| My history and some philosophy PLACE: One the most important things, I think, is where we belong. What is "home" to me- or to you- is a vital part of who we are. Place has always been an important concept to me: not only where we ourselves lived, but who lived there previously, how did they live, and how does their legacy continue? That seems to explain my interest in history. We are connected with what came previously, and the need to recognize it and give it it's due is important to our finding how to live in the world today. Good, bad or neutral, history is that upon which we build. Whether we reject it, embrace it or fight against it, the only way not to learn from it is to ignore it. I was born and raised in Ironia, New Jersey. My family is still in there. I was also raised at my grandparent's house, in Rockaway Township. That house, too, is still a part of my family, even though my grandparents are now both deceased. The towns in between these two places hold family and personal history for me. Yet I can almost no longer recognize them, and most people living there today probably don't know enough about the rich history of their adopted hometowns. Currently, I reside in Knowlton Township, New Jersey, about 35 miles from where I grew up. I am eager to learn all I can about the people who came here before me. My circa 1935 house is the greatest pleasure to me. This has now become my home. I will assimilate into this area, and become a local, for that is how it should be. But I will not forget where I came from, either. |
| Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Graduated May 1988, cum laude. Work Experience: Current: small business owner specializing in direct farm market consultation and facilitation of programs designed to increase farm product sales in northwestern New Jersey. DigIN on the Farm's services include our online farmers' market at : www.blairstown.locallygrown.net I provide written content for agricultural web sites, press releases and brochure content. For reference pertaining to farm consulting, please visit: DigIN on the Farm Services page. Mental Health:
Provided adult inpatient and emergency Psychiatric Screening services. 1996-2005. Psychiatric Inpatient Counselor, Holly Hill Hospital, Raleigh, NC. Provided mental health counseling as a part of the nursing staff on a locked psychiatric ward 1988-1990 Farming Glennbrook Nursery, Lafayette NJ. 2005- 2008. Grower of container perennials, herbs, shrubs and grasses to the trade as well as retail. Provide customer service and support in addition to farm labor. Foodshed Alliance,non-profit Blairstown, NJ 2005- 2008. Direct market farming consultant and outreach. Developed, implemented and ran the successful and ongoing farm-to-school supply and distribution supplying schools in Sussex, Warren and Hunterdon counties with weekly product deliveries from local farms. Web site content writer for the BUY LOCAL program. Provided community educational services to farmers and consumers. Wrote a regular feature column on local food systems and regional farming. Provided direct-marketing consultations for farmers, and developed programming to meet these needs..
varieties of raspberries on a pick-your-own farm. Also developed the now-defunct farm web site in 1999. Writing: Published freelance writer since 2002. The New Jersey Farmer- contributing writer for northwestern New Jersey- ongoing since 2006 Country Folks/ Country Folks Grower- ongoing regular contirbutor since 2006 Farmers' Markets Today- regular contributor since 2008 Skylands Visitor Magazine- ongoing regular freelance contributor 2002- 2007. Daily Record- PLUS and Time of Your Life- freelance writer and regular contributor 2003-2005 Also published in: Backroads, Organic Producer, Sussex County Chamber of Commerce annual magazine, All-American Festivals, Relevant Times and Edible Jersey “Grandma’s Love” published in the Healing Project’s Voices of Alzheimer’s anthology, LaChance Publishing, Spring 2007. Provide articles for the Knowlton Township Environmental Commission web site and newsletter. Writer of local foods column for several special publications. Other: Knowlton Township Environmental Commission, ongoing; Warren County Municipal and Charitable Conservation Trust Fund Committee, 2007-2010 appointment. |
| Tamara Jean Scully's Resume and Background |
| MY MISSION: Tamara's Writing Service is dedicated to creating thought-provoking, enlightening and educational articles, especially those focusing on local agriculture systems and small farming, as well as regional history and heritage. Nature and outdoors writing along with the exploration of environmental concerns are also my favored topics. Articles can be designed for the farming community or for the general population. Non-profits and other groups wishing to have high quality writing to promote their missions are encouraged to contact me also. |
MY BELIEFS: By connecting our food to the farm, rather than the supermarket, obvious discrepancies in what we say we want and
what we actually support through our food purchases can be revealed. Educated choices can then be made by each and every one of
us.
Through history, we can develop a sense of community and belonging. WIthout this, we continue to float aimlessly as we fail to
incorporate the values on which our heritage was built. Self-responsibility and societal obligation fall by the wayside and any meaning we
have as individuals and as a collective "people" collapses.
what we actually support through our food purchases can be revealed. Educated choices can then be made by each and every one of
us.
Through history, we can develop a sense of community and belonging. WIthout this, we continue to float aimlessly as we fail to
incorporate the values on which our heritage was built. Self-responsibility and societal obligation fall by the wayside and any meaning we
have as individuals and as a collective "people" collapses.
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