{"id":1624,"date":"2018-02-23T03:34:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T03:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2018-02-28T17:39:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T17:39:28","slug":"ugarden-blog-post-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/ugarden-blog-post-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UGArden – Blog Post #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I see the tools of a trade, an surprising number of shovels, rakes, and hoes. Protected from the elements, but always ready to be used. The wear and tear from years of loving use, evident from the dirt-stained metal, the worn out wood, and the carefree manner with which they hang.<\/p>\n

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I notice tools for which I don’t even know the name. Devices used for jobs so far removed from the world which I know that I couldn’t even begin to guess what their intended purpose is. Instruments of destruction designed to obliterate any resistance to their task.<\/p>\n

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I think of the way in which these tools have helped their masters. Reducing their workload and easing their strain, these tools have saved thousands of hours of back breaking work.<\/p>\n

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I feel content knowing that these tools produce good food. That at the end of a season, the reward is something worth laboring over. Biting into some watermelon on a hot summer day, or drinking warm tea during a late night study session. It all begins with these tools.<\/p>\n

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This picture is about what it takes to grow crops. It represents the effort, knowledge, and time it takes to nurture something which<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this picture . . .   I see the tools of a trade, an surprising number of shovels, rakes, and hoes. Protected from the elements, but always ready to be used. The wear and tear from years of loving use, evident from the dirt-stained metal, the worn out wood, and the carefree manner with … Continue reading UGArden – Blog Post #2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2760,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ugarden-tour"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2760"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1624\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/biol2103h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}