My name is Soliegh. I
am in my senior year at Tapestry [Charter School]. I've been applying to
colleges in my favorite place in the US of A -- sunny California! I plan to
major in environmental sustainability/justice and minor in social work. This is
my fourth year working with MAP. I got involved because the farm is right in my
neighborhood. My favorite part of working with MAP is working outside on the
farm. I love being able to work outside in the summers and the physical labor
of the farm is almost meditative for me. I love the space you get to connect
with yourself and with the earth while doing a task as simple as weeding a bed.
Working on the farm inspires to me go out and encourage others in my community
to eat local and grow their own food. It also has influenced me to pursuit an
environmental major when I'm in college next year.
My favorite memory from working on the farm in the summer
was when we accidentally planted an insane amount of beet seeds. You couldn't
even weed near the beet row without pulling up three or four beets and it took
us weeks to harvest them. On that last day that we could harvest them, there
was a huge rainstorm and a flash flood warning. Despite the absolute chaos, we
had so much fun toting the buckets of beets from the farm to the mobile market
in the pouring rain.
Although I'm sad that it's my last year working at MAP, I'm
overwhelmed with gratitude for all the lessons and experiences the staff have
given me. I'm so excited to spend my last summer here all together in our new
farmhouse.
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