Today’s class in the Orchard Garden was especially enjoyable for me! I really enjoyed our two primary activities, both the poem and the rope/braid making.
My poem was written about my favourite part of the Orchard Garden, the Asian pear tree. I chose to write in colour as it helped me feel connected to the fall atmosphere in the garden today and engage with the colours and feelings that were around me as I sat. Of course, my poem does rhyme, but it actually happened accidentally and I only noticed after a handful of lines were already written. This did lead me to making sure the other lines rhymed. I am quite proud of my poem and am excited to see how I can incorporate cross-curricular content in my science and math courses.
The next part of the class was rope and braid making, in which I got to practice my rope-making with cloth and grass and corn husks, and I practiced my 7-strand braiding with Marlaina’s climbing rope and the ribbon. I found the ribbon incredibly different to keep track of and it didn’t end up going so well. But I did love the rope making! Such an easy way to improve the tensile strength and the functionality of a lot of random materials. I even pulled out blades of grass and made rope with them!
In our group, we reflected on back sourcing and the idea of shifting our mindset from loss of convenience, to gaining skills and something new. We need to think of ways that we can continue to learn skills about how to add pieces from our hands into our lives. I was mentioning in my group that when I was vegan, I was no longer able to buy baked goods from the grocery store, or even buy cheese! It ended up with me learning how to make my own "perfect" muffins and breads, with the flours and sugars and oils that I preferred..or even learning how to make my own cheese using probiotic capsules and nuts! Instead of loss, think of gain, and think of ownership and agency over your consumption and consumerism.
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