Comments on: Beans 1, Soccer 0

By: Sister blog Redland Rambles wins SFDB post of the week twice in a row! « Bee Heaven Farm's Blog

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:45:47 +0000

[...] a runner up for that week’s POTW. In February, Waiting for Kids was a runner up too. And Beans 1, Soccer 0, about a misguided zoning request in the heart of Redland’s farming area, was a runner up for [...]

By: marian33031

marian33031 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:33:27 +0000

South Florida Daily Blog (SFDB) has chosen this blog post as one of thir runner-ups for their Post of the Week. “Redland Rambles did a great job of documenting the battle between a Redland resident who wanted to build a soccer stadium, of sorts, in the middle of some bean fields and community citizens who were against it. The title of the post, Beans 1, Soccer 0, tells you how it wound up.”

http://southfloridadailyblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/sfdb-post-of-week.html

Thanks for the props, SFDB!

By: marian33031

marian33031 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:19:35 +0000

Margie's post on soil and tilth can be found on the Bee Heaven Farm blog. http://beeheavenfarm.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/a-new-season-begins/

By: MiamiTeacher

MiamiTeacher — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:13:20 +0000

I saw the initial post about the hearing, and decided to use that as a way to bridge my chapters on soil to my two chapters on water (ground and surface). That post was a perfect way to help 14-15 year olds get a clear idea about WHY it is important to learn about things that often seem abstract and full of confusing vocabulary. We talked about the erosion of the topsoil that would occur (especially on the unpaved lot), about what septic systems are and the kind of treatment MDW&S does on sewage that might be coming out of their own homes – that sort of thing. The kids picked up on several of the things you reported on in the follow up post and I hope they felt proud of themselves for understanding the complexities of the issues involved. For folks who work the land for a living I know it makes complete sense, but for kids just entering high school, most of whom live in suburbia and only know that food comes from the grocery store it was a powerful piece to use in class. I also used one of Margie’s posts about preparing the land for planting in my soils chapters (for homework, and from her Bee Haven blog).

By: marian33031

marian33031 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:06:42 +0000

This blog is only one of many voices. There were 282 protests registered with the council before the hearing even happened! That said, I’m not climbing on an activist soapbox per se. The focus of this blog is to write about a group of organic growers in the area, and the issues that affect them.

By: Vande Hei

Vande Hei — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:07:25 +0000

Thanks for the excellent blogs on the proposed soccer fields in our neighborhoods. If the Campuzanos had been successful, it would have destroyed our peaceful community. Keep up the good work. We neighbors did a good job working together and need to be ready to unite again if need be.

By: marian33031

marian33031 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:45:11 +0000

Happy to be of help! Am interested in hearing how you connected this situation with your class, and your students’ thoughts. To be a farmer you have to know earth science — water cycle/hydrology, weather/climate, soil and rocks, and of course plants, bugs, and animals.

By: MiamiTeacher

MiamiTeacher — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:40:29 +0000

Perfect timing on this post! I’m teaching water and soils in my high school earth science class right now, and we used the last post about this issue when I was introducing the water cycle. I feel it is important for students to understand why they’re learning such topics in school, and the first post helped me accomplish that. I look forward to sharing THIS post with them today in class! (I have the class after 12:30 today).