by Carolyn Ashworth | Jun 9, 2017 | Archive
Here’s my confession: On my way to the five-day silent meditation retreat for animal activists, hosted by the Pollination Project, I had a momentary thought: “I never take this much time off of work. Maybe I should have gone to one of those spas where you sit in hot...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Apr 18, 2017 | Archive
I am an environmentalist and Mexican-American with dual citizenship, and in 2012 I relocated back to my native Mexico. There is a lot of talk these days about walls between my two countries- the US and Mexico. But the wall I’ve been most focused on lately is the...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Feb 24, 2017 | Archive
Leadership and connecting with the community is valuable. We all have a place in our community, and it is up to each of us to seek that place. Our community can grow as much as we can grow personally. Our community can transform as much as we can transform. Our...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Feb 24, 2017 | Archive
I must have received messages about the first announcements about the Pollination Project from about a dozen people. As a community organizer, I am constantly on the search for foundations who provide for grassroots projects, as they are so few and far between. I...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Jan 13, 2017 | What Does $1000 Do?
The fact I could say that The Great Seed Bomb was a Pollination Project grantee and the boost that gave me to keep going was priceless. I could not have funded event or organized volunteers properly without validation through the Pollination Project grant. This event...