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Maya Rao

UTKSUST21

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 147 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    410
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Maya's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Tend A Garden

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Plant Trees

Temperate Forest Restoration

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Tend A Garden
    Have you ever had a significant experience in nature that altered your perspective or focus? If so, please describe it.

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    Maya Rao 2/05/2021 2:18 PM
    I don't think that I viewed nature as being restorative until I started doing work at Beardsley Farm. The repetitive and laborious tasks, the sound of birds and people working, the sun beating down on my skin; it made me realize that life can be taken slow and with intent. Working in nature and with plants made me re-center and think of life differently. I now hope that I can do outreach with community farms to help change other people's perspectives on agriculture in an urban setting.