Patio Gardening

My little garden

Thinking about the COVID-19, I thought about it as a pause of the world. Humans have disrupted the nature for a long time. A bright side of the ‘Stay home’ order is that the air got cleaner. Restricting people’s activities and the stop of many factories’ manufacturings reduced the emission of nitrogen dioxide. Why don’t we think of this pause as a turning point for adopting a sustainable way of life?

Seeing a plant grow out while staying home will be refreshing amidst all the exhausting news of the world about the sufferings due to the coronavirus.

Plant No.1_Onion

Plant No.2_Cherry Tomato

Plant No.3_Rosemary

"If you have even the samllest space, a pot on a window ledge, a front step, a wee yard, there is no balm to the soul greater than planting seeds. Watching them begin to sprout, checking far too often as the firm yet fragile stems break free of the soil, the dry seed-case caps, is a joy so strong you can feel it in your knuckles" (Charlotte Mendelson, 2020)

The Tonic of Gardening in Quarantine, The Newyorker

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/onward-and-upward-in-the-garden/the-tonic-of-gardening-in-quarantine

Plant No.4_Bean Sprouts

Plant No.2_Cherry Tomato

Plant No.3_Rosemary

Rolled Egg Omelet with Onion Sprouts

My onion grew taller, and I thought I could use it for cooking something. The onion sprouts can be used in diverse dishes. The sprouts look similar to green onion or scallion. It tastes a little bit sweeter than the scallion because it grew out from sweet onion. With the ingredients stocked up in my fridge, I came up with a rolled egg omelet with onion sprouts.

Watching the growing of the plants

Every morning, I go out to the patio to check on the plants.

I feel the sanctity of life in the situation of pandemic through planting.

It seems to me that the plants are much more stronger than humans in a sense that it is not being affected badly by the COVID-19 as much as humans. Even though the germ can be contaminated by the corona virus, its ecosystem is still intact.

Thinking about the power dynamics between ecology and the human society, Human society cannot sustain without the aid of ecology.

The cause of the environmental challenges we are facing today rooted from human activities. Thus it is time for humans to care about the environment, the ecology without expecting reciprocity.

Would this pandemic, the pause of the world, be a time for humans to care about the environment?

Transplanting Cherry Tomatoes

The small pot was too packed, so I decided to transplant some seedlings.

Tomatoes needs some space to grow well (just like human's personal space).

It would be great to have fancy wooden pot, but since staying home is safer, I decided to reuse the plastic water container.

While I don't want to make any plastic waste, it's hard to get rid of all the plastics around me so I try to reuse it afterward.

I did not have enough pots to transplant all the seedlings. So, I decided to plant the rest on the backyard of my apartment.

I hope this pot would give cherry tomatoes enough space to grow.

Keep creating: Gardening during COVID-19 | ClarkCountyToday.comWith so many of us stuck at home with the widespread closures due to the coronavirus, we here at ClarkCountyToday.com wanted to offer up some things you could do with that time at home. First on the list: gardening.

What benefits can we expect from gardening?

During COVID-19, gardening, growing a plant has been one thing people engage in. Gardening is one of the creative ways to stay busy while staying home. As we spend more time at home, we can take more time in the garden.

What I think as a benefit of gardening is that it helps my mental health. Through gardening, I can feel the accomplishment, and looking at greenness makes me calm. The positive vibe that the sprouting plants send us to stay positive and enjoy the spring season.

Also, gardening lets us stay outside while keeping social distance.

https://wjactv.com/news/local/gardening-growing-as-a-hobby-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic

How the COVID-19 pandemic is sending American agriculture into chaosCOVID-19 is disrupting agriculture on many levels. The Trump administration recently announced it will spend $19 billion to help farmers. But they aren’t the only group in need of support -- undocumented immigrants are roughly half of American farmworkers, and they have been excluded from the federal aid. Stephanie Sy reports and talks to agriculture reporter Amy Mayer of Iowa Public Radio.

The impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture

"Empty Shelves can be frightening, but empty fields and barns would be devastating."

- A message from American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall -

While a lot of businesses around the country have been paused, American Agriculture remains on duty. Agriculture is essential in life-sustaining for lives.

There are so many farmers and ranchers working hard despite the fear of pandemic. Despite their restless efforts, farmers and ranchers are going through not only mental challenges but also economic challenges.

What makes the food shelves in the grocery store empty if a lot of farmers and ranchers are keeping working?

Products go through repackaging and rerouting processes before coming into the grocery stores. However, since the plants that take care of those processes are not shutting down due to the pandemic, farmers and ranchers cannot profit from what they've worked hard from. A lot of products are turning into food waste.

To this problem, only hoping for the pandemic to end as soon as possible would be a realistic solution since it is hard to revise the processing system in a short amount of time.

#Need for Safety net for farm worker, undocumented immigrants #Giving out adequate information #Vulnerable workers

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