Character Development

Our Heros

We have chosen the names Pat for our gardener and Chris for our cook in order to be gender neutral.  They could be male, female, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or trans-gender of any national or genetic heritage.  When referring to either we can use the plural pronouns.  This is so that any reader can see themselves in this role.

Pat

Pat is the gardener.  Pat had grandparents that emigrated to the United States bringing a tradition of gardening from the homeland (which homeland is not yet decided . . . if you have grandparents that emigrated from another country and introduced you to gardening perhaps you can write that background).  Like many first generation immigrants Pat's parents required their children to learn English and downplayed the culture of the homeland.

Pat has worked in traditional landscaping but wants to shift to a more ecological approach for their clients.

Chris

Chris is a cook.  Chris's grew up in an apartment building raised by a single parent who worked long hours.  Chris was raised on prepared and fast foods but Chris's grandmother taught them the basics of cooking whole foods prepared in simple ways.  The background of Chris's family can also be developed further.

Additional Characters

The narrative is about a community coming together to find a place for all its residents.  The market pattern of interactions is already well developed in the Greater Denver Metropolitan Area.  There is no traditional sufficiency pattern remaining from the Native American traditions.  There is a subculture of urban homesteading, self-sufficiency, permaculture and do it yourself enthusiasts.

We can explore how a great variety of people can support the work of Pat and Chris in the development of a sufficiency pattern of interactions for our community.  We can each write ourselves in as character.  For example, I would write in myself something like this:

David

David is the executive director of a non-profit organization called the Living Systems Institute.  LSI has done extensive work with integrating production processes at small scales and provides Pat with the design for the greenhouse and chicken coop that they are offering their homeowner clients.

Comments

  1. Photographe à DublinJanuary 31, 2018 at 12:55 AM

    I have just discovered your blog.
    Really interesting work.

    Best regards from Dublin, Ireland

    Maria Buckley

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    1. David BradenJanuary 31, 2018 at 7:44 AM

      Thank you for your interest Maria. Have you been to the face book group?

      https://www.facebook.com/groups/2449974401894546/

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  2. Photographe à DublinFebruary 1, 2018 at 12:57 AM

    I've just sent my application to join. Many thanks.

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