A New Position As I go into my second year on the Bear Breaks Executive Board, I am starting in a new role. This year I will be serving as the Director of Retreat, Reflection and Reorientation. I am excited for the new challenges this role holds and the opportunity to start new traditions as part of my Bear Breaks legacy. This position gives me the chance to make the first … [Read more...] about A Bear Breaks Update
Bear Breaks volunteered at Growing Places Indy today to learn more about Sustainability. While there, we fought off freezing conditions including both wind and snow. Luckily, we were able to work in the greenhouses to warm us up. While in the greenhouses, we prepared crates of soil to be seeded. Immediately after that, we planted the seeds into our newly made … [Read more...] about Sustainability at Growing Places Indy: Prepping, Planting, and Pulling
For our February 26th meeting of Bear Breaks Spring Leaders, Heather Blades of the Center for Dispute Resolution came by to speak to us on the best way to talk through conflicts. While we hope there won't be any fighting or too large of conflicts on our trips, sometimes people will disagree due to our discussion of different topics that come from our experiences. We also spoke … [Read more...] about Conflict Resolution and Countdown to Spring Break
Yesterday was an amazing start to working with our community partners. We began the day atGateway Greening, an urban farm in the city. It was interesting to see the juxtaposition of the farm against the city backdrop. My favorite part of the day was being a part of the harvesting and composting process. Most of the community gardens I've worked in focus on weeding and upkeep of … [Read more...] about St. Louis Fall Break
So to begin with, I'm very excited that I'm a part of this trip! So far I've fallen in love with the idea of urban farming, but I've also come to think of how much work it takes to have a farm. St. Louis is a very beautiful city full of love and character. There's lots of love, and it's a VERY comfortable city. While driving to each location, it's interesting to look at all … [Read more...] about St. Louis Adventure – Service Day 1