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According to the American School Bus Council, mpg for school buses is 7. Since we traveled 28 miles, it took us 4 gallons of gas to get to the farm. Based on the calculation done on http://www.infinitepower.org/calc_carbon.htm, we've put 88 lbs of carbon dioxide into our air. And to get rid of the pollution we've created, it would take four trees to do so for a year--365 days.

The gas would be worth the amount we learned only if we put our knowledge into action. It was definitely nice to ask questions to Pete, who actually works in a farm, but it wouldn't be worth anything if our habits don't change.

By going to the farm, I realized how the line between organic and non-organic can be very confusing and now I don't see so much difference in organic and non-organic. I feel like it just all depends what the government defines as "safe" chemicals. And looking at what kinds of produce were there at the market (for example, mango, which probably didn't come from the farm), I realized that even farms that promote buying local produce work against their principle. From that, I felt the need to find something I can do for sustainability, and now I try really hard not to waste any food at dining halls. Maybe the amount of pollution that would've been created from food I would've wasted without this field trip would make the trip worth it? haha.