish something rewarding. Being the gracious child, that I indeed was. I departed hastily, just as most children would; if their mother grabbed them by the ear and flung them out the front door. I dusted myself off, grabbed my bike, and rode over to my friend Tom’s house to hang out. When I arrived, I had…

When winter cloaks the mountains with snow or rain, many Californians break out parkas and skis and head for the high country. Others opt for local walks or the gym to keep in shape for spring. A relative few extend their hiking season by heading to that least-visited region of California: its deserts. Deserts cover over a third of the state, mostly inland areas in the south, with a finger extending north between the eastern Sierra Nevada and the state boundary. Too often considered monotonous…

devastating effects of deforestation in their native country. Despite this simplistic idea, many foresters believed that these women needed to have a diploma to create their own nurseries and plant trees on the landscape. However, Maathai disagrees with their claim and states that a diploma isn’t needed to plant trees. In 2008, I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Fish and Wildlife Conservation and Management. While my education has proved useful in many aspects of life, it is not necessary…

They would plant the seed with beans planted right next to them. Governor Bradford of Plymouth stated “In April of the first year they began to plant their corne, in which Squanto stood them in great stead, showing them both ye manner how to set it, and after, how to dress and tend it.” The reason the corn and beans were planted together was so that the beans could grow up onto the corn stalk making it easier to pick, and it also helped to decrease…

For this assignment, I chose to analyze a children’s book. “A Bad Case of Stripes,” by David Shannon. This book is about a girl named Camilla Cream, who loves to eat lima beans but does not want to eat them because all of her friends disliked the taste of lima beans. Camilla wanted to fit in and is very worried about others opinions of her. Her insecurity disguises itself by turning her body from head to toe into rainbow stripes. The theme of this to teach and bring awareness of…