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K Holzman
ReplyDeleteFood as Muse
9/2/10
Post a 200-300 word blog entry/personal statement. The title should be "Recipe for [yourfirstnamehere]."
In class, you came up with a slogan for yourself. (Well, we ran out of time, so you thought about it at least.) Now you need to write a recipe. Perhaps you could incorporate the slogan, the way some food writers include a phrase under the title of the recipe.
Recipe for Katie- by Katie Holzman
3.946 tablespoons of inhuman anal perfectionism
7 gallons of that northern yankee sarcasm
A pinch of brother influenced tom boy
4 Tablespoons of incredibly awesome taste in music, ability in sports, level of intelligence, looks, (anything really) and humility.
A pound and a half of chocolate ice-cream
-2 cups of the espanolo languageo
A hint of over competitiveness
3 shots of border line psycho
and a cup of boss
Freeze at low temperatures and sever on ice. Eat quickly- easily spoiled. Not tested on animals.
I was born and raised on the cold east coast and raised by one large Irish Catholic family who enjoy alcohol, sports, and aimless trouble causing. Their careers range from doctor to the cranky old man at the mobile station. I went to school close to home and am interested in swimming and Dan Layus. In studies, I am interested in sociology and Dan Layus. I chose Marymount because my friend happened to pull a slip of paper out of my brother's baseball cap with the word "Marymount" written in swirly blue ink on it. During my stay in this institution I hope to participate in swimming. I am anticipating a summer internship with the CIA headquarters in the metropolitan area (pending polygraph results) and would one day like to cary on in Africa working in conservation lands and safaris.
Recipe For Jose:
ReplyDeleteI came up with an interesting slogan for myself in class the other day:
The new, the only, the original.
The name Jose isn't very original and it is probably the oldest name in the bible. Jose comes from Joseph has some ancient roots.
But this doesn't describe the name rather it describes the person.
I am coming into Marymount as a new kind of person, I have learned so many things about myself in high school.
I come from humble half Puerto Rican half Dominican origins. My parents both started their United States career in New York where they met and married.
Later they came to Virginia where they had three blossoming young children. I am the middle child who loves to listen to music and play sports.
Along with this spicy music mixture there must be a pinch of competitiveness,
1 full blast of passion,
2 arms for lots of hugs to all I love,
and 1 brain that is eager to learn what is craved by many.
I am learning how to become focused, I felt like I did a substancial job to get through high school but the ingredients weren't mixed together properly.
Other than playing soccer and lacrosse for my high school I love to drum and listen to music, dance and play video games with my brother.
All these unique, new and original qualities amount to a finely mixed and excited person.
Me: Jose Gil
Ready to take on the world one class at a time.
Recipe for Hannah-by Hannah Hatcher
ReplyDelete1 cup of dependability
A handful of shyness
A tablespoon of kindness
A teaspoon of sweetness
A pound of love
Combine the dependability, shyness, kindness, and love and whisk it together. Put in the oven until the top is brown. Sprinkle the sweetness on top and serve warm with ice cream.
I am from a big family, the second oldest of nine children. My parents met in college at University of Texas at Austin. They got married in the Catholic Church and moved to VA where we have lived ever since. I enjoy the excitement of a big family but it involves responsibility as I care for my younger siblings. I have grown up very involved with my family and my faith. We go to family reunions where we make huge dishes of spaghetti and meatballs. We play volleyball and go to the beach.
I was homeschooled and played travel soccer through high school. There is a competitive side of me when it comes to playing games. I have enjoyed taking a culinary arts class where I learned how to make delicious recipes for people in nursing homes. I was involved in the youth group at my church during high school. We participated in the diocesan Work Camp, a week long volunteer service project where we helped rebuild the homes of people here in VA.
I came to Marymount with the hope of becoming a nurse. I love science so I hope to use my abilities to care for people. I am excited about meeting new people and being involved in the Marymount community. I am a Desk Assistant at Marymount and hope to become involved in Campus Ministry.
Julie and Julia-by Hannah Hatcher
ReplyDeleteTwo Ordinary Cooks with Extraordinary Dreams
Julie Powell decides to take on the challenge of cooking all the recipes in Julia Child’s cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. In order to motivate herself she writes about her experience with cooking and creates the blog entitled Julie/Julia Project.
I love the movie Julie and Julia because it is engaging. Julia Child has a unique and wonderful personality which she used to develop magnificent culinary skills. I can see why Julie Powell is so attracted to Julia. Going into the project Julie is frustrated that she has not been able to publish any of her books as a writer and she wants to get away from her job which deals with the aftereffects of September 11. In her blog I can see that she is angry with herself. However, she translates this energy into something good when she is cooking. Through cooking Julie comes to her senses and realizes that she must change. In order to accomplish her goal she must let go of her anxiety and focus on the task at hand. In the end Julie completes the project and is gratified.
My favorite scene in the movie is when Julia Child is chopping the onions and her husband comes in and is baffled at what she is doing. Julia is mad that she is not accepted in the cooking school that she is going to in France because it is dominated by men. She perseveres and keeps chopping the onions until she masters that skill and proves that she can be a chef.
Julie and Julia's Adventure by Sarah Naqvi
ReplyDeleteJulie Powell decided to create a blog about how she makes recipes by the famous chef, Julia Child. She attempts to make all the recipes in Julia Child’s Master the Art of French Cooking, Making 524 recipes in 365 days, Julie Powell published a book using her blog. I think Julie was very inspired by Julia Child which shows in the blog she created. Readers can see her become a better cook in the process and also become inspired.
It was very interesting how Julie Powell commits herself to this project. She takes her passion for cooking to a new level. Her personality is shown more in her blog than the movie because she expresses her thoughts and feelings in her words. The blog is very informal and real. It captures the details of Julia Child’s recipes. In the movie, the scene that stood out the most to me was when she attempts to cook crabs and how she overcomes cooking them. The actors playing Julie and Julia’s character were very good in the movie.
Recipe for Sarah
ReplyDelete1 cup of honesty
1 cup of devotion
1 cup of friendliness
1 cup of sweetness
1 cup of love
Combine all the cups together and you have “Sarah-one crazy girl in head scarf!” I am the youngest in my family and was born in Orlando, Florida. I have an older sister, brother, and two loving parents. My sister is an accountant and my brother is studying in grad school. We moved here when I was only about 1 years old so I consider Alexandria, Virginia to be my hometown.
Personally, I enjoy living my life to the fullest. I love to spend time with my close and friends and family doing just about anything that’s fun! I went to Mount Vernon High School and choose Marymount because it is a good school close to home. One day I hope to start a non-profit organization helping women in oppressed countries and needy people around the world.
At Marymount, I hope to get involved in the Muslim Student Association and Fashion club. In the future, my goal is to decide a major and do well in college. I am looking into majoring in sociology and going to law school!
Recipe For Me—by Rabia
ReplyDelete1/2 pound of honesty
4 cups of determination
2 cups of faith
3 cups of caring
3 teaspoon of toughness
2 cups of independence
1 tablespoon of patience
4 tablespoon of fear
1/4 cup of curiosity
3 tablespoon of compassion
2 tablespoon of anger
2/4 teaspoon of karma
1/4 teaspoon of mystery
1 gallon of love
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and begin combing the ingredients making sure they are precisely measured. First, combine honesty, determination, faith, and caring in one bowl. Next, in a separate bowl, combine toughness and independence. After, season with patience, fear, curiosity, and compassion. Then, add in anger and karma. Finally, mix all of the ingredients into the pan with love. Place the pan in the oven for 18 years; when ready to serve, sprinkle with mystery and you end up with who I am today.
I am the oldest in my family; I have three younger brothers. I am the first to attend college so this was a big change for my family. I was born in Virginia in the Fairfax Hospital. I love to spend some quality time with my family and friends; I am usually up for anything as long as it’s fun and with them. I graduated from Mount Vernon High School and decided to attend Marymount University because it was an easy commute for me and close to home. Right now, I am ‘Undecided’ so I hope to figure out a major and maintain good grades throughout the years in college. One of my personal goals is to travel the world and visit as many places as possible.
Julie and Julia’s Great Accomplishment—by Rabia
ReplyDeleteJulie was very inspired by Julia Child, the famous chef. So, one day she came up with the idea of cooking all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s book, Master the Art of French Cooking, in 365 days. Julie decided to create a blog, which was called Julie/Julia Project, about her cooking all the recipes in Julia Child’s book hoping that Julia Child might end up reading her blogs. When she first started her blog, she wasn’t as popular and not many people knew about her blog until later. Julie had improved on her cooking skills as each day passed by. Some of the recipes were difficult for her to complete and so she would get frustrated but she managed to keep trying until she perfected the recipe. It took a lot of courage and dedicated to commit to such a huge goal but Julie managed to do so and accomplished her goal of cooking all 524 recipes in 365 days.
In the movie, the parts that I thought were appealing was that throughout the entire movie Julie’s husband supported her 100% and helped her as much as he could. He always motivated her to keep trying and to never give up because not everything can be done perfectly in the first try. Also, Julia’s husband was very supporting of Julia; he did whatever he could to help Julia and to make her happy. Both of the husbands were there through the thick and thin of their wives which made situations easier for Julie and Julia.
Julie and Julia: From Sofie’s Eyes
ReplyDeleteBy Sofie Scarlett
Julie Powell was a writer and loved food. In fact, her idol was Julia Child. According to Julie, Julia Child taught her how to cook. Julie had decided to cook through Julia Child’s cookbook everyday for a year and blog about it.
Personally, I give Julie a lot of credit for this. There is no way I could ever have the patience to do this. I can’t even keep up with my own blog everyday for a month, let alone a year. The cooking part I would have no problem with. I love to cook. I would gladly cook through an entire cookbook of Rachel Ray. There is no way I would blog about it. But I digress.
What I thought was interesting was that she kept going even though everyone said it was a bad idea. It seemed to me that she cared too much about what others thought of her, so it surprised me that she didn’t listen to people scoff at her. I also thought it was interesting that she got a lot of fame by doing it. At first she didn’t think anyone would read it, but soon they were sending her stuff and she was being interviewed. I would love to become famous from my blog. The only reason people read my personal blog is because I linked it to Facebook!
In Julie’s blog, her personality came forward a little bit. There’s only so much personality that can be shown in wiriting. In the movie, she seemed to be too high strung and too much of a perfectionist. Which is why I’m surprised she was about to do this for so long.
To me, one particular scene didn’t exactly stand out. A common theme did. While watching the movie, I saw how similar Julie’s life was to Julia Child’s. I’m not sure if that was actually true or just a Hollywood trick. But, I think it helped the story a lot.
Recipe for Sofie
ReplyDeleteBy Sofie Scarlett
9 cups of fabulous
2 cups of fashion
1 cup of dreams
1 teaspoon of crazy
2 tablespoons of excitement
2 cups of fun
½ cup of courage
2 cups of love
5 cups of loyalty
3 cups of music
Put the ingredients together in any particular order. It doesn’t really matter because each will show through in it’s own way. No baking is necessary for this recipe. Once completed you will get Sofie Scarlett “Not like anything you’ve ever seen.”
I was born in Detroit, MI but moved to Reisterstown, MD at the age of four. Even though I mostly grew up in Maryland, I still consider Michigan to be my true home. I go back every summer and I feel more welcome there than anywhere else.
I come from a very artistic family. My mother is an artist and designs Christmas decorations for major shopping centers and casinos. My father is a carpenter and has his own company that installs Christmas decorations for major shopping centers and casinos. There is never an instance where they work together. But that’s not all the art in my family. My grandfather was a painter and an architect. My aunt is an interior designer. And I, myself, am a make up artist, actor, and singer.
I went to Mercy High School in Baltimore, MD where I participated in the theatre program. That is where I found my love for theatre and make up artistry. Obviously, the two go hand-in-hand.
When I was applying to school, my parents were limiting me to schools in Maryland. I didn’t really like any of the colleges that were around so I was just going to go to community college for two years. Then, I was going to save money to pay my own way to an out of state school. I realized that community college wasn’t for me and neither was staying in state. My parents finally agreed and we looked at different schools. My first choice was Drew University in New Jersey. It was too expensive and there was no way we could have afforded it so I didn’t even bother applying. One of my best friends from high school goes to Marymount and she told me to look at it. I did and I’m very glad she talked me into it. So far, I love it here.
I’m someone who loves to get involved. I was very involved in my high school and I was even the president of our drama club. I hope to be able to reach a leadership position by my senior year. After Marymount, I want to go to beauty school. My dream is to open my own hair salon and have my own line of make up and hair products.
Inspiration and Direction for Julie
ReplyDeleteby Elyssa
Julie Powell felt she was missing substance in her life when she looked to famous chef Julia Child for inspiration and direction. She finds this inspiration and direction through her year of cooking through Child’s cook book. What I found interesting about this project was that by the end of the year, Julie Powell not only cooks all these amazing recipes, but she truly succeeded at finding herself and who she was. She travels this journey of starting a random food blog with no one following her except for her mother and husband. By the middle of the story, she has the third most popular blog on the site. Everyday from there on, people would be contacting her like crazy about her blog and her thoughts on the journey. This really surprises me, because this happened so recently, and in this modern world that we live in, where fast food and take out seems to be so over bearing, people still do really cook. It surprises me that people cook in general still, but its even more shocking that they are cooking these fancy French meals like Julie and Julia did. Her personality seems driven yet frustrated at times. The scene that stood out the most to me was when she found out that Julia Child hated what she was doing with the blogs. It made me really sad, and I was hoping for a happier ending, like them meeting or something and talking over the duck meal.
Recipe for Elyssa
ReplyDeleteBeing born and raised in New Jersey is not always an easy thing to say to people lately. Coming from Northern New Jersey, I am used to the life of a fast paced metropolitan area outside of New York City. Coming from New Jersey, I hold some great qualities like not knowing how to pump gas, while being great at the “fist pump”. I “poofed” my bangs slightly before this whole Snookie craze, and believe it or not, I went to Seaside Heights before there was this obsession with what we would call “Bennies” (people who are from NY and only come down the shore for the beach and are clearly tourists). Ironically enough, Seaside is possibly the dirtiest beach ever recently.
I come from a family of divorced working parents, and am the oldest of three children. I have one sister who is two years younger then me, and a brother who is five years younger then me. I would have to say I’m extremely lucky that my parents get along so well, because they have always been there for my siblings and I. My mother always taught me to be independent, while my father instilled strong family values in all three of us.
I went to a public school in my town, Waldwick High. It was a really small school, and my graduating class had about 120 kids. So when people say Marymount is small, it is actually kind of big to me, since I’m practically increasing my class size by three to four hundred kids. I was never really a book worm, except for one program I did in high school called Academic Decathlon. If you are not familiar with it, its a national program that learns in depth about one subject every year. So from this program, you could basically ask me anything about the French Revolution, and chances are I’d know the answer, plus ten more random facts to go along with it. The year before was the topic of Latin America. I really enjoyed the program because it pushed me in a non typical way of learning in the class room. In high school, I ran and started a lot of the clubs we offered, and at college I’m looking forward to being in two clubs the most. I was captain of the varsity cheerleading team for two of the four years I was on it. Being on the cheerleading team made me really outgoing and showed me how to be proud of something I believed in, my high school.
I decided to go to MU because of its small size, home like feel, and due to its location. I would like to hold a job in political science one day, so the major and location of DC were perfect for me. From the second I walked on to campus, I knew this school was perfect for me.
I would like to join a few clubs such as Young Republicans and the Fitness Club to help me not gain that Freshman Fifteen. I hope MU will guide me and help me grow into being an even better person then I am today. The big slogan for the most popular state school of NJ (Rutgers) is “Jersey Roots, Global Reach”. I’d like to think of this more as my own slogan on my life. I have my roots in NJ, and I’ll always remember where I’m from and what is so great about my home. However, I’m going to try my hardest to have that Global Reach by the end of my life. I want to help as many people as possible with that reach.
I am not sure what I want to do as a career for the rest of my life, but I’ve given a lot of thought to being a campaign manager because I love to travel and organize events. I have also given a lot of thought to being a poller, someone who takes poles on how the people feel about the administration and such things. For example, a poller would look at and evaluate Obama’s approval rating.
I feel when you combine all of the above, they have made a well rounded person who cares not only for herself but more for the other people around her.
Ysabelle Maramag
ReplyDeleteJulie and Julia: Self Discovery through food
Julie Powell worked her way through Julia Child’s cookbook in a year and blogged about the daily trials and tribulations that went along with it. Through her mission to create she discovered more about herself and found out just how much she was capable of. Not only was cooking through Julia Child’s cookbook a challenge, but it was a discovery into the makeup of her own individual self. Her project explored the intricacies of food and also the impact it has on her life. Her determination in this seemingly impossible endeavor was tremendous. It was interesting to see her candor in her blogs and how clear her voice as a writer came through. Her personality in her blog is much stronger and realistic while the personality in the movie is much more quizzical and uncertain. The part in the movie where Julie Powell gets the response from Julia Child where she thinks her work was disrespectful and not at all in the spirit of the cookbook stood out to me because it made the movie realistic. It showed that life is not the fairytale most often depicted in the movies, but rather something much more unexpected.
Recipe for Ysabelle -- by Ysabelle
ReplyDeleteIngredients:
12 cups New York City
6 cups Southern Maryland
5 oz. love of song
3 tbsp love of fine arts
1 lb of patience
3 cups of hugs
8 gallons of Filipino
This combination of ingredients may be unpredictable so expect the unexpected. Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown and delicious. Top with kindness when ready to serve.
I was born and raised in the lower east side of Manhattan in New York City. I lived there for twelve years and then I moved to Southern Maryland where I live now. My family consists of my mom, my dad, and my older sister. My mom is a dialysis nurse and my father was a doctor of radiology, but now he is a stay at home dad. I attended St. Mary’s Ryken High School before I attended MU. I love the fine arts and I spend my time singing and acting. I also have a love of writing and English is one of my favorite classes. I chose Marymount because of its small class sizes and because I felt like it was one of the few schools that treated education with a more genuine approach rather than the business feel most schools strive for nowadays.
I am excited to be a part of Blue Harmony and hope to possibly be a part of the theater group here as well. Beyond Marymount I hope to help others through work in psychology. I hope to either be part of a research team or become a clinical psychologist. Also I intend to keep music in my life somehow by being a lounge singer or something part time.
Julie/Julia by Jose Gil
ReplyDeleteI watched the movie Julie and Julia and thought that the story was very well interpreted. The director made sure to add the most important parts of both of these wonderful cooks lives.
Julie - an ordinary young woman who is married to a very nice man in New York, becomes simply obsessed with Julia Child. Her persistence throughout the year of cooking shows that she is motivated by Julia and her family and all that commented on her blog to finish up the grand task of mastering the art of French cooking. It was great to see that in every adventure, every trial there are bound to be promblems, bound to be some obstacle that is needed to be surpassed.
Like poaching an egg. I don't know how to poach an egg. What does that even mean?
On the other side of the world many years earlier, Julia Child is adventuring through her life trying to publish a cook book one that will be simple for every person. This quest is also a difficult one which shows her how to endure setbacks and to enjoy the small triumphs.
My favorite part of the movie was hard to come up with. Mainly because I love cooking and I love to watch people cook. The parts where both women are in the kitchen creating culinary works of art are great scenes yet the scenes I loved the most were the times when the husbands were there to pick their wives back up.
Sometimes there would be conflict and turmoil between the couple yet in the end the husband returns and motivates his wife to continue on her quest. The fact that behind every great woman is an equally great man was a great point that the director touched on.
Hopefully we will be able to see some cooking action but also help each other and motivate each other throughout the hard times in and out of the classroom.
From Julie to Julia--by Anam Mian.
ReplyDeleteJulie Powell gave herself away for a year to understand the betterment of how to make an excellent cuisine. Going through the best and worst of times, but in the end she had accomplished what she had wanted for herself, she made Julia out of a Julie.
Julie Powell's blog entries sort of put an overview for me on how to write interesting blogs that are able enough to catch the reader's eyes. She was real and had spoken in a way that was affordable to read. She really makes you want to sit and relax on your chair or sofa or what ever it is that you have placed your self on. She does this with simply engaging you in her own life. Like a friend speaking to another friend. Not a stranger.
The movie sort of showed the similarities and differences between Julie Powell and Julia Child. Showed Julia’s life in France with her Husband, what she went through to become what she is known for today. It also emphasis’s on what Julie went through day and night. Struggling to be a good wife and also a patient cook, who had to make extremely hard recipes in the worlds most cramped up kitchen, in a certain amount of time. The blogs were a bit different though because they were mainly about Julie, they didn’t give the background detail about Julia, as shown in the movie.
The part that I loved from the movie was when Julia got so fed up with those male cooks being better than her that she made a whole pile of sliced onions just to show her inner self that she could do it too. That’s called inner motivation. I wish I had that…
Recipe for Anam--by Anam Mian
ReplyDeleteAdd a cup of sugary sweetness5 table spoons of awesomeness
10,000 grams of gentleness
50 Pounds of love
And 8 bags of patients
Bake it till the smell of the intoxicating splendid ness blows your mind away.
I was born in Pakistan, and raised here in Virginia.
I am the spoiled little princess in my family, my older sister actually my only sister, she even till this day treats me like I’m a little kid. We have a massive diversity in careers, from Doctors to Financial Analysts, to Kindergarten Teachers.
My aim is to become a lawyer one day; I’m currently majoring in Political Science and doing a minor in Psychology. As for my future plans I want to go University of Medina and get a PhD in Islam. As for Marymount I want to join their Muslim Student Association along with the Fashion Club, I am not quite sure if that is the exact title but oh well, all I know is that it has something to do with fashion. And of course I’d love to get involved in numerous other activities on campus, as they come my way.
Recipe for Asia-- By Asia Phillips
ReplyDelete100 cups of smiles/laughter
25 cups of hard-work/dedication
20 cups of compassion
10 cups of wit
5 cups of affection
3 cups of mohawk
1 cup of evil
2 tablespoons of unhappiness
a pinch of irritability
I am the eldest of 3 children. My dad owns a gym and my mom is a paraprofessional. My parents are separated but I see them both quite often. I am 18 and I was born in the summer which I feels makes me have a glowing aura.
I attended Archbishop Carroll High School which is another Catholic institution. I excelled in school and was even inducted into the National Honor Society my junior year. I was a member of the Fashion Club as well which helped enjoy the best of both worlds; i was part of clubs for academics and my personal pleasures.
I chose Marymount because I originally planned on majoring in Interior Design and the small intimate class sizes. I have went on a total different path for my major which is now Computer Science but I am still happy. I am aiming for a stress free school year that will hopefully lead to success and rewards.
Julie/Julia--By Asia
ReplyDeleteJulie was someone we hear cases of on a day-to-day basis. Julie was someone who had a job doing something that didn't please her who was looking to find her calling in life. Julie's normal 9 to 5 routine caused her to disconnect with her love for cooking and preparing exquisite meals. Julia however, someone apart of a different generation and different world had such of a huge impact on Julie that one would have thought they met and even became acquaintances. Julia motivated and exposed Julie bringing her back to life. Julie devoted a year to create 524 dishes from Julia's book and blog about it. While doing so Julie finds her and has experienced a deeper meaning of life.
This story was a great tale for freshman to study because we are all in search of something and adjusting to life. For many this is their first time being away from their family, for others it is finding their path. Sometimes in life one has to take time away to find what they have been put on this earth for and it takes time and dedication as represented by Julie. It may not take a year, and it may not require over 500 recipes just soul searching for what gives you inner peace and happiness.
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ReplyDelete1/3 cup of Ancient Israel
ReplyDelete1/3 cup of Semi modern France
1/3 of full Camerounian spices
a pinch of Nigerian/American culture
1 gallon of family and friends
5 cups of heavy sarcasm
100 cups of love
I'm not really sure where I was born. I don't know if I want to find out before I realize first and foremost that my identity comes from my unusual mix of cultures and I pride myself in that. I traveled a lot throughout my 18 years of living and I love it very much, despite the fact that there are so great downsides to it.
I am a summer baby which I find a little ironic because my favourite season is somewhere between fall and winter. I love life, family, friends, school, love, nature, and everything else worth loving in life but the thing is, i get tired of it from time to time. don't we all?
I have 4 brother and 4 sisters and yes... I'm the middle child. if you're wondering whether or not to feel bad for me, you should. please start shedding tears of compassion. I've been told that I have a sick sense of humor. I have no comment on that. I'm looking forward to everything, but I keep in mind that everything can't be 100% peachy all the time. hmmm, i think that's what life is. A 3D person with a sick sense of humour.
Other than that, I live and breathe for music. I'm not much good at it, which causes us to have a love/hate relationship but more than anything, I still manage to fall in love with its many unwritten melodies and syncopated rhythms that seduce me just about everyday.
K Holzman
ReplyDeleteFood as Muse
9/11/10
Memo to Mrs. Obama from K Holzman
Common Good City Farm is a wonderfully thought out program for low income individuals, families, and general volunteers who have a passion for a healthy self and healthy environment. The small farm allows for people to come together in cultivating the land for its resources. On the farm one can find a large variety of vegetables, flowers, and structures of gardens. Projects are always in the works to increase its productivity such as the up and coming "Rain Garden."
The organization requires a volunteer to work a minimum of 2-3 hours a week to be able to take home free produce, but despite the great prospect, Common Good City Farm has an issue maintaining a strong volunteer base. There are currently only 2 paid members and the "executive director" has been in the business for only 2 months.
For Mrs. Obama to put this on her schedule, it would have to be with the promise of growth. The farm is an excellent resource in what is referred to as a "Food Dessert" but unfortunately is not in the greatest shape. For it to put a serious impact on the D.C area- or even the neighborhood for which it is centered- it would have to expand to more available lots of land which is only possible through grants. So, unless Michelle Obama's visit would bring enough publicity and/or grants to aid in the expansion, no, it would not be a worthy use of time.