Week 7-
Wednesday the 30th – I made a lesson plan for the campers for the fruit/ vegetable of the day, organized my calendar for the week and checked-in with the team and went to the SJC to get my background check and live scan for the boys and girls club, made a form to track attendance at the events
Thursday the 1st – picked flowers for the dinner series coming up, helped with movie series by setting up and checking people in. I stayed for movie as well and after to clean up
Friday the 2nd – Harvested flowers and other things for the farm at Encinitas
Tuesday the 6th – Helped Encinitas with harvesting carrots and flowers. I also joined the field trip and helped with their learning about the farm, what we do here, and how it affects them. I also watched a video on how to use a database to find more grants.
Summary- I worked with Encinitas a lot this week in helping them harvest their produce. I also worked with the film series where we watched a movie about three different case studies and indigenous people and their connections to agriculture and the food system. There were about 100 people there who were interested in learning about native people and wanting to connect with each other, the farm, and ourselves.
Reflection- This week was filled of lots of different aspects of the farm. I am excited about learning how to harvest and more about the farm systems here. I have really enjoyed working with the people at Encinitas and learning from them. I am excited to work with the kids coming in the next few weeks about the food systems and cooking. My interest in city farming and local farming is growing, and I want to continue learning about it. The film we watched called “Gather” was really amazing. It felt impactful to me, and questioning more of what I can do to support indigenous people. Watching the film brought on ‘Awe’ moment for the people who are native to this land and anger toward my ancestors and settlers who caused such harm and genocide to people. I think that food is a way to bridge people into progressive ways of thinking and acting and hopefully supporting The Ecology Center and native people can provide reformations for the harm settlers did and continue to do to them.
Competencies –
2.4.2: Develop materials needed for implementation
3.2.1: Create an environment conducive to learning
3.2.4: Deliver health education and promotion as designed.
5.1.5: Identify existing coalition(s) or stakeholders that can be engaged in advocacy efforts.
6.5.2: Use public speaking skills
8.3.2: Participate in continuing education opportunities to maintain or enhance continuing competence