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Pandemic Hacks

Title (Dublin Core)

Pandemic Hacks

Description (Dublin Core)

At the beginning of the pandemic, it seemed for a bit of time that the infrastructure of the world was on shakey ground. Thankfully, our food supplies and economy did not collapse. However, the experience and extra-time during the pandemic led to me trying to become more self-sufficient in my livelihood. I have had a vegetable garden for years, but I started to grow different things this year than before. The picture above was my sweet potato harvest experiment, which I was pleased with and had a good amount of nutritious sweet potatoes. I had similar results with things like beans and regular potatoes (very nutritious and filling). On top of these things, I also tried to learn how to make products that I used regularly (even if these were more luxury items than necessities). Growing various herbs and spices, I began to make my own salad dressings, marinades, sauces, and pestos. Additionally, as a fan of craft beer, I enjoy drinking new and exciting beers but do not enjoy paying premium prices. During the lock down, I learned how to brew my own delicious beer for less than half of the cost from the store. All of these projects were fun to do, diminished boredom, and are skills which I can use to enrich my life moving forward.

Date (Dublin Core)

January 13, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Matt Williams

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Matthew Williams

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph
text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Agriculture
English Food & Drink
English Recreation & Leisure

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

garden
hobby
craft beer
self sufficiency
boredom
food

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

pandemic hack
pandemic prompt

Collection (Dublin Core)

Foodways

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Pandemic Prompts
HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

01/15/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

01/29/2021
08/02/2022
09/23/2024

Item sets

Covid 19
Arizona State University

This item was submitted on January 15, 2021 by Matthew Williams using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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