One Foot in the Wilderness
Subtitle: My Time so Far as a Budding Horticultural Therapist on Rikers Island
By: Becca
Publisher: Becca Amos
Published: 2018
Place of publication: [Brooklyn, NY?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 35
Subjects: Gardening; Therapeutic use; Horticulture; Study and teaching; White Women; Southern women
Description: Becca Amos, a horticultural therapist, describes her experiences working with incarcerated adolescents through Rikers Island’s horticulture program. With a combination of anecdotes, internal musings, and numbered lists, Amos highlights the intentionally-constructed processes of dehumanization that occur within the criminal justice system. Amos covers systemic abuse, police brutality, gender roles, and patriarchy. She illustrates the ways in which gardens can serve as judgment-free, self-determined spaces that enhance wellbeing within prisons. Lastly, she includes practical tips pertaining to selecting plants, seed and plant catalogs, and other horticultural practices. The zine contains printed images, a compilation of Amos’ essays and vignettes, and quotes from authors such as Jane Goodall, Sylvia Plath, Francis Weller, John Porcellino, Mary Oliver, and Grace Gershuny. -- Alekhya
Notes: Cover title.

"This zine is the project component and final requirement for the Certificate of Horticultural Therapy I'll receive in the coming months from the New York Botanical Gardens."

Freedoms and restrictions are not stated. Assume copyright.

Purchase; Zine creator, now unidentified at the NYC Feminist Zinefest; 2019.
Table of contents: title: Introduction --; title: a note about grief --; title: garden as commons --; title: anecdotes & journal entries --; title: an open discussion down south --; title: student responses --; title: lists --