Writing and Projects
The author spent 2020 amidst the pandemic restoring his sailboat, Grace, while teaching online. He tackled various pressing issues systematically, conducting repairs with both professional help and hands-on efforts, including fiberglass work, interior revamping, winch maintenance, and comprehensive upgrades to the rigging and outdoor equipment. …
The Bay Area Farmer Training (BAFT) trained aspiring urban farming practitioners in agroecology, using a pedagogy rooted in humanistic values, social justice, popular education, liberatory experiences, and decolonial and feminist frameworks. This chapter outlines the contra-hegemonic and participatory pedagogical philosophies and practices implemented within the program while providing examples of how the curriculum manifested in praxis. …