Nimhue's Root Connection

a blog about all things good and green, living with the land, & loving with the whole heart

Community

Community is who is around you. "Who" can be humans, animals, waterbodies, plants, soil, and places. These communities often overlap like mycelial networks, demonstrating that we are all part of one big community: Earth. Fostering healthy community is the basis for human evolution and morality. It is critically important in today's world when the glue that holds us together has begun to wear away as people become more "individualized," and connect less in the flesh and more digitally. This is the most important page on this blog, as it shares resources and information for my local community, many of which are replecateable and useful for anyone, regardless where they belong to. Here, you can learn about projects and initiatives going on in my community, which I hope will inspire you to become more involved in yours. Let's uplift eachother, protect our animal kin, steward our lands and waterbodies, ensure food access for everyone, and create thriving spaces for all.

Community News

The Monroe Community Free Seed Library is almost ready!

 

We had a great group of locals come to the Monroe Library today to help repackage seeds for distribution. Volunteers opened donated seed packets acquired through the cooperative extension, local donations, as well as  some new purchased seeds from Bhoomi Devi- a local real organic certified seed producer. The seeds were then dumped into little cups, and either counted or scooped out with varying teaspoon sizes, and put into our own envelopes. The envelopes are stamped with a design I made, which reads: "FREE SEED." Then the envelopes were sealed, bunched by variety, and placed in a box, which quickly grew into a mound! In a few short hours, we repacked about 75% of the seed, and another event is set to take place this Thursday to finish the job. 

 

The event was not only productive, but also a great time, and a chance for locals to come together, some of us meeting for the first time, and working together for the good of the community. Laughs were had, stories told, and our mission mostly complete. 

 

We plan to have the free seed library open and available to the public by April 6th, the day after Easter. You do not have to be a resident of Monroe to access the library, only an interested gardener! To get your seeds, just come to the Monroe town hall/library during hours of operation, select your seeds, and fill out the book with your choices. (This book helps us track what comes and goes, data which may be used in future years to apply for small grants to purchase more seeds and help other libraries get started.)

 

The library vessel, which is an old card catalogue box being repurposed, will have drawers labeled according to crop type. This year we have an exciting variety, with gems like "Chennai" radish pods, an overabundance of different beans,  bee balm, a healthy sampling of tomatoes, among many others! Locals who save their own seed are also welcome to donate, which keeps the local seed availability diverse and helps us maintain a stock without a need for funding. 

 

Stay tuned for the next stages of our project!

Upcoming Events

Community Projects

Looking for ways to build and connect? Below are a number of project

ideas which are a great way to bring people together and benefit the

community overall.

Click the title for more information and resources to get you started!

Seed Library

Protest

Potluck

Skill Share

Community Garden

Clothing Swap