{"id":563,"date":"2021-05-24T16:10:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/?p=563"},"modified":"2021-05-29T17:42:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T17:42:01","slug":"week-9-co-curricular-community-garden-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/week-9-co-curricular-community-garden-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 &#8211; Co-Curricular Community Garden Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Weekly Theme(s) \u2013 Harvesting, transplanting, compost (revisited), Lettuce (Asteraceae), &amp; Beets (Chenopodioideae)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Remember to check the weather on a regular basis to stay informed on what\u2019s comin\u2019 up!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?site=sew&amp;textField1=47.03925&amp;textField2=-122.8914&amp;smap=1\">NOAA<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 click for weather<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php?page=station_details&amp;UNIT_ID=330151\">AGweatherNet<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 click for weather<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reading(s) for the week:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Beets (<em>Beta vulgaris) <\/em>pp 262-265 &#8211; <strong>Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades<\/strong> <\/li><li>Lettuce (<em>Lactuca sativa) <\/em>pp 225-228 &#8211; <strong>Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1:1 Planning and Preparing (what&#8217;s coming up?) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am still riding the high of completing the bed prep for the remaining space in our plot! Last week we prepped and planted into the last 3 beds; sweet peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes now dominate those last few beds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although these beds are planted into, there is still plenty of space open and ready for some <em>faster <\/em>crops such as lettuce and beets. As it just so happens, I have two full trays of lettuce AND beets that are at the perfect size for transplanting! Along with these two crops, I will have some miscellaneous transplants to fill in some other spaces in our plot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These past few weeks have been very productive for our little garden plot and this means that there will inevitably be some more harvesting to do this week. I suspect that the second half of the salad row is ready to go, as well as the radishes that have already begun to split from excess moisture and heat. Aside from these two, the Hakurei turnips are getting quite large and the lettuce may be ready as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love seeing our crops being productive but where there&#8217;s smoke, there ought to be fire; with nice productive crops comes nice productive weeds that are in competition for light and food. All this is my creative way of saying: what time we don&#8217;t spend harvesting and planting will be spent weeding! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~Tuesday~ <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will put it up to all that join us on Tuesday to decide if we want to harvest on Tuesday or Thursday, but I think that we should harvest on Tuesday, solely to pull the radishes before we get anymore rain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the time will be spent planting lettuce and beets! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~Thursday~ <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on what we get done on Thursday, we may have to finish up some planting, and perhaps do a thorough weeding of all the beds. I did spend some time this weekend weeding around our plants but didn&#8217;t focus to hard on the space closest to the base of the crops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is excess time, we may be able to pull back some of the tarp on the solarized bed and begin prepping some space for dry beans but we shall see! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait to see you out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1:2 Tending and Management (what we did).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work for this week flowed quite nicely, and everyone seemed to appreciate the time in the garden, allowing for an escape from the seemingly endless hours behind a computer screen. Week 9 for me always means that I am mired down with paper writing and putting the final touches on the deliverables that I have been working on; in these times I make a lot of lists reminding me what tasks need to be done, helping me to prioritize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of our technological woes, the work that we have been putting into the Community Garden has led to some stunning crops and I am so happy with all that we have done! As we near the end of the quarter, I can feel each of us reminiscing and cherishing the time that we have put into our plot. It is hard not to feel revitalized  when we all begin harvesting a veritable bounty and all of a sudden, we are surrounded by beautiful vegetables that we ourselves grew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Caleb, Ashley, and Ali with our week 9 harvest of turnips, radishes, head lettuce and spicy salad mix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday we spent the first portion of the morning helping Alegra and Le&#8217;Allen finishing weeding the last plot of the Medicinal Herb Garden, before moving over to the Community Garden. Both Alegra and Le&#8217;Allen have been working tirelessly on liberating the herb-beds from the Buttercup that had happily taken over the beds, smothering out all the medicinal plants that we are trying to help thrive. While removing all the Buttercup (and not destroying the surviving herbs) seemed like a daunting task but after 9 weeks of continual efforts, all of the medicinal herb beds have been cleared and replanted! So much respect and pride to those two (and everyone else involved) for quite literally saving the Medicinal Herb Garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the work in the herb garden was finished, we all moved over to the Community Garden and began transplanting red and golden beets alongside the recently transplanted cucumber and tomato plants. Having low-growing crops such as beets planted with trellised crops is just another way to maximize the yield from a given space while adding other benefits to the soil, acting as &#8216;living-mulch&#8217; and suppressing weeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the beets planted in our plot, all available space that we have access to has been filled with growing crops! For the moment, we can take our minds off of filling space and planted crops, and shift to focusing on tending to the plants that are constantly growing and maturing. I can&#8217;t quite express how I feel as I stand amidst a field that I have filled with plants and to feel them <em>lift me up<\/em>, as they themselves grow and unfurl into a lush jungle of beauty, meaning, and opportunity.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210514_165436310-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"475\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210514_165436310.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/pxl_20210514_165436310\/\" class=\"wp-image-475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210514_165436310-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210514_165436310-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210514_165436310-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210514_165436310.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Week 7 peas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185216925-e1622221332303-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"619\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185216925-e1622221332303.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/pxl_20210527_185216925\/\" class=\"wp-image-619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185216925-e1622221332303-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185216925-e1622221332303-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185216925-e1622221332303.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Week 9 peas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Robust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Up until this last Thursday, we had gotten pretty lucky with not having to work too much in heavy rain; although we have been getting a good amount of Spring rains, it always seemed to be clear and beautiful on the days we spent in the garden. This was not the case for this Thursday, while it was still quite beautiful out, the rain would come down in sheets every 5 minutes or so. Yet, rain or shine, we would be out there, working our buns off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a birthday to celebrate, we spent the first half of class gathered near some shelter and shared some donuts and tea, celebrating another year of Ali&#8217;s life, as well as some of our own excitement for the coming Summer break! Once we had been good and elevated by sugar and caffeine, we headed out to the Community Garden to continue our celebration through the harvesting of many crops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last row of our spicy salad mix was at its prime, the scarlet butter head lettuce was too enticing not to harvest, the radishes needed to go, and the turnips were full and lush (and full of worms). This was our second, and largest, major harvest of the season, and I am hoping that I can get as many of my peers to return to the garden throughout the summer and help me harvest (and eat) the abundance that abounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all of the veggies washed and bagged up, we got each take a good portion of the food, giving 9 mouths another few meals of dense, tasty, local produce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_173534389-e1622222244763-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"625\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_173534389-e1622222244763.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/pxl_20210527_173534389\/\" class=\"wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_173534389-e1622222244763-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_173534389-e1622222244763-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_173534389-e1622222244763.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Salad mix!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185610659-e1622221262208-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"622\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185610659-e1622221262208.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/pxl_20210527_185610659\/\" class=\"wp-image-622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185610659-e1622221262208-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185610659-e1622221262208-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_185610659-e1622221262208.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">flower power<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"623\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/pxl_20210527_182927051\/\" class=\"wp-image-623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/729\/2021\/05\/PXL_20210527_182927051.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">harvest nerds<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1:3 Shishito Pepper Variety Trial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got to meet with the full consortium of individuals involved in the various variety trials that will be taking place on the Evergreen Farm. Through the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) grant at Evergreen, I will be growing along side two other awesome Evergreen students that are both currently enrolled in the year-long Practice of Organic Farming program that takes place on the same farm I am working on. Ethan and Adam (I don&#8217;t know there last names quite yet) will be conducting variety trials on tomatoes and radicchio in the same field that the peppers are being trialed in. The SURF variety trials are being mentored by professors Dr. Martha Rosemeyer, Dr. Sarah Williams, and Dr. Steve Scheuerell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We met to all came together  to work on a progressive plan to put us all on the same page and boost us into starting the plantings. Because we are sharing a field, and because the crops each have different management techniques, we needed to come together on several different plans: how the spacing would be taking place so that we could &#8216;Tetris&#8217; the trials together, how the irrigation will be configured, and how we are each planning to amend the beds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After meeting, we were all able to land on a plan for spacing, and at the very least I am confident that I have the space set aside for my project&#8217;s needs. We will also have an irrigation set up that runs off of the same mainline but can be remotely turned on and off at each trial plot so that the irrigation can be manipulated as individually needed. And finally, the tomatoes and radicchio will be amended with Organic Feather Meal, and if there is enough for my plot, I will add some as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing what and where various crops have been growing in this field over the last two years, I am intimately aware of what areas have been depleted of nutrients. For the space where the peppers will be planted, compost was added following a measly harvest of radicchio (measly because of weather, not nutrient stress), and then shielded from the rain over much of the winter by an occultation tarp, so I am not overly concerned amount nutrient availability &#8211; but adding some feather meal will surely not hurt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all this, Ethan, Adam and I made plans to have a work party in which we will be incorporating amendments, setting up irrigation and transplanting our wee babes during the second week of June! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1:4 Mentorship Reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week seemed to come naturally to me, regardless of all the work that I have had looming over me. Through the process of being more accepting of my feelings, moods, situations, etc., and giving myself some grace when I am feeling low, I have slowing begun to become less reactionary with my emotions. There are some aspects of my life that I have always felt that I could only react to, but I have been making some progress towards being proactive, rather than reactive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another realization that I had this week is that, by going back and reading my mentorship reflections from weeks past, the majority of what I talk about alludes to my own insecurities with being in a place of power and telling people what to do &#8211; is that what mentorship\/teaching is like for many educators in the world? I hope that as I become more and more comfortable with the topics that I am teaching and talking about, that I gain more confidence in my ability to delegate tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I see it, everyone that gets deep into the theories of regenerative agricultural practices always finds the BMPs that work for them, in their setting. In other words, everyone does things slightly differently based on what they have learned and what they are capable of doing with the resources that they have access to; opinions and advice from one grower to another can seem to clash, and as a student\/learner, it can get confusing. I often seek multiple opinions from people that I know to be very good, smart, and responsible growers, but when those opinions begin to contradict one another, I am left to critically think through why these opinions might not line up for the two growers &#8211; perhaps they have drastically different soils, or they both deal with completely different pests, or they have differing micro-climates, or they have different sized feet &#8211; regardless, it is my responsibility to sift through this knowledge and take away what I feel work for my situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To turn this around to the mentor&#8217;s perspective, I think that focusing the teaching to the basics of soil-ecology, field preparation &amp; maintenance, as well as plant morphology, sets up the ground work that would give an aspiring grower an base-understanding of how these systems interact. With this, and a tool-kit of resources that can provide answers to the inevitable questions that will arise, empowers the aspiring grower. There were plenty of times through this season that I felt like I was bogging someone down with convoluted information that, 1) wasn&#8217;t asked for, and 2) left the listener out of context and confused. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing that everyone has their own personal preference in learning styles &#8211; some individuals are &#8216;learners by doing&#8217;, some are &#8216;learners by watching&#8217;, some are &#8216;learners by reading&#8217;, and I&#8217;m sure there are more &#8211; and this is very much the case for agricultural students, as well. Yet, regardless of the preferred learning technique, I think that it is invaluable to get to observe the cycles of work and planning that goes into supporting the cycles of plant growth. The medium of growing vegetables is so visceral that there is only so much that one can learn before they need to get out and submerge their hands in some soil to actually <em>feel <\/em>the unfathomably intricate universe that lies right under our feet; a universe that, if not for the top 12&#8243; of soil across our globe, life would not exist in the way we know it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I myself learned so much of what I know by observing my father in our garden and experiencing the thrill of digging up the season&#8217;s first potatoes and carrots. I remember thinking as a child: &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe that all one must do to grow food is to bury half of a potato!&#8221; While this is completely true, there was still a lot to learn for that young individual, and little did I know, I would dedicate my college education to learning the sciences and culture of agriculture as we think we know it today. While I had this wealth of inspiration from childhood, it wasn&#8217;t until I took the Practice of Organic Farming program at Evergreen that I got to closely observe a full-season of diverse-vegetable production, and the work and resources that are commonly needed to manage even a 5-acre farm. The amount that I learned can&#8217;t be quantified! And then to go on to the next growing season and to try and do the whole thing on my own, starting from scratch &#8211; the learning I had accrued at the end of that season had grown exponentially from the season prior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe that this must be the way it is for many growers from one season to the next, if we approach each season as students, the amount of learning and growth that we may accrue is infinite. For me, I know that in order to keep things interesting and to progress with the times, I will always be experimenting and researching and trying new things; without these experiences, I fear that life would grow stagnant. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly Theme(s) \u2013 Harvesting, transplanting, compost (revisited), Lettuce (Asteraceae), &amp; Beets (Chenopodioideae) (Remember to check the weather on a regular basis to stay informed on what\u2019s comin\u2019 up!) NOAA&nbsp;\u2013 click for weather AGweatherNet&nbsp;\u2013 click for weather Reading(s) for the week: Beets (Beta vulgaris) pp 262-265 &#8211; Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/week-9-co-curricular-community-garden-project\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Week 9 &#8211; Co-Curricular Community Garden Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":417,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"geo":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/417"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":631,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions\/631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/tmtaa-portfolio-sp21-caleb-p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}