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Don’t Waste Anything with Arlene Wadsworth

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Interview · North Dakota · Arlene Wadsworth · NDNAEU 3

Themes: Food & plants

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Learn About questions

Why was food hard to come by in the past?  Where did people get it before there were stores and restaurants? Why would it be especially important to not waste anything during these times? When did things become more easily accessible?

Learn From questions

Do I know where the food I eat comes from?  Where does it come from? How do I feel about waste – creating excess garbage?  How was I brought up to deal with the garbage created in my home? Is it easy for me to access food and supplies?  Why or why not?

Transcripts

05 Arlene Wadsworth: Don't Waste Anything

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Well that’s how we were raised you don’t waste nothing if there’s something you have if you don’t need it try to track him pass it on to somebody that needs it or would make more use of it than you but never waste food and everything was hard to come by so you appreciate what you got don’t waste you know I guess that’s a way of appreciating you know helping them out or something at all

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