Author: <span class="vcard">Jessica</span>

Final presentation: Jessica Herrera SOS-ComAlt 2017 Final PPT

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SOS:ComAlt Seminar Pre-Writing Week 10 06.06.17 Passages: “A system has been put in place so workers can complain about injustices without fear of being fired. Health and safety rules were…

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Contributors: Lunch – Brittany, Karen and Sarah. Tea Workshop with Kotomi Chocolate tasting with Alanna Karen prepared for us a peanut bisque inspired by the one that was made at…

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5.31.17 Began the morning in the best way – hand-weeding the geraniums… roughing up the ground with my bare hands, releasing the geranium fragrance into the cool morning air. Liza…

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Peonies   This morning the green fists of the peonies are getting ready  to break my heart as the sun rises,  as the sun strokes them with his old, buttery fingers…

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The many facets of being a farmer-florist Things to think about: -land: location, resources available, types of infrastructure possible, community.. etc. -partner/s / co-owner -employees/interns – what do we grow?…

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Monday 5.8.17 All day greenhouse work! Started the day with some greenhouse cleaning/organizing. Swept floor and organized trays, flats, pots etc. Seeded sunflowers, asters, The ravens have been attacking and…

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  May 1 In the greenhouse all day. Sometimes this feels luxurious… to be sheltered from the weather, have a table to set my coffee cup on and a boom-box…

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SOS: ComAlt Seminar Pre-Writing Week 9 30 May 2017 Word Count: 471 Passages: “Silko’s novel reminds us we should always ask questions of gardens: whose homeland is now someone else’s…

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This week included: flower harvest weeding of the perennial bed, with focus on getting the dock, dandelions and buttercup out of the lilies and **need to ask what the other…

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