Outline for post with just tomatoes.....
    


               Intro: same as with "three crop" outline, difference being in the last few lines:

             Today I am going to discuss with you the extensive process for growing one of my personal favorites: HEIRLOOM TOMATOES

1.           Planting:

        

•   Seedlings 2 feet apart in hoophouse, mid March- April, running twine about along

            the length of hoophouse, also string hanging down to secure vines as they grow upwards.

   
       2.    Maintenance:
             a) continual training upwards of plants onto twine.
             b) Suckering
             c) pest control -slugs and mice

      3, Harvest/ presentation:

         a) picking, soft handed, vs. harvest knife
        
         b) Different standars for market and co op/ restaurant orders
          c) prices

          In Conclusion:

          As you can see, there is much more work in involved then you may have ever
        considered when choosing your food at the marketplace, even more work goes into
       producing local organic produce which is also the freshest. So next time you are at your
       market/ grocery of choice, you can take the time to really think about where your food comes
      from and the time that goes into it going from seed to your table, especially if it is locally\
        grown, which is also the freshest produce that you will enjoy. I hope that you have \
      enjoyed your window into the life of the organic, Whatcom Co. farmer, and that you may
     even want to know more about how you can lean first hand what it means to grow your own
      food and benefit from the freshest of the fresh!            
         

Outline for Public Speaking: Informative Presentation, 5-6 mins, 10/4/2016


     Intro:     

                How many of you have eaten a fruit or vegetable today? This week? Did you happen to see where your produce came from? Perhaps it came from California- or further: may New Zealand? Believe it or not,    (blank) % of produce sold in Washington stores and restaurants (?) is from out of state, and 2/3 of that percentage is imported from another continent, like (blank) and New Zealand. After working on a small, Organic farm in Whatcom Co. for the past three years, I recognize both the great benefits and the hard work that goes into producing farmed goods that are fresh and high quality. Today, I would like to share with you some of what I do as an organic farmer. I will walk you through the planting, general maintenance and final presentation of three main cash crops. My hope is through my explanation you will have gained a window into the world of Whatcom County's Produce Production, and may even want to know more about where your food comes from in general!
    
      The first crop I would like to discuss is Carrots.
       
       1) Planting of carrots when: late Spring to mid summer, germination: (?)    
            How: simple- seed scattering
       2) Maintenance of carrots (two handed thinning/ wheel how/ hand weeding)
       3) Harvest/ Process for selling (shovel digging whole row/ store with dirst or clean and bunch
           for grocery store orders


      The second crop I would like to discuss is Strawberries
    
       1) Planting: When: late March- April/ Time to fruit: 2 mo. How? Crowns soaked in water, lay
           down 8" and pop in with dandelion fork, hori hori or regular spade, augment with sawdust
       2) Maintenance: Hours popping up dandies with a shovel/ (explain manual pipe moving for
            irrigation? Prob not enough time).
       2) Harvest/ Prep for selling: squat frog movement fashioin/ filling whole and half pints for
          Market/ Orders (leave tops on for aesthetics, choosing only well formed, large berries, test for
         sweetness and texture).

     The third crop is heirloom tomatoes!
     
      1) Planting: When: hoop house late March/ seedlings, with twine strung along length of hoop house to train plants when they get tall enough
      2) Maintenance: suckering and training up/ off ground.
      3) Harvest/ Prep for sale: Heirlooms for Co op order/ Market

         In conclusion:


          As you may have deduced by now, your food has a very long involved story before you buy it and take it home to eat it, especially if you choose to buy from a farmer like me who grows local, orgainic and mostly without machines. For Organic Farmers, our hands and minds are the tools that ensure our harvest is the freshest and best quality it can be. So, next time you are perusing the fruits and veggies in your produce section, take a second to think about the work that goes goes into getting them to you, and think about the difference between local and imported produce. And, if you are interested in learning more about the everyday life of an organic farmer, see me after class and I can point you to resources that will get you connected to a farm where you can learn first hand what it means to be a local organic farmer. Thank you for your time.             

    
     

     



        The third crop is strawberries.




  

10/25/2016: ART Modeling

they were discussing, she and the group. One of the artists mentioned, in a complaining tone, how they never got a model who smiled. So, she said with some dark humor coloring her tone, really? OK, I will smile for this next five minute one.
   She chose a pose that was full of energy and needed much attention; a pose of finite muscular placement and engagement. A challenge. She smiled- tightly at first and then relaxing more deeply into her unusual posture and widely cheerful face, she felt the intricacies of her inner mouth tissue open to allow an intimately full exposure of her teeth: her false tooth right in front, which was noticeably smaller than its mate; also her missing back left eye tooth was prominently dispayed by a grin both heartfelt and a shafe lurid. And they drew, they drew with a fresh eagerness and aplomb, this woman who was more naked than most, who was presently unguarded and displaying her most private innate smile at the world.
             After some time, the group's facilitator glanced in a non- chalant manner to the digital timer and murmered to himself more than to the others, oh Whoops!: forgot to set the timer. (then looking up to me with a quiet smile of his own: you don't mind, do you?"

        My smile continues unhindered by this rhetorical question, though now my eyes are only on him and my smile slowly gains a character of malicious servility, until it has stretched and grown into a monster's gape, a grin absent of kindness and with the promise of a definite return/ consequence for its unwanted and pained continuance.  A garish mask floating up from the body of a tired queen. The facilitator soon realized that he had better feed this strange beast a much heftier tip than his usual, or in some unspoken way, there'd be Hell to Pay.

ReStore Cover letter/ resume notes

Megeara Noland
1010 North Garden Street, 
Apt. 2, Belligham, WA 
98225
r88t.one@gmail.com
360-255-3773

                               Attention ReStore Hiring Manager(s):

           I am applying for the opening in retail sales staff at the Re Store because my natural aptitude for communicating with people, my hands on, service oriented skill set and my core values all recommend me as the ideal candidate for this position. Having spent my youth on San Juan Island, I was exposed to the power that an environmentally conscious, tight knit community can have within its local sphere, and beyond. It was in Friday Harbor that I first began to volunteer with a small 501c3 which provided low cost earth friendly resources to our local islanders. During this time, I gained retail experience through assisting in the creation and upkeep of the non profit's sliding scale thriftstore, and learned to work hard with a team as an employee of the green cleaning company which was also run under the organization. I continued my involvement in community based projects first on Orcas Island as a Naturalist Educator Intern with the Moran Outdoor School and in affiliation with Americorps, and later on Lopez Island as a natural builder intern with the Lopez Community Land Trust. Working with the LCLT, I assisted in the construction of 8 fixed income, single family homes which were built using passive solar principles as well as earthen building materials with the goal of achieving a zero net energy consumption for every residence. My volunteering there allowed me to build valuable skills in cedar shingle installation, board sanding/ finish, concrete floor finish, and various miscellaneous light carpentry tasks. I became comfortable with a measuring wood cuts, using a skill saw and jig saw while working on a crew that was multilinguistic and multinational. Interacting with my teammates was an added bonus to my time there, as I was continually humbled observing the ease with our varied crew could function as a cohesive family and labor well together.

      Though my more recent years in Whatcom County have found me in a variety of pursuits, the theme of my work on the whole has been team oriented with an emphasis in outdoor labor and indoor/ outdoor retail. I worked in seed propagation, planting and weeding with organic Moondance Farm out in Acme, and spent the following two full growing seasons with Spring Frog Farm at the Holistic Homestead. On this 15.5 acre organic farmstead, I was participant in a wide scope of necessary farm activities, including but not limited to seedsewing/ planting, laborious weed control, harvest, processing and order delivery to the Haggens, the Co Op and other smaller groceries. My responsibilites also included the set up, manning and breakdown of our market stand at both the Fairhaven and downtown Bellingham Farmer's Markets. As salesperson in the fast paced, high stimulus world of the Market I was able to function efficiently while implementing a positive customer service ethic, handling cash, weighing out produce and constantly reworking product displays as our stock dwindled throughout the day. 
    I am presently employing my people skills and retail savvy at the Greenhouse as a member of their shop support staff, and as a pricer at their warehouse. At the shop, I am responsible for maintaining attractively stocked product on the floor while also assisting customers in finding what they need and maintaining order in the backstock area as well. At the warehouse I have assisted with furniture deliveries and the treatment of receiving, inventorying and pricing freshly received product. Though I have enjoyed my time at the Greehouse, I now wish to provide customer service and product aesthetics in a retail  environment that is less involved in accruing a heavy carbon footprint and more involved in being a resource for the Bellingham community to get their buying needs met in a way that is economically and environmentally feasible. I think that Re Store has that environment and therefore I am willing to commit to providing the best service possible to be a part of your team. Please consider my qualifications, and let me prove this to you firsthand. 

               thanks for reading. 

1. Provide enthusiastic and attentive customer service.
2. Provide assistance to customers in locating appropriate materials, loading and unloading items to and from vehicles.
3. Maintain retail departments for safety, display and ease of shopping.
4. Maintain cleanliness of merchandise with help of staff and volunteers.
5. Assist in managing the flow of materials into retail areas by providing guidance to fellow staff and volunteers.
6. Assist in supervising and training The RE Store volunteers.
7. Communicate with Managers and Receiving Staff to update moratoriums and shortages of merchandise.
8. Other duties as required by Managers.
9. Attend monthly staff meetings.
10. Follow and implement The RE Store safety plan.
11. Learn all The RE Store policies and procedures as outlined in The RE Store Policy Manual and become familiar with our Mission and practices.

Qualifications:

1. Previous experience in merchandising and customer service.yes
2. Knowledge of the value and uses of a wide range of building materials.
3. Knowledge and experience with recycling, re-use and re-purposing of previously used materials.
4. Understanding of local business community and local reuse/recycling programs.
5. Ability to interact and communicate well with the public.
6. Knowledge and experience in construction, trades or crafts.
7. Knowledge and experience in retail sales and customer service
8. Experience in merchandising and display.
9. Experience in cash handling and operating a digital cash register.
10. Commitment to the goals of The RE Store.
11. Ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment with constantly shifting priorities.
12. Ability to lift 50lbs
13. Reliable transportation to work.

Compensation:

The Retail Sales Staff position is .8 time (32 hours per week) with a starting wage of $11.00+ per hour, depending on experience. The compensation package includes health benefits (medical, dental and vision) and a generous paid time off program.

 Accountability:

Reports to The RE Store Co-Managers – Rich Chrappa and Tim O’Donnell.

Application Instructions:

Position open until filled.  Send resume and cover letter to:  HR@re-sources.org.

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