National Park Field Trip

On the trip to the National Park I learned a lot about Salem's history. I learned about how important trade and maritime was to the city. The customs in Salem was a huge part of the economy. Hundreds of boats would come in bringing all sorts of goods. The government made a lot of money from taxing these goods that came in. As time went on trade was not as popular but the industrial revolution was becoming popular. Soon many factories were built these factories attracted immigrants many from Poland. Salem is a city full of history the field trip taught me a lot about the history of Salem.

https://www.nps.gov/sama/learn/historyculture/narbonne.htm

This experience contributed to my sense of place. I learned a lot about Salem and it's history. Learning all of this made me feel more connected to the city. I also felt more connected being close to the water. I'm from cape cod so I'm always near water, and today it made me feel more connected.

 

Farmers Market

Maitland Farm

I met with Andy from Maitland Farm. The farmers market was smaller than I though it was going to be, but I thought it was cool. Maitland is a 2 1/2 acre farm. The farm is run by Andy his wife and father in law. I asked Andy why did they want to stay in Salem he told me because the land has been in the family for awhile and Salem is home to them.  I also asked him why he loved being a farmer he told me it's because he feels a responsibility to support local agriculture. Going to the farmers market and meeting Andy made me feel more connected to Salem. Also hearing about Andy's sense of place helped me realize mine. 

Questions and Answers

How big is Maitland farm?
2 1/2 acres 
Why Salem? 
on of the only placed in Salem you can have a farm. Where his wife grew up.
What is your favorite part of coming to the Salem farmers market? How has it helped your business?
It's there home and they get to interact with locals. Farmers market helped start their business.
What do you love owning a farm?
feels connected to the food they grow also feel a responsibility to support local agriculture. 

Class Visitors

I found the first visitor very interesting they had a lot of interesting stories. I liked his story and how he came to Salem knowing none but by meeting all these new people he made so many connections that helped him out in many ways. What stuck out to me was how important it is to make connections with the people around you because they can help you out in so many ways. I want to learn more about the activities Salem has to offer. One thing I've heard visitors talk about is the house of the seven gables.

Doing the homework before the speakers came helped because it gave me some background knowledge before they came. Knowing what Red's was helped me understand what the first speaker was talking about. Also learning what sense of place is helped understand what the second speaker was talking about. What made the speakers affective is when the first speaker told us how important connections are and meeting new people. Being in college you meet so many new people and I've realized you should be kind and respectful to everyone you meet because you never know they could help you in the future. I found the first speaker interesting so I was engaged. I rated myself at 3 because I paid attention for most of the time he talked and I was engaged in what he was talking about.