Economic Activities Of Rumah Herbal Alam Lestari Kampung Herbal As A Source Of Social Studies Learning

Abstract

The implementation of economic activities cannot be separated from the concept of the environment. In relation to the integration of contextual content in social studies learning, teachers can take advantage of economic activities at the Rumah Herbal Alam Lestari. Rumah Herbal Alam Lestari is a house located in Komplek Bukit Permata Indah (herbal Village) Banjarbaru, there sells various herbal needs, from finished herbal medicinal products to herbal plants directlyin various types. The article aims to describe the economic activities at Rumah Herbal Alam Lestari that use the environment to grow herbal plants which can be used to improve people’s lves by selling them, in addition to other benefits for the health of the body and the surrounding green environment. This research methods with techniques to obtain data through observation, interviews, and documentation. The data obtained is reduced, presented in a narrative form eccompainied by a picture and a table of material analysis which then draws conclusions. The validity of data through triangulation of time, sources, and techniques. The research result describe the economic activity of Rumah Herbal Alam Lestari which produced two kinds of products, namely herbal medicine and direct plant of large and small sizes, distributed and consumers or used  by the community, with this economic activities it can be integrated as a social learning resource in grade VII on economic activity (production, distribution, and consumtion) with an environmental concept.