As this is a thesis project requiring multiple perspectives, I have been very lucky to engage the attention of two participant/collaborators. I’m calling them able gardener 1 and able gardener 2. I am looking for another able gardener # 3, who will together with myself (principle researcher) make four sides to our container planters. I received notice from the Ethics Review Board today that I can go ahead with the project. As I sat on the edges of the mini wheatfield today chatting with able gardener 2, we noticed the tiny sproutings of hundreds of wheat seeds that were planted on Saturday.
Able Gardeners 1 and 2 are now “categorized”, which means that when they write something they will tag themselves and afterwards all their blog entries will organize themselves so that they can be read as separate streams as well as intertwined contributors to this blog.
Hi Barb this is Able gardener 2. I was at Ottawa U on Friday June 19th and I thought I would check the project. Though the wheat had struggle to survive the invasion of the petunias, it is no more. The wheat in those boxes near the road have all been carefully removed. Those under the tree are really beautiful and growing well. As are the beans, corn and zucchini in front of the Faculty. Never underestimate the growing power of food. I will check in again.