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April 6, 2020
Preparing Plots for Gardens 04/06/2020
More documentation about preparing to live off our own land in the summer of 2020.My father plowed this plot of land for our garden. My parents and I have been preparing 30 different plants. Many people on our street have done the same. -
2020-07-30
Plant Surprise
At the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year, our area was overrun with invasive “ankle biter” mosquitoes. My students and I were constantly bitten, and I eventually bought a “mosquito repelling” plant from Home Depot. I’m not sure it actually worked, but it was a nice addition to my classroom. On March 16, my last day before we were sent home, I put my plant outside to enjoy the rain, thinking I’d be back in a couple of weeks, like we had planned. I didn’t set foot in my classroom again until July 30. I thought of my little plant often, and was sad imagining it drying out, or getting thrown away. Imagine my shock when I drove up to my classroom to grab some items from my room to prepare to start Distance Learning for the new year and seeing my beloved plant quadrupled in size! I grabbed my items from my classroom, marveled at how it was a bit like Chernobyl with everything frozen on March 13, the last date the students were in school, and went to grab my plant to safely take home. We found it had actually broken through its pot and rooted itself into the ground. My husband (who drove with me) dug it out and I replanted it in my yard. I see my plant as sort of this odd symbol of hope and resilience in 2020. Despite being put in a situation where it was expected to die, it managed to fight, grow and thrive. I’d like to think that in this year of upheaval, we’d all be able to do the same. -
2020-04-30
A Silver Lining amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
I always look for the good despite the bleakness of what is happening. -
2020-04-29
Of Autism and Surviving Quarantine
It tells about How we as a family is dealing with the Pandemic and how Gab, my son with ASD is surviving and even thriving -
2020-05-01
Home cooking, eating and surviving a health crisis
Now more than ever, we cherish the value of a well-planted garden and a well-stock pantry or kitchen. This global health crisis prompted us to plant, cook and eat together. -
2020-05-14
Embracing New Normal on Extension Delivery
Our experience in delivering our extension services to clients -
05/22/2020
Darcy Brossow Oral History, 2020/05/22
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Public History Seminar Covid 19 Project -
2020-07-09
As pandemic rages, farmworkers say employers are 'prioritizing production over...lives’
by Jessica Myers| Luce Foundation: Southwest Stories Fellowship -
2020-07-09
Arizona dairy farms pivot from restaurants to food banks as COVID-19 shifts demand
By Sarandon Raboin | Luce Foundation: Southwest Stories Fellowship -
2020-07-05
How a Toronto quarantine trend became a London area farm sanctuary's headache
"The program took off like a rocket in April, when the coronavirus crisis reached full swing. Suddenly, adopting ducklings became something of a craze in Toronto, where thousands of families discovered a welcome distraction from the daunting headlines and cooped up days at home because of the pandemic. However, some families who signed up apparently didn't understand what they were getting into. Some seemed to be unaware the pair of ducklings they paid $150 to foster at home would eventually have to be returned to the farm from whence they came in order to be sold..." "A London area farm sanctuary says it's been forced to clean up after a foster baby duck program when some of the participating families from Toronto couldn't stomach the fact the ducklings they paid to raise might end up on a dinner plate." -
2020-07-05
Spain puts region into lockdown again as cases numbers rise
Spain has decided to put a region in Catalonia back into lockdown as case numbers rise. This area of Spain has a population of over 200,00 people. The decision comes as 60 new cases are recorded in a 24 hour span. This news comes as Spain begins to have a slight uptick in new cases. I entered this tweet into the archive for a few different reasons. The main reason was to highlight the drastic measures some nations are taking in order to fully defeat the virus. It only took 60 new cases in a day for an entire region in Spain to be re-locked down. On the other hand, thousands of new daily cases have yet to be enough for some states to full re-lockdown in the US. Spain has also seen a drastic reduction in daily new cases from their peak a few months ago, and actions like this may point to why they have been successful. -
2020-05-16
Covid Portraits
My family hires a photographer once a year to take our family portraits. This year I could not find a photographer due to Covid. I dusted off my good camera and me and my family went to some lavender fields. We took turns taking photos of each-other. I joked that I would Photoshop my husband into one of them but I honestly don't know how to do that and make it look ok still. Our Christmas photo this year will have to be some sort of collage. -
2020-05-29
COVID-19 Musings
These are my blog posts as I mused upon the COVID-19 pandemic. From when the virus started spreading, to quarantine thoughts, to looking at it in the context as an environmentalist, and dealing with the new normal. -
2020-04-20
Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health Orders: April 20 - April 28, 2020
Issued at the end of April 2020, these public health directives include guidance on staff-to-patient ratios in dialysis units, COVID-19 data accessibility, allowing certain referrals to labs conducting COVID-19 testing, and essential practices for the continued operation of farmers' markets in Massachusetts. While most of these orders highlight the virus's testing and healthcare impacts, the last ordnance reflects the careful mitigation efforts employed to ensure access to a healthy food supply. -
2020-04-03
Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health Orders: April 3 - April 4, 2020
These orders offer guidance on the maximization of healthcare availability, the compounding and sale of over-the-counter hand sanitizer at pharmacies, the continued expansion of the available pool of medical personnel, and public health guidance on the operation of garden centers/nurseries as an essential service. -
2020-06-18
CREATIVIDAD PERUANA
NIÑO DE CHUQUIBAMBA ORGULLOSO LUCE SU MASCARILLA HECHA DE EUCALIPTO UNA PLANTA ANCESTRAL QUE SE UTILIZA PARA CURAR PROBLEMAS RESPIRATORIOS Pese a las limitaciones, distancia, y los casi 3,000 m.s.n.m en el pueblo de Chuquibamba, los niños en vez de usar mascarillas, recurren por plantas medicinales. En este caso, ellos mencionan que se sienten seguros de esa forma y dan ejemplo a muchas personas que no cumplen protocolos. Fuente :Arequipa informa -
2020-06-22
Alberta farmers donate potato seeds to Northwest Territories in effort to promote food security
Article discussing the donation of 50,000 pounds of potato seeds from Sunnycrest Farms near Red Deer., Alta., to the Northern Farm Training Institute to attempt to increase food security among northern residents, a long term issue exacerbated by the food shortages and supply chain problems brought on by the pandemic "Ms. Milne said the pandemic has underscored the need for everyone to take food shortages seriously. "'We need to make sure that the place where we live has the ability to meet our core needs so that we’re not completely dependent on imports,' she said. 'Imports should be a supplement, not a dependency.' "Ms. Milne adds that potatoes in particular are great for first-time gardeners and are easy to protect, as well as being one of the highest food-producing vegetables a square foot." -
2020-06-21
Third migrant farm worker dies as Canada reaches deal with Mexico
Article discussing the disproportionate number of temporary foreign workers infected with coronavirus and the efforts to mitigate this. The temporary foreign worker program has been controversial in Canada for years, for a number of reasons including condition and treatment of workers, immigration status, the employment of foreign nationals over Canadian residents and citizens etc. Like many societal issues the pandemic has brought the ethics and practice of the program to a flash-point. "The outbreak has triggered heightened scrutiny of Canada’s temporary foreign worker program and the conditions in which foreign labourers live and work. In Ontario alone, more than 630 migrant farm workers have been infected with COVID-19; two men from Mexico – Bonifacio Eugenio Romero, 31, and Rogelio Munoz Santos, 24 – have died. The third worker who died is Juan Lopez Chaparro, 55; he had been coming to Canada since 2010 and is survived by his wife and four children, the Migrant Rights Network said in a release Monday. "Federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough told The Globe and Mail last week that Ottawa will overhaul the temporary foreign worker program, including through more surprise inspections of working and living conditions at farms that employ migrant workers. Mexico had temporarily stopped sending more workers, until Canadian officials got a handle on the outbreaks and ensured people are properly paid while they’re in isolation." -
2020-06-17
Covid -19 blessing in disguise
assignment -
2020-06-17
Pandemic; A dark cloud with the sliver lining
the positive impact of the pandemic -
2020-06-16
Situation of COVID-19 in Bhutan
This story describes Bhutan's success in controlling and preventing the disease from spreading in the communities under the dynamic leadership of His Majesty the King. His Majesty's genuine concern and care for his subjects has gained the attentions and admiration of many in and around the globe standing as epitome to the rest of the leaders. This kind of success under the noble leadership of His Majesty the King despite limited resources and capacity needs to be heard and seen by other world leaders and economically sound countries as it teaches the importance of good leadership over wealth and power. -
2020-06-13
Virtual Colusa County Fair Junior Livestock Auction
On June 6, 2020, the California Department of Food and Agriculture informed the Board of Directors of the Colusa County Fair that an in-person junior livestock sale would be prohibited to combat the spread of COVID-19. As a result, local students who raised livestock with 4-H and FFA were left with little choice but to participate in a virtual auction hosted by EZ2Bid. For students who were unable to care for their livestock at home and relied on school facilities, raising animals quickly became difficult as campuses closed. Having already purchased their livestock well before the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, local students had to adapt to the shifting climate to avoid losing thousands of dollars in invested time and money. In Colusa County, agriculture is an integral part of the educational experience that prepares students to succeed in the local economy. In an all-too-real scenario, students received an irreplaceable life lesson on the unexpected challenges faced by farmers and ranchers. While COVID-19 might have negatively impacted the education of K-12 students overall, there are some lessons that could not have been taught any other way. -
2020-05-30
A Garden Grows in Danville
At the start of the Bay Area's shelter-in-place orders, there was a lot of uncertainty about the food supply chain. Given that we live with a couple of high-risk individuals, we wanted to ensure that we had access to fresh food without risking exposure to COVID-19. We quickly got to work and planted squash, tomato, pumpkin, peppers and pea plants. We involved our children from the beginning and have had a lot of fun gardening as a family as it has brought us comfort and has been incredibly therapeutic during these trying and uncertain times. Preparing Garden Soil: March 28, 2020. Plants Begin to Sprout: April 15, 2020. A Garden Grows in Danville: May 30, 2020. -
2020-04-15
Indigenous Peoples from Different Corners of Bangladesh Suffer From Severe Starvation Due to Pandemic
“Indigenous peoples from different corners of Bangladesh are suffering from severe starvation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Engaged in low-income occupations and working at family houses, as house guards or drivers, most have lost their jobs. Moreover, public and non-governmental development programmes have been limited and many villages are no longer receiving any relief.” -
2020-05-25
8 Gardening Tips from Indigenous Food Growers
“Many Americans are now experiencing an erratic food supply for the first time. Among COVID-19's disruptions are bare supermarket shelves and items available yesterday but nowhere to be found today. As you seek ways to replace them, you can look to Native gardens for ideas and inspiration. ‘Working in a garden develops your relationship to the land,’ says Aubrey Skye, a Hunkpapa Lakota gardener. ‘Our ancestors understood that. Look at the old pictures. It's etched on their faces. When you understand it as well, a sense of scarcity and insecurity transforms into a feeling of abundance and control—something we all need these days.’ For several years, Skye ran a CDC-sponsored gardening program on Standing Rock, a reservation that straddles North and South Dakota. He created hundreds of productive plots, large and small, for fellow tribal members.” Standing Rock, SD -
2020-06-10
No Iowa State Fair for the First Time Since WWII
After two consecutive years with record attendance, the momentum of the Iowa State Fair has come to a screeching halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since WWII there will be no Iowa State Fair, one of the largest in the country and the second largest in the Midwest. The Iowa State Fair has only been cancelled a total of 5 times in its 166-years history and was even held during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. One of the most anticipated and loved events for Iowa residents is no more for 2020 -
2020-05-08
Full Heart Farm Launches Online Farmers Market Amid Pandemic
"When COVID-19 first hit the US, Allyson Angelini of Full Heart Farm began to hear of disruptions to farming operations in the Seattle area. She knew it was only a matter of time before her farm would be impacted." This multimedia article describes the launch of the Full Heart Farm Collective amidst the pandemic and was written by a senior journalism student following a beat developed and thought about in terms of the "local" in a journalism course at Pratt Institute that was upended by the pandemic. -
2020-04-18
African governments mobilise to keep people fed during Covid-19 lockdowns
"Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced an Emergency Food Response as a means of supporting indigenous and other vulnerable persons." -
2020-06-08
Cooped-up Gatineau residents flocking to new hobby: backyard chickens
While Ottawa itself does not allow backyard chickens, its sister city of Gatineau, across the Ottawa/Outaouais River does. As with other locations, the pandemic has led to a spike in the raising of chickens. This can be attributed to the sense that people finally have the time to take care of the birds and a feeling that during difficult times the ability to be self-reliant and 'get back to basics' is safer than relying on supply chains and big stores. -
2020-06-02
Quarantine Vegetable Garden
During quarantine, my family decided to liven up our backyard with a nice vegetable garden. We couldn't do anything else, so not grow our own vegetables! -
2020-03-30
California FFA State Conference Update
Statement issued by California FFA regarding the cancellation of the 2020 State Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California because of COVID-19. Large gatherings of any kind were quickly banned as the virus spread, preventing in-person conferences for extracurricular student organizations. -
2020-05-27
New Beginnings Church Community Garden Started Amid COVID-19
Sharon Annesley of Blanchard, Oklahoma tells the story of her rural church starting a community garden amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Her text document story chronicles how the church received the land and how they decided to create a garden that not only served their congregation but anyone in the community that wanted access. Sharon details what members contributed to the maintenance and what vegetables were growing there. She also articulates concerns that members expressed about potential food shortages and a garden's ability to address those concerns. Text document authored by Sharon Annesley, Member of New Beginnings Church - Blanchard. The story is titled under the heading "NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH COMMUNITY GARDEN STARTED AMID COVID-19" (May 27, 2020) The story features photographs of the church garden. Sharon Annesley hand-submitted the physical copy of this document for submission to Clinton P. Roberts for the #ruralvoices collection. Contributed by Clinton P. Roberts, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580. -
2020-03-26
Sequestered sipping cocktails brought to you by San Francisco bartenders
This article presents unique quarantine cocktails designed by San Francisco bartenders. Vanessa Vasquez from The Detour contributed "Quarantine on the Beach." Tim Hagney from ABV contributed "28 Days Later." Phil Mauro from Rye Bar and Restaurant contributed the "Sequestered Spritz." Gillian Fitzgerald of Casements Bar contributed the "Solitude & Tonic." Brynna Logan of Liquid Gold SF contributed "Corona Quarantine Sunrise." And, Tyler Puride of Black Cat contributed "Bae Area Bunker." The author of the article, Saul Sugarman, include the bartenders Venmo accounts and encouraged readers to leave these bartenders a tip. -
2020-05-12
Letter to the Neighbourhood Puppy Tweet
A tweet from the WeRateDogs account which features pictures of dogs and gives them a rating, usually above 10/10. The tweet shows a golden retriever puppy, named Arthur, and a letter the dog's owner received from a young neighbour which reads "Hello neighbor,/ My Name is Troy/ I'm in 4th grade and I'm just wondering if maybe after this virus you need a dog sitter and if so I can Take your dog on walks and more" -
05/01/2020
Planting seedlings
I took this photo after planting about a hundred seedlings in a newly fenced and prepared veggie patch at my Dad’s old place south of Hobart. Our veggie patch has three tiered beds so far. The other half is shadowed by the fence in winter, so we won’t plant anything on that side until the sun gets higher in spring. We turned through our composted food scraps and manure from roadside stalls to prepare the soil and added straw mulch after planting the seedlings. Before lockdown, I only came down here for a couple of nights each week and it wouldn’t have been practical to put in a veggie patch, with all the tending it requires. But after a couple of weeks settling into the place in lockdown my boyfriend and I got a permacultural itch. We got the seedlings from a local place called Dave’s Organic Seedlings. Dave had been under the pump since lockdown started, and so our assortment of seedlings was whatever he had left (may have an excessive amount of cabbages). I think lots of people had the same idea as us. In fact, it felt more like an urge than idea. Something primal in us needed to work with the soil, and to feel more self-sufficient. At the same time, not knowing how long lockdown would last, planting the seedlings made me feel even more locked down, like we’d bound ourselves to this patch (getting three chooks probably didn’t help either). But for now, it’s comforting to watch them grow. -
2020-05-20
Túneles de desinfección
#Tacna | Contraloría constata el retiro de túneles de desinfección instalados por la Dirección Regional de Agricultura, en cinco mercados de Tacna. Entidad fiscalizadora advirtió peligro a la salud de las personas por su uso. #EmergenciaSanitaria #COVID19 -
05/11/2020
WE HAVE TO ACT NOW AND ORGANIZE OURSELVES AGAINST COVID, WE CANNOT WAIT FOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
"To respond to the crisis, Navajo & Hopi Families COVID Relief formed a network of collaboration between all kinds of actors." #IndigenousStories -
2020-05-08
Carona Farms, Louisiana's Ripest Strawberries, Independence, LA
A local produce box I purchased to avoid going to the grocery store during the stay-at-home order included this box of strawberries. The strawberry farm's name "Carona Farms" caught my eye as it closely resembles the name of the virus. -
2020-04-01
Photograph of shuttered liquor store-Charlestown, MA
Photograph of closed liquor store with notice about how to make purchases during quarantine -
2020-04-01
Letter Writing In Support of Great Scott TEMPLATE
Beloved Allston/Boston venue Great Scott was denied a lease renewal. People across the country have banded together to write to the venue's landlord offices. This template facilitates the process and may have increased the number of letters written. -
2020-04-08
Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines: Particular Challenges In Facing COVID-19
“Indigenous Peoples are no strangers to disease and disaster. Through generations, Indigenous Peoples have established responses and coping mechanisms – grounded in traditional knowledge, customs and practices – to different circumstances affecting their communities. These are all founded on one fundamental principle: to ensure that the community survives. A common response across Indigenous communities is that of closing-off the community to all – this means no one can enter the community until deemed safe. Such community closures are done for different reasons. In the Cordillera, Philippines such practice is regularly observed during the agricultural cycle. Before or after the fields are ready for planting and harvesting, the community declares ubaya/tengaw which basically means everyone stays at home, no hard labor is to be done by anyone. This is a time for the community and the earth to rest and typically lasts a day or two.” #IndigenousStories -
2020-04-17
Neighborhood Garden, Lafitte Greenway, New Orleans, LA
Neighborhood gardens continue to thrive and provide healthy food like this one along the Lafitte Greenway, New Orleans during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
2020-04-26
Preparing for the Summer
Daniel Quintero, age 23, has found a lot of positives within the COVID-19 pandemic. He was optimistic during the interview and emphasized the value he's found living on a farm. "I think if this hadn't happened, I wouldn't be able to be living on a farm and go back to the land, to get connected to nature. Although I was born in a city, I've really enjoyed farm life and learning how to care for a plant. Being in nature has taught me a lot. Also, given that I'm underloading at Carleton, I've had a lot of time to really take in what I'm learning by living at a farm. Although I'm sad to not have a graduation or senior spring, I've still managed to get meaningful things out of this." -
2020-04-18
One of my rose bushes
This is one of my rose bushes that is in bloom during this quarantine. I believe it is important to find solace during these unusual times. Gardening comforts me and it is important for others to find something that comforts them. -
2020-04-12
Sharing herbs with neighbours
In Young Street Annerley we started a Facebook group 'They Young Ones’ and shared garden edibles, books and art materials. -
2020-04-22
Readying for Invasion: How the rhetoric of “Invasive Species” prepares us to be on the defensive
This is a picture of Japanese Wineberry, surrounded by Lesser Celadine, a European species of buttercup. Both species are introduced. Lately, I have been taking a lot of walks. Getting out of the home is a luxury, now more than ever. As I walk, I have been trying to better familiarize myself with the world around me. What does it consist of? What do I recognize, what don’t I? What are the flora and fauna I am surrounded by that I fail to give my attention? I have been using the Seek app by iNaturalist to gain a better grasp of these species. What has been most striking, for me are the number of “introduced” species that exist around me. My sister and I have been making pesto out of garlic mustard, an introduced species from Europe. Brought over to be a spice, garlic mustard knows no bounds; now that I have seen it once, I see it everywhere. But we don’t readily recognize many European plants as invasive. From the beloved honey bee, to the seemingly integral “earthworm,” to the iconic Kentucky bluegrass – these species have been naturalized – on our landscapes and in our minds. As Alfred Crosby has pointed out, the introduction of species is key to ecological imperialism. And yet, in popular consciousness, we are relatively comfortable with Europe’s legacy of plants and animals that populate our landscapes. It is currently species from Asia – the Emerald Ash Borer, the stinkbug, the spotted lanternfly – that are branded “invasive,” that are campaigned against, and remarked upon for the havoc they wreak to the environment – especially the European environment that exists within America – when the grapes and stone fruit are eaten by the lanternfly. What happens when the introduced European environment is challenged by the introduced Asian environment? And what are we doing by labeling certain species “invasive” while seeing others as natural, when none of them are native to the land? We are preparing to be on the defensive. We are articulating rhetoric that builds consciousness and prepare us to be readily distrustful of Asia, to see the region as generative of harmful things that threaten the United States. We don’t see invasive species so much as a result of trade, and interaction, but rather as an “invasion” – a takeover – a biotic war waged in flora and fauna. What shifts within us when we recognize our environments as patchworks? As the knitted together histories of migration, immigration, exoticization, xenophobia. When we look at introduced species as memories, do we value them more? Do we begin to see ourselves become medleys of time and space, situated in the histories of other people’s choices? This is not to advocate on the behalf of introduced species, because I understand they can be particularly damaging to the environment. Rather, I challenge the word choice, and the placement of blame. I argue that understanding our history, and perhaps the ethnobiotic routes of the past, present, and future trajectory of species will help us undo this nationalist rhetoric, that prepares us to be suspicious, prepares us to be on the defensive, prepares us to blame Asia, or specifically China, for a wrongdoing. Perhaps this will allow us to situate the blame of our current crisis on inequalities specific to the U.S., and to failures specific to the state. -
2020-04-21
Living Life Under COVID-19
With the global pandemic isolating everyone in their homes and raising fears about future supply lines, many families are taking matters into their own hands by taking advantage of the Spring and Summer seasons and planting their own vegetable gardens. This is the beginning of such a garden. #VART3030 -
2020-04-15
ESTA ES LA TRAVESIA DE MUCHOS HUANCAVELICANOS PARA LLEGAR A SU LUGAR DE ORIGEN.
Un grupo de pobladores pertenecientes a la Región de Huancavelica , partieron del VRAEM con niños de todas las edades y personas adultas, pobladores que se encontraban por distintos motivos en en Picharia, C.P de Natividad y Mantaro Vraem, a falta de movilidad y en acato de estado de emergencia optaron por viajar a pie, según reportes ya no pueden estar más días de la cuarentena en el Vraem debido a que no cuentan con recursos económicos. NOTA : La gran mayoría de pobladores se dedicarían a la cosecha de coca e incluso muchos de ellos fueron con toda su familia para poder trabajar, debido al Estado de Emergencia, no pueden trabajar y ahora solo buscan retornar a su tierra natal. A group of residents belonging to the Huancavelica Region, left the VRAEM with children of all ages and adults, residents who were for different reasons in Picharia, CP de Natividad and Mantaro Vraem, due to lack of mobility and in compliance with state of emergency chose to travel on foot, according to reports they can no longer be more days of quarantine in Vraem because they do not have financial resources. NOTE: The vast majority of residents would dedicate themselves to the coca harvest and many of them even went with their entire family to be able to work, due to the State of Emergency, they cannot work and now only seek to return to their homeland. -
2020-03-27
Free Home Delivery Service
Supplier to hospitality industry turns to home delivery to save fresh produce small business -
2020-03-27
John Deere U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers
Statement from John Deere about being recognized an essential critical infrastructure worker available via their website. #HIST5241