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Last Thursday (November 29th), the members of Huerta del Valle had our first official community meeting, consisting of Maria, past community garden participants (Very Interested Persons), and Pitzer in Ontario volunteers. We all discussed what we thought should be the core values of Huerta del Valle and came up with this list: Values of Huerta del Valle: Respect, Communication, Responsibility, Dedication, Harmony, Listening, Sharing, Support, Love, Humility, and Good Conduct. Valores de Huerta del Valle: Respeto, Comunicación, Responsabilidad, Dedicación, Armonía, Escuchar, Compartir, Apoyo, Humildad, y Comportamiento. María updated everyone on the work we've done in the past few months -- working with the city and receiving funding through the Heal Zone Grant from Kaiser Permanente. It was a great experience for everyone involved to come together and share their thoughts about Huerta del Valle.
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Arthur and Shannon went digging for soil samples a few weeks ago. We divided the garden into Plot A and Plot B and took about 25 samples from each. These samples went into a conglomerated "Plot A" and "Plot B" bin, respectively. We also took individual soil samples from each of these 25 locations and stored them in plastic bags. Right now, the two conglomerated bins are getting tested for contaminants. If it turns out that the soil is contaminated with whatever materials (metals, chemicals, etc.), we will be able to test each of the 25 individual samples to pinpoint the contamination and act accordingly. However, we don't really expect to find contamination. Once we get the (hopefully clean) results back, we will be that much closer to getting work started in Huerta del Valle! Arturo y Shannon fueron a cavar muestras de tierra hace unas semanas. Dividimos el jardín en dos terrenos-A y B-y tomamos acerca de 25 muestras de cada uno. Parte de estas muestras se mezclaron en un contenedor "Terreno A" y otro "Terreno B", respectivamente. También metimos partes de las muestras en bolsitas individuas y las guardamos. En este momento, se esta analizando las muestras mezcladas para determinar si se encuentran contaminantes. ¡Ya que recibamos los resultados (limpios, con suerte), estaremos un paso mas cerca a poder trabajar en la Huerta del Valle! We have been fortunate enough to work with UC Irvine law professors Robert Solomon and Carrie Hempel. They teach at the university's Community and Economic Development law clinic, which has third year law students practicing law. We met with a group of students in September and they decided to take Huerta del Valle on as a client! This means we will receive free legal advice and have the help we need to eventually incorporate into a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Estuvimos afortunados de trabajar con los profesores de UC Irvine Robert Solomon y Carrie Hempel. Enseñan la clínica de Desarrollo Económico y de Comunidad por el cual estudiantes de tercer año practican el derecho. Nos juntamos con un grupo de estudiantes en el mes de septiembre y ¡decidieron aceptarnos de cliente! Significa que recibiremos consejos legales gratuito y tener la ayuda que necesitamos para eventualmente incorporar como una organización 501(c)(3) no lucrativa.  We recently met with Nisreen Azar (Restoration Fellow at Pitzer), who was able to help us design our land use plan. After some discussion, we finally have a conceptual site plan, which we have turned into the city! Recientemente nos juntamos con Nisreen Azar (Becaria de Ecología de Restauración), quien nos ayudó con el diseño de nuestro plan de uso de la tierra. Después de nuestra discusión tenemos al final un plan de sitio conceptual, ¡el cual entregamos a la Ciudad! Designing the plan with Nisreen. We had a satellite image of the plot of land and used trace paper to lay out possible site designs. Diseñando el plan con Nisreen. Tuvimos un imagen satelital del terreno y usamos papel translúcido para dibujar posibles diseños del sitio. On October 14, Wes and Shannon manned the Huerta del Valle booth at the Ontario Health Fair (held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church off Mission Avenue). We met many Ontario residents and spread the word about Huerta del Valle. Many community members showed interest in the garden and we were all able to learn about other health initiatives going on in Ontario! El 14 de octubre, Wes y Shannon montaron una mesa de Huerta del Valle en la feria de salud de Ontario en la iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe sobre la Mission. Conocimos a muchos residentes de Ontario y corrimos la voz sobre Huerta del Valle. Muchos miembros de la comunidad mostraron interés y ¡además conocimos otros iniciativos de salud haciéndose en Ontario! |
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