{"id":128,"date":"2022-04-20T06:56:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T06:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodag-portfolio-2022-dyer\/?p=128"},"modified":"2022-04-20T19:58:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T19:58:41","slug":"week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodag-portfolio-2022-dyer\/week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Three"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What a week! We accomplished so much at our community garden work party on Monday, April 11th. A group of six student and alumni volunteers completely overhauled the greenhouse; eight wheelbarrows of trash were either recycled or thrown away and we organized the space into something usable and community focused. I was so grateful for our small but mighty volunteer force; not only did they provide the necessary physical labor, but also much needed perspective on my plans for the greenhouse. The project was more successful because of our collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entire space got weeded, though we did preserve a beautiful pink columbine near the door. We covered the floor in a thick layer of wood chips, leaving a single indoor winter bed open for future planting. We collected and organized all of the hoses and irrigation supplies, arranged our generous supply of pots into easy to find stacks, and made room on the planting table for seedlings. We were also able to move the seed cabinet from the garden shed into the greenhouse space. Not only does this open-up much-needed space in the shed, but it also makes seeds and seeding materials available to be used by everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, April 13th from 1pm-2:30pm, I facilitated a food and agriculture directed presentation for the 2022 Equity Symposium titled \u201cTending Seeds Tends People: Regenerative Agriculture as Community Regeneration at the Evergreen State College\u201d. We began with presenters sharing their stories of liberation, community, and hope that grew from the figurative seeds of agricultural participation and education. Afterwards we moved to the farm, where participants planted literal seeds for the farm and community garden. Beth Leimbach gave a short overview of the components of good potting mix and preferred seeding tools and techniques. By the end of our workshop, we were able to plant twenty-four large trays of seeds, label them appropriately, and move them into protected greenhouse space. As a parting gift to our participants, we provided supplies for each of them to plant flowers to take home to their own garden spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n