For the second day of our UBC Orchard Garden CFE we learned about body measurement. We discussed the metric and imperial systems, some of the roots of the imperial and metric measurements (French Revolution!), what the imperial measurements mean, and how to estimate imperial distances with our bodies. During our discussions on this beautiful sunny day we saw eagles, squirrels, a robin, and listened to chickadees and a well-played accordion (Thanks Susan!). Susan, our coordinator, also told us the names of some of the plants in the garden and pointed out the poisonous ones to avoid eating.
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| Anoop and Riley measuring "fathoms" |
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| Susan playing accordion |
We then visited a small plot outside the Neville Scarfe building which we raked and hoed for some guerilla gardening. We took seeds of aromatic herbs and beautiful flowers to plant, following the planting instructions as closely as we could using body measurement strategies. Hopefully we will get to see some of those seeds take root and grow during our upcoming semester at Scarfe.
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| A small selection of the seeds we could choose from |
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| Evelyn |
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| Evelyn and Anoop plant seeds outside Neville Scarfe |
We finished the day by meeting Emily who lead us in some weeding, watering, and maintenance of the garden. Having little gardening experience, I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun it can be getting your hands dirty in the soil. It’s also a great way to get to know the people you’re working with, as no one is on their phone or particularly distracted by anything. Talking and connecting becomes as natural as a leaf growing outward towards the sunlight.
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| Through the hyperboloid with Aman |
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