ever since i germinated a ruby red grapefruit seed, i’ve enjoyed experimenting with other seeds that cross my path. so far, i’ve had success with avocado + jackfruit seeds. it’s pretty exciting waiting to see if a seed will root & sprout. the grapefruit seed was fairly easy. i just put a few seeds in…
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the past few months i’ve been creating my own pots. my bestie got me ceramics sessions for my birthday gift and it’s been so much fun to a) spend time with her & b) see my visions come to life. in addition to hand building and glazing, i’ve also been hand building pots at home…
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last month my sister came over and she mounted my staghorn fern. she suggested that we create a how to tutorial video. my sister’s a superstar! she produced and edited the video (i’m proud of her as i don’t have such skills lol). chris recorded it & i provided direction. i hope our short tutorial…
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this month’s #📚lostinplantopia book feature is so you want to talk about race by ijeoma oluo. racism has always been a difficult topic for me – from being bullied for being chinese to being told to go back to where i come from to experiencing racial microaggressions & systemic racism in academia. race affects me, my family,…
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whenever i travel, i am either hiking or visiting friends & family. if i’m real lucky, i get to do both. last march i went to visit my friend in jacó, costa rica. she is costa rican & it was my second time going down to see her while she was living there. at the…
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in august i shared an article by steffen and international colleagues (2018) on climate change, titled trajectories of the earth system in the anthropocene. the study discusses how we are reaching a ’tipping point’ & ‘hothouse earth.’ crossing this threshold means that our planet is no longer able to cool down on its own and…
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december’s #📚lostinplantopia book feature is the best we could do by thi bui. this book means so much to me – i wish i could have given it to myself as a child (representation matters!) thi writes about her family’s journey fleeing vietnam to america in the late 70s in a beautifully illustrated graphic novel.…
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lately i’ve been meditating on letting go. primarily thinking about letting go of the narratives that hold me back, which were created by myself + others. over time i’ve repeated them to myself, consciously & subconsciously. there’s so much power in your thoughts & emotions. what’s hard is slowing down & being still to listen…
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my balcony was my paradise over the summer. i spent most of it working on revisions & as a space to relax and unwind. please see #jmbalconyshelves on ig for how this area has changed over the summer szn. notes for s/s 2019: bigger containers for tomato plants 🍅 we were given seedlings at the local…
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