Rebuilding the Homestead Garden

Action Plan Logo by Kevin Katz I want to get the garden at the Homestead up and running again by the time I graduate in Spring of 2020, and hopefully the future Homies will keep it up. For context, the Homestead is some property about a mile away from my...

Herb Gardening for Apartment Dwelling

Action Plan Logo by Jessica McClelland I plan to create a small organic herb garden in my apartment, as well as growing bean sprouts and spinach. I will use recycled materials or supplies I already have at home to build the garden on a small budget. I will make...

Making Grenadier Island Green

Action Plan Logo by Isabella Colello For my action plan, I have decided to reinstall my family garden at our summer cottage. Our cottage resides on an old farming island which used to completely provide for its inhabitants. Until about five years ago, my family had an...

Oddbits Hoop House

Action Plan Logo by Avia Z. Kalfa This summer I plan to build a hoop house greenhouse on my parent’s 7 acre property and use this activity as a way to teach local children about gardening. My younger brother goes to a forrest school with a small class of about 8...

nO’o nO’o

The documentary “Racing Extinction” definitely hit me on an emotional note. One thing I really enjoyed about the film was the undercover activism that took place in the film – I find that very admirable. I would love to be a “greenie” and exploit organizations...

Racing Extinction , Combating Emotions

Watching the documentary Racing Extinction filled me with emotions. The initial emotion that washed over me was anger. As the film began by stating how beautiful creatures have been dwindling constantly during the anthropocene, at exponential rates, I was horrified....

Inspiration derived from Heartbreak

    After viewing the Discovery Channel Documentary, Racing Extinction, I feel motivated to get out in society and make change. The filmed targeted the current mass extinction event that is happening, the Anthropocene. It focused on telling stories of environmental...

Happy Cows

Happy Cows After working on a sustainable and organic farm in Minnesota last summer, sustainable and efficient practices has been something very keen to me. When visiting Akureyi, the CELL group had the opportunity to visit Kaffi Ku, the “Happy Cow” cafe. The cafe was...