I am a person off-color — a mixed race, Native Hawaiian mother of two, toiling in the post-industrial soils of Troy, New York. My self-exploration is materialized through wordplay, gardens, and assembly of my nest. Built from strands of racial, eco, food, and birth justice, I find shelter in the creative opportunity of this entanglement.
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Events
Ongoing_
2014 - Present
Collard City Growers Workshop Series
Designed by the seasons: Plant propagation, Grafting, Community Tree Planting, Food Preservation and more. See instagram.com/collardcitygrowers.
Last Wednesday of Every Month, 5 to 7pm
Mom's Night Out
A monthly gathering for mothers centered around creative activity held at Superior Merchandise Company.
Past_
03/30/2019 ~ Grafters X Change
Community Resource Mapping
04/15/2018 ~ Ruderal Ecologies Symposium
Census Tract 404: Collaborative Mapping
05/06/2019 ~ Bees + Barter
Bees and the Cooperative Community
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Education
Class of 2008
Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing)
Class of 2004
Kahuku High School
2014
Geoff Lawton Online Course
Permaculture Design Certificate
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Earthwork
2015 to Present
Other-Wise Homestead
Lansingburgh, Troy, NY
Rehabilitation and remediation of home and landscape with an homage to other-ness: other values, other styles, other wisdom — the non-conventional. Community composting site, edible landscape, alley plantings and backyard chicken experiments.
2014 to Present
Collard City Growers
North Central, Troy, NY
A block-wide public food forest and demonstration garden of the Sanctuary for Independent Media, dedicated to environmental arts education for the community. Where food justice meets bio art through reclamation of post-industrial landscapes and sharing food and skills with our neighbors.
2014
Contemporary Artists' Center
Troy, NY
Design and installation of edible landscape at The Post set on partially-wooded, south-facing sloped terrain to feed and teach artists-in-residence self-reliance and earth-based skills.
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