Sydney Fitzpatrick, Gresham, 4th Grade
I’m going to tell you some reasons to shop locally. First, it helps with pollution and gas money. It also saves time. Did you realize it saves a lot of jobs? If you want your city to look better, shop local.
If everyone does it, it will save the world. Sometimes my mom and I need milk, so instead of going clear to the grocery store, we run up to the 7-11. It’s about a half mile up the street. My mom and I also carpool a lot. So after you read my paper, I hope you shop locally.
Rachel Fasano, Gresham, 4th Grade
The Environment Needs Your Help
If you would like to cut down a tree you should plant another one somewhere else. If we all polluted, the water would get gross and there would be less fish for us to eat.
Driving closer helps not to waste gas. If we do waste gas and go farther away, global warming will continue to happen instead of slowing down. Driving in your own town for special occasions saves gas and the money stays in your town. You should spend money in your town so some of the storekeepers will buy things to make your town look good.
If we pick up litter, it will help your town look better. If you want to help the environment don’t pollute and rive in your own town.
Alexis Aspeland, Gresham, 4th Grade
Saving The Earth
In order to save the earth, we should shop locally. We may carpool or walk and ride our bikes to school.
In place of driving in a car all the way to Portland, we can drive minutes to downtown Gresham. We can also visit the local Farmers Market in Gresham. The fruit and vegetables are colorful, tasty and locally grown in Gresham’s soil. You save water by taking a short shower or climbing in the bathtub. The bath waters flows to streams and waters the fields. The water supports nature and saves billions of things if we just work together.
How about writing a letter to Mayor Bemis asking him if students can become involved in becoming green in Gresham Students can build animal habitats, make signs, design books and talk about how to shop locally so we can save our local economy.
It is so important that we all work together in the City of Gresham to help our local economy. Our city has many farms, streams, trees, hills and a special downtown area. Gresham is a healthy town to live in and shop locally.
Madison McBride, Gresham, 4th Grade
Fun At The Farmers Market
The Farmers Market is so much fun because there are so many things to see. There are fruits, veggies, flowers and so many colors and smells at the farmers market. Shop locally so that the money you spend goes back to Gresham. This would help local businesses like farms. Then we could create more jobs and the economy would not feel so bad after all. There would be more money for schools and kids would have more school supplies. There will be more parks and we could make more habitats for animals and places where kids can have fun. You can ride your bikes, scooters, and skateboards or you can carpool to the farmers markets so you can save gas and your money and you won’t destroy the atmosphere.
The farmers market is not far from Main City Park, so you could meet a friend at eh Farmers Market and buy picnic stuff because Main City Park is a great place to have a picnic on a sunny and warm day. During the summer, you can take your old books and exchange them for new ones at the Farmers Market. By trading the, you’re saving trees and animal habitats.
By going to the Farmers Market, you not only support local businesses but you can have fun and do something good for the environment.
Honor Hansen, Gresham, 4th Grade
A Better Community
Every Saturday we go to Winco. You should shop at a close store. Fresh food is local. It is very important to shop local. Food tastes better too.
People lose jobs if money from Gresham doesn’t come. We could have more colorful trees and parks. Nicer animal habitats too. Lots more pollution comes too.
Please shop locally.
Paige Stewart, Gresham 4th Grade
Why It’s Important To Shop Locally
It’s important to shop locally because you can ride your bike to the store and not pollute the earth. If you ride your bike to downtown Portland, how are you going to get everything home? You will probably be tired too.
Every Thursday, my mom and I go down to the Fairview Farmers Market. At the Farmers Market, there are fresh vegetables grown in Gresham.
But most important, the money you spend in Gresham stays in Gresham to help make Gresham more beautiful. That’s why it’s important to shop locally.
Zoe Yamaguchi, Portland, 1st Grade
Because what we do is buy locally, it helps our economy and you can get exercise. It makes us safer because local tax money and more people near the stores.
Try Local First thanks all our contest entries for their their enthusiasm in supporting their local economy!
