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admin October 6, 2025 No Comments

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Wapas Nah Nee Shaku (The NAYA Community Garden)

admin January 10, 2025 No Comments

Earlier this week I volunteered with NAYA (Native American Youth and Family Center), a local organization that offers a wide variety of comprehensive services from childcare services to food and…

The Portland community celebrates plants like no other. From vegetable gardens to native plant paradises, bonsai gardens to rain gardens, the amount of thought and expertise throughout the greater Portland…

The Effects of Racism on Portland’s Historic Black Communities

admin January 2, 2025 No Comments

In the ever-evolving world, the art of forging genuine connections remains timeless. Whether it’s with colleagues, clients, or partners, establishing a genuine rapport paves the way for collaborative success.

Land Acknowledgement

I live on stolen land once home to village sites of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molella, and many other tribes.
I also live on a gentrified plot of land in North Portland that is part of Albina, the center of Portland's African American population since the late 1900s.
It is because of the efforts of those before me I am able to care for plants and grow food on this land responsibly and with intention.

Harm-Reduction Capitalism

Capitalism isn't broken, it is keeping certain people from getting ahead just as intended.
In order to sustainably provide fresh, local produce free of charge to others, I have to participate in this system to financially support myself.