Sunday, 2 December 2007
13 - the strawberry patch
post by sarah
Sarah, Simone, and Ashley planted a small strawberry patch outside the YP building. They pulled strawberries from Craig Gibson's amazingly full garden and transplanted them next to the YP after clearing rocks and weeds from the area. Now the youth have a garden to be responsible for and reap the benefits of.
Sarah, Simone, and Ashley planted a small strawberry patch outside the YP building. They pulled strawberries from Craig Gibson's amazingly full garden and transplanted them next to the YP after clearing rocks and weeds from the area. Now the youth have a garden to be responsible for and reap the benefits of.
12 - older youth event
post by ashley
After talking with the YP participants, we decided that
a. they were really cool
and
b. we wanted to spend more time with them.
We originally thought that focalizing an all-nighter in the CC would be a
great bonding activity and would be a smart way to reward them for having
such a positive role in the community. We ended up not doing it for a
variety of reasons. There was concern about how parents would feel about
letting their kids stay up all night. Additionally, we were tight on time
and energy ourselves! To pull an all nighter on a weekend would have
sacrificed our personal sustainability at this point in time.
However, I still think that this activity would work out well, provided
that time and energy are abundant. Karen suggested that the extension
could be a "quiet" space for those who want to sleep. In the remaining
parts of the CC, activities such as casino games, dance parties, and art
projects could be going on, and be overseen by FCS students.
After talking with the YP participants, we decided that
a. they were really cool
and
b. we wanted to spend more time with them.
We originally thought that focalizing an all-nighter in the CC would be a
great bonding activity and would be a smart way to reward them for having
such a positive role in the community. We ended up not doing it for a
variety of reasons. There was concern about how parents would feel about
letting their kids stay up all night. Additionally, we were tight on time
and energy ourselves! To pull an all nighter on a weekend would have
sacrificed our personal sustainability at this point in time.
However, I still think that this activity would work out well, provided
that time and energy are abundant. Karen suggested that the extension
could be a "quiet" space for those who want to sleep. In the remaining
parts of the CC, activities such as casino games, dance parties, and art
projects could be going on, and be overseen by FCS students.
11 - the budget
post by Alexa
As treasurer, I am proud to announce that we completed our FCS
Permaculture Service Project WITHOUT SPENDING A PENNY! All the
resources were collected with Craig's help from around the park. He
lent us his tools and helped us scavenge all the materials together.
Not to mention our own ingenuity!
As treasurer, I am proud to announce that we completed our FCS
Permaculture Service Project WITHOUT SPENDING A PENNY! All the
resources were collected with Craig's help from around the park. He
lent us his tools and helped us scavenge all the materials together.
Not to mention our own ingenuity!
10 - the hammock
Permaculture project: Hammock
Focalized by Kyle,
Supported by everyone.
So, the plan was,
We planned for a massive hammock big enough for jumping, swinging, and general awesomeness. The material was a found fishing net from the beach, sewn into a rectangular shape and a two-by-four was attached at either end. The site was a spot where the same project was attempted previously, and had two existing posts that we hoped to use for supporting the new hammock. We didn’t plan out how it would be done as far as the method of building it, but hoped for some creativity to take place on the day of the project.
What got executed?
The day of the project, we built a great hammock. We wiggled the existing posts to take them out. This took no time at all with the ground in Scotland and its constantly being rained on. The ground was forgiving, and didn’t create any obstacles for us. It seemed to enjoy our contributions. Once the holes were dug, we tossed in the two pine posts. There was a construction site of a stone building down the road where we borrowed a wheel barrow, and collected chips of stone. These acted as a sturdier and less prone to the rain connection to the ground for the posts. We pounded the stone into the hole around the base of the two posts, with a heavy tamping rod to hold the posts confidently in the ground. Once the posts were secure, we connected the net to them using twisted recycled rope.
This was a good way for the hammock to stay, but could be improved upon. The idea came up to add a top post that would connect the two standing posts. We went out with Craig to the forest to find a post and trailer it back. The bark was taken off, and long nails driven to connect the posts. Our project was completed and the people were flying from right and left into the net.
Who helped it all happen?
Everyone helped it all happen. There was Emily digging away from the start. Josh was keen on smashing rocks with the tamping rod, and driving nails into the top post. Craig was the forester, forager, and tractor driver. Emma brought a lot of fun while taking pictures, joining in on the rock smashing, and hammock tester. Oren came to the forest to collect the top post, and added to the de-barking efforts. I was focalizer, and jack of all trades. There were countless hammock quality testers, laughers, gigglers, piles ups of people in the big fish-net. There was support in getting materials from Craig. The YP was supporting us with excitement about a hammock. The project felt like a day of play, and the hammock was built as a manifestation of out enjoyment of working together and creating.
Tell somethin’ good
9- kids event
post by oren
Through our consultations with the YP kids and YP workers, and feedback from our meetings, as part a of our permaculture project we held a fun event for the kids. Seeing as how this required the kids, it was not done on our workday, but was held on the 13th of November. I, Oren, focalized this event, and was helped by the company and enthusiasm of Sarah, Simone, Steph and Emma. It was planed as a games night, intended, and embodied, as a time to spend more time with the kids, to facilitate some fun, to be positive role models, and to help the YP workers have some time to enjoy themselves and the kids with out focalizing. It was a great time. We played name games, Love (a variation of Bang), Sumo, “Yes Let’s”, and learned the song “jig-a-lo”. Each game got the kids and us moving and enjoying life. Great success! Thanks to everyone involved including the YP kids, and Gabrielle and Karen.
8 - graffiti boards and swings
post by josh
i focalized the graffiti boards, the shoe rack, and the front swings.
i was very happy with they both turned out.
the graffiti boards were a simple process that alexa and i did. we
lost many screw-bits. like 5 or something. we did do do much in the
way of a shoe rack, which is funny because it was the only thing the
focalizers asked us for. the swings were a idea that some one brought
up during the day, so we decided to do it. it was hard to get them
balanced.
it was great fun to sit on a swing again, and it was nice to swing
into the southern sun.
a good day.
i focalized the graffiti boards, the shoe rack, and the front swings.
i was very happy with they both turned out.
the graffiti boards were a simple process that alexa and i did. we
lost many screw-bits. like 5 or something. we did do do much in the
way of a shoe rack, which is funny because it was the only thing the
focalizers asked us for. the swings were a idea that some one brought
up during the day, so we decided to do it. it was hard to get them
balanced.
it was great fun to sit on a swing again, and it was nice to swing
into the southern sun.
a good day.
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