by Gordon Liu | Apr 24, 2019 | Staff Column
Action Plan Logo by Kevin Katz I want to get the garden at the Homestead up and running again by the time I graduate in Spring of 2020, and hopefully the future Homies will keep it up. For context, the Homestead is some property about a mile away from my...
by Gordon Liu | Apr 24, 2019 | Staff Column
Action Plan Logo by Jessica McClelland I plan to create a small organic herb garden in my apartment, as well as growing bean sprouts and spinach. I will use recycled materials or supplies I already have at home to build the garden on a small budget. I will make...
by Gordon Liu | Apr 23, 2019 | Staff Column
Action Plan Logo by Isabella Colello For my action plan, I have decided to reinstall my family garden at our summer cottage. Our cottage resides on an old farming island which used to completely provide for its inhabitants. Until about five years ago, my family had an...
by Gordon Liu | Apr 23, 2019 | Staff Column
Action Plan Logo by Avia Z. Kalfa This summer I plan to build a hoop house greenhouse on my parent’s 7 acre property and use this activity as a way to teach local children about gardening. My younger brother goes to a forrest school with a small class of about 8...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Apr 7, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
The documentary “Racing Extinction” definitely hit me on an emotional note. One thing I really enjoyed about the film was the undercover activism that took place in the film – I find that very admirable. I would love to be a “greenie” and exploit organizations...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Apr 7, 2019 | Staff Column
Watching the documentary Racing Extinction filled me with emotions. The initial emotion that washed over me was anger. As the film began by stating how beautiful creatures have been dwindling constantly during the anthropocene, at exponential rates, I was horrified....
by Iceland Study Abroad | Apr 7, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
The documentary film, Racing Extinction, is a well-shot, interesting documentary that features undercover environmental activism and dramatic public action. My favorite part of the film was the creation and execution of the Projecting Change project with Tesla. It was...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Apr 7, 2019 | Staff Column
After viewing the Discovery Channel Documentary, Racing Extinction, I feel motivated to get out in society and make change. The filmed targeted the current mass extinction event that is happening, the Anthropocene. It focused on telling stories of environmental...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 24, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Staff Column
After days of sitting in the car, we collected a myriad of odors on our clothes and in our hair; of cows, sulfur and pb&j sandwiches. The idea of a picturesque nature bath, much like the blue lagoon that many of us knew as a symbol of iceland itself, sounded like...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 24, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Happy Cows After working on a sustainable and organic farm in Minnesota last summer, sustainable and efficient practices has been something very keen to me. When visiting Akureyi, the CELL group had the opportunity to visit Kaffi Ku, the “Happy Cow” cafe. The cafe was...
