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Brooke Chow 2A Ogren 15 January 2018 Photo Credits to Eric Wang (!!!) because no one else was willing to take off their gloves to help me take the picture.

At the MLK Day of Service event, we worked on the Good Hope Farm Project. This project encompasses preparing the fields for spring planting through compost supplement, performing general farm chores, as well as planting some new plants. Specifically, I worked on transporting the mulch and compost material by using sporks to scoop up the large piles into wheelbarrows where it would then be spread across the farm field.

Attending this event was eye-opening because I’ve never done anything like it. I’m glad I had this opportunity to work with nature and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that humans can play a role in cultivating the agriculture of the area. Spreading this composted material along the farmland provides more nutrients for the soil and land which will later benefit humans as the yield is larger. In this situation, we can clearly see how humans working with the environment can benefit both parties. Participation in this event allowed me to understand This type of event exposes people to working with nature; physically working with nature bridges the gap between learning and understanding environmental science.