Today we helped with another community food garden planting. We then ended our day by visiting the southern most point of Louisiana and eating some crawfish.
Tonight we are sleeping at an old plantation which appearntly is one of the top ten most haunted places in the state of Lousiana. Should be interesting.
Today marked our last day at the Mustard Seed House, as our group was on to new adventures in the southern region of the state. The group got on the road early, and we were off to Buras, Louisiana!
We spent the majority of the day helping a gentleman near the town plant a large garden on his property. We started out by tilling and clearing five rows to prepare for planting. We planted watermelon, onion, pumpkin, pepper, cucumber and some flowers.
We finished up around 5 o’clock and headed to the southern most point in Louisiana. Tonight we’re staying at the Woodland Plantation and will be heading back to the Woodlands Preserve to continue vegetation transects tomorrow.
March 18 marked the completion of my water quality data. I was able to take data on 8 parameters including: acidity, chlorophyll, temperature, specific conductivity, salinity, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Here is an example of one of my data sheets which was collected for March 18.
Awsome day helping out at the Capstone Community Garden ! We helped do a bunch of random activities such as prepping the house for paint, weeding, gardening, and help build the aquaculture. The aquaculture uses catfish tank which feeds into the plant tank that takes out all the nutrients and cleans the water; this is brought back into the catfish tank. The food produced goes to the local community that is mostly in poverty.
We also met up with local env lawyers and news reporters that talked about the events surrounding the hurricane.
We had a long day of helping the Capstone community through various different activities. I helped first by de-weeding a small plot and planted a few small plants like kale and lettuce. Afterwards we helped with clearing out a plot of land from all of the vegetation that had overgrown. This was challenging because of how thick the weeds had grown in. It took quite a while to complete this task. Once finished we also helped with the cleaning of clay rocks that the the man in charge of the organization would use for his aquaculture system that he had set up the the side of his building. Once we left Capstone, we went to talk to a lawyer about the pending lawsuit that was filed against the oil and gas business for their part in the damage that they played through their actions. Afterwards, we went to discuss the flooding with an environmental editor to discuss his involvement and experience of hurricane Katrina. It’s very interesting to see and hear how different people’s opinions are of the ‘who, what, when, where, why, and how things happened during that time.
Today we spent most of our day at the lower ninth ward volunteering for an organization by the name of Capstone. New Orleans is a food desert, making it very much difficult for low income communities to have access to healthy food. Due to this issue Capstone has adopted several plots in the lower ninth ward and have used them to establish community food gardens that help feed the local community.
Today we did some volunteer work for an organization called Capstone which was created in response to hurricane Katrina and was designed to help less fortunate folks get food. It started as a community garden and has since grown to include an aquaculture system for catfish, bee colonies, chickens, and goats. While some of my classmates worked on a filtration system for the catfish pond, the rest of us worked to clear an empty plot of land that once had a house on it. We mowed the the lot and threw away all of the litter we found, which was a lot. We also used the cut up grass and plants as feed for the goats and bedding for the chicken coop. It was a great pleasure working for this organization and I felt like my work there has legitamelty increased the progress of this organization.
Today we went to a farm area called Capstone in the Lower Ninth Ward that is a good desert. We helped clear a field for bee hives and also helped build hydroponic catfish ponds.
We also went to the Central Business District and talked to an Environmental attorney and an environmental reporter. Money is always an issue, no matter where you are!
Jay William & I
Today we went to the lower ninth ward and assisted with a program called Capstone. Capstone is a program that makes food gardens to support the local community. As a part of our day we were split into a few different groups. We started off weeding a small garden in the front yard of the house. I planted a baby head of lettuce.
Next, one team was helping to improve the house of the founder David so he can get ready to paint it. Another team was sent to a lot down the street to mow the lawn (mini forest) and clean the area. I was with this group and I was one of the people who mowed the lawn. It was very hard but really fun because it was very satisfying to see the end result. The last group was a group that everyone ended up helping in the end because they had the duty of washing the clay rocks so they could be put in a filtration system for David’s Aqua Farm. His Aqua Farm held 200 catfish and helped to support the growth of the plants. David had two different types of lettuce and kale.
After we left Capstone we went into the Central Business District and went to a law firm that discussed a case between 97 oil and gas companies and the SLFPA (Southern Louisiana Flood Protection Agency). Our last stop was at the NOLA.org news office and we talked to a Pulitzer prize winning journalist who talked about what he deals with on a daily basis in regards to the politics and repercussions of Katrina.
Heute haben wir für Capstone118.org gearbeitet und es ist ein sehr toll Organisation, dass Gemeinschaftsgärten machen und pflegen. Ich hab für 4 Stunden gemäht und jetzt bin ich so müde. Diese Pause ist nicht die typisch, aber es ist ok, weil ich anbieten mag. Danach sind wir nach die Central Business District gegangen, die mit einer Umwelt Anwältin und einem Journalist über Katrina und dir korrupten Politik geredet haben.
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