{"id":17,"date":"2019-10-10T19:20:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T19:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodag-portfolio-2022-dyer\/?p=17"},"modified":"2022-04-08T20:37:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T20:37:31","slug":"project-weekly-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodag-portfolio-2022-dyer\/project-weekly-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Week One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I walked through the garden this week, I found myself remembering my first time in Evergreen’s Community Garden. It was February, and I had come to the garden with Caleb Poppe to stake out a plot for my program, Terroir\/Merroir: Agroecological <\/em>Agribusine<\/i>ss?<\/em> It was early 2021, and after over a year of quarantine, I was so happy to be outside with another human! As we toured the garden, a forest of kale and comfrey, we made plans for how our program could really regenerate <\/em>the space, help manage the land after a year of no care, and grow food to feed hungry people. A year later, I am excited to continue the journey of regeneration, both of the land and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So many people have approached me looking for space this week! I’ve had five inquiries and will be meeting with people this week to assign spaces to new gardeners. It’s truly inspiring to see so many people in the garden after so many years of social distancing and quarantine. I’ve spent a good deal of time this week talking to gardeners about their hopes for the garden and thoughts on changes that need to be made in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I helped lead a small but mighty work party on Wednesday at the organic farm. Our four members weeded 240 square feet in a high tunnel, composting our waste and reserving chickweed for the farm’s flock. It was so good to be back on the farm! We weeded and communed, protected by the rain by the plastic sheeting above. It was a lovely, windy afternoon spent grounding ourselves in the earth and enjoying each others company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, I spoke with long-time community gardener Henry Geria, who is sending me the email and Google group information for the garden so I can communicate efficiently with everyone. As, we walked through the space I got to meet several gardeners and introduce myself and my internship work. One of the things I look forward to most is getting to know my neighbors and connecting with people around the shared goal of growing food for community consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After touring the space with an eye toward future management, I created a list of projects that I believe will enhance the use of the garden for current and future members. My plans for the next week include creating signs introducing myself and connecting members to the email and Google group, cleaning the community garden greenhouse, continuing to apportion plots to new members. I will also continue leading Wednesday work parties that rotate between projects in the community garden, herb garden, and organic farm. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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