Saturday, November 20, 2004
Finally, I finished writing up my speech for tomorrow's ToastMaster Speechcraft class. It's time to practice how to present it. The topic is to share an idea with gestures.
How do I feed my garden?
I save what I don't eat to feed my garden and let the nature do it's work for me. (open arm for nature and point to myself for me)
I collect these goodies in a plastic bag each day (bring along a bag of goodies) (motion of putting in whatever I said I save later on).
When I eat banana (motion of peeling banana: using index finger as banana) I save banana peel
When I eat orange (motion of squeezing orange: holding fist close to my mouth) I save orange peel.
When I eat cantaloupe or honeydew (motion of scooping out the seeds and scraping the skin off) I save the seeds and skin.
When I eat corn on the cob (motion of eating) I save the corncob.
When I eat egg (motion of cracking egg) I save the eggshell.
When I eat nuts (motion of cracking nuts) I save the nutshells.
When I drink tea (motion of stirring tea) I save the tea leaves.
When I serve coffee (motion of grinding coffee beans) I save the coffee ground .
The list is endless. I pretty much save all my kitchen scraps.
What I do is to find a sunny spot about 10 square feet wide for the goodies. (Motion of my open arm that wide)
I dig (motion of digging) a one foot deep hole, put the goodies in and dig another one foot deep hole next to the first and scoop (motion of scooping) the soil to cover the goodies completely. Let the nature do its work of decomposition about 10 days. Now the second hole is ready, put the second batch of goodies in, and then dig the third hole and scoop the soil cover the second and so on. After the tenth hole, I can go back to the first spot or find another spot of the garden to feed.
Kitchen scraps are not only good food for the garden soil but have potential to grow as well. This spring they gave me many surprises. There were cantaloupe vines climbing up (motion climbing) between the string beans and crawling (motion crawling) over the neighbor's yards. We both harvested some sweet cantaloupes. There were also honeydew vines crawling (motion crawling) all over the flower bed in between the impatience. There were also many chinese squash vines climbing up the tomato plants, producing many huge squashes to share with relatives and friends.
So, why should we throw away kitchen scraps in the trash? When we can use these goodies to nurture our garden soil. When Spring comes they may even bring us many amazingly surprised plants. As a result, these plants bring us much joy for watching them grow, produce flowers and bear fruits.
How do I feed my garden?
I save what I don't eat to feed my garden and let the nature do it's work for me. (open arm for nature and point to myself for me)
I collect these goodies in a plastic bag each day (bring along a bag of goodies) (motion of putting in whatever I said I save later on).
When I eat banana (motion of peeling banana: using index finger as banana) I save banana peel
When I eat orange (motion of squeezing orange: holding fist close to my mouth) I save orange peel.
When I eat cantaloupe or honeydew (motion of scooping out the seeds and scraping the skin off) I save the seeds and skin.
When I eat corn on the cob (motion of eating) I save the corncob.
When I eat egg (motion of cracking egg) I save the eggshell.
When I eat nuts (motion of cracking nuts) I save the nutshells.
When I drink tea (motion of stirring tea) I save the tea leaves.
When I serve coffee (motion of grinding coffee beans) I save the coffee ground .
The list is endless. I pretty much save all my kitchen scraps.
What I do is to find a sunny spot about 10 square feet wide for the goodies. (Motion of my open arm that wide)
I dig (motion of digging) a one foot deep hole, put the goodies in and dig another one foot deep hole next to the first and scoop (motion of scooping) the soil to cover the goodies completely. Let the nature do its work of decomposition about 10 days. Now the second hole is ready, put the second batch of goodies in, and then dig the third hole and scoop the soil cover the second and so on. After the tenth hole, I can go back to the first spot or find another spot of the garden to feed.
Kitchen scraps are not only good food for the garden soil but have potential to grow as well. This spring they gave me many surprises. There were cantaloupe vines climbing up (motion climbing) between the string beans and crawling (motion crawling) over the neighbor's yards. We both harvested some sweet cantaloupes. There were also honeydew vines crawling (motion crawling) all over the flower bed in between the impatience. There were also many chinese squash vines climbing up the tomato plants, producing many huge squashes to share with relatives and friends.
So, why should we throw away kitchen scraps in the trash? When we can use these goodies to nurture our garden soil. When Spring comes they may even bring us many amazingly surprised plants. As a result, these plants bring us much joy for watching them grow, produce flowers and bear fruits.
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