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Euglogy of a Sunflower

Categories: community gardening, defeat, guerilla gardening, idiots, sadness, sunflowers

Sep 22, 2009 07:43 pm 6 Comments

  Dwaine and I had been in the lot for about two hours now. My son was crying, my daughters digging random holes to seek out slimy earthworms. I was tired but we needed to plant the sunflowers. I couldn’t wait to see those big beautiful Mammoth Russians. I had already visualized them standing tall, proud, a mirage of beauty in a barren... Continue reading Euglogy of a Sunflower

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Everything is NOT Coming up Roses

Categories: direction, failure, libertad urban farm, sadness, the blk projek, urban farming

Aug 20, 2009 12:17 pm 1 Comment

  Hello Beautiful People. I feel extremely sad today. Maybe I am just hormonal (that happens during pregnancy) but this has to do more with trying to keep my head above water and stay motivated and I have to to tell you people. It's trying.   I suddenly have more time to dedicate to the building of this farm and to building th... Continue reading Everything is NOT Coming up Roses

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We've Got Acupuncture!

Categories: acunpuncture, blk grl, community, the blk projek

Aug 12, 2009 10:41 am

I got so much to tell ya'll! But boy have I been swamped. So I am going to give you the skinny real quick then come back tonight with a real meat & potatoes type blog.     Deal?     Deal...     So in my quest to create a more equitable world through "wholistic" living I was able ... Continue reading We've Got Acupuncture!

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Engaging the Community

Categories: community garden, social justice, tanya fields, the blk projek, urban farming, urban renewal

Jul 21, 2009 12:10 pm 3 Comments

If you live in my hood then these are the posters that you have been seeing. We have officially gone into outreach mode and the intial outcome has been good. My fabulous intern Adrianna has been hitting the streets chatting up residents many who have been both welcoming and rude but she doens't let that get her down.     Last week ... Continue reading Engaging the Community

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Taking Root: The First Planting

Categories: community gardening, dirt, flowers, organizing, revitalization, tanya fields, the blk projek, urban farming

Jul 1, 2009 12:16 pm 1 Comment

  Saturday the 28th was MONUMENTAL…OK maybe I am being theatrical but it definitely memorable. We did our first planting. We planted Echinea, which has natural remedial properties which will help the soil, Butterfly Bush, yellow and orange Marigold and a circle of sunflower seeds. I cannot wait until the sunflower seeds sprou... Continue reading Taking Root: The First Planting

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