Community Kinetics

Category: Blog

  • Serving Care and Compassion, food justice for elders?

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    A mini diary of my experience working as a food aid at the Good Samaritan Society in Stillwater, MN November 9, 2023 Today was my first day training as a food aid at the Good Samaritan Society, an elder care facility. I remember my interview a couple of weeks ago, October 23rd. To be honest,…

  • Time

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    by Rosie Russell, July 24, 2024 The clouds move like time,ever-changing, with wind, rain, and magnetic fields in the sky.Wrapped up,floating on a calm, sunny day,or lifted up and carried away so quickly to a new destination that time becomes a mystery after all.A mystery to us all.But knowing makes us realize we know nothing…

  • Blown away

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    Approaching the flat horizon, vast fields surround us. The rich, malleable land, exposed by the till. A smokey cloud plumes, over the hazy view, while the April wind howls, and the land lifts skyward. Up, up, and away, goes our sweet Iowa topsoil. There goes our independence, and our future’s fortune too. Rosie Russell, April…

  • Still

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    Yellow lemons and bananas, fill the pewter bowl, reminding us, to feed our soul, in the aftermath, of a life gone so soon, twelve roses turn purple, under the waning moon. By Rosie Russell, March 7, 2024

  • Up from Below

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    Life Prevails,up from below.From decaying deatha shroom does grow.From a discarded carcass,a cozy collar will go.From an unwanted jacket,a new story to sew.The natural cycle of life,up from below. By Rosie Russell, February 2024

  • Emerging Farmers Conference 2023

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    Written by Rosie Russell, November 2023 Agricultural policies are often co-created with stakeholders in the community.But which stakeholders?Well, simply put, it’s the stakeholders who are actively benefiting from the existing policies. By and large, that does not include our emerging farmers and farm workers. It does not include the people who want to farm differently.…

  • How can we uplift communities through storytelling? Ask The SEAD Project.

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    October 2023, Rosie Russell For those of you who’ve been interviewed for a story, have you ever been asked, “what brings you joy?” For many, the answer is no. More often, someone is being asked to recount a recent trauma or unveil some new drama. A reopening of wounds to raise awareness, or simply to…