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Melanie

Lidman

...writer...grower...builder...

Melanie Lidman is an award-winning journalist who previously wrote for the Times of Israel and Global Sisters Report, a news website about Catholic sisters. She has also managed an urban farm in California, biked more than 10,000 miles through 10 countries, and worked for the United Nations. 

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JOURNALISM

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PROJECTS

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ONYA COLLECTIVE

Community Cultivator

Collective Onya is an award-winning placemaking group in Israel. We empower marginalized communities to make concrete changes in their neighborhood through small, ecological interventions. I am a lead organizer for the community garden and free community space next to Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv.

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YASHA'S WORKSHOP

Assistant Carpenter

Yasha's Workshop builds whimsical children's furniture for Montessori kindergartens and private families across Israel. I learned carpentry skills in order to build innovative urban agriculture installations for garden therapy and Onya projects

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HORTICULTURE THERAPIST

Seminar HaKibbutzim Degree

Completed Horticulture Therapy Degree program at Seminar HaKibbutzim in Tel Aviv in 2018. Utilizing studies for garden therapy activities with children in south Tel Aviv at Onya's Rampa Garden

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