My whole life, I have had so much pride in my city. I lived in the same house my entire life. The furthest away I moved before Missouri State, was down the hall. I`ve only had anything but pride for St. Louis. Over the past weekend, I had the pleasure of leading a Bear Breaks trip to St. Louis. Before leaving Thursday, I was so concerned with making the participants fall in … [Read more...] about Visitor in My Own City
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Hi guys my name is Bri . Yes, that's me grinning from ear to ear with glee like I've never seen a potato before. There's just something so unreal about extracting your own food straight from the soil. This picture captured me harvesting sweet potatoes for the first time in my life. Something very foreign to my 20 years of existence. This is my first time doing an immersion … [Read more...] about Thinking Green
Going on the Fall break trip is one of the greatest decision, this is the first time i had a volunteer trip and i love it.♥ Friends are so nice and i had a wonderful experience with garden works. The process seems not really interesting at first because it might sound tired and bored with all the garden works but it turned out to be fantastic. It wasn't tired at all, you had … [Read more...] about St Louis fall break 2017
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