>>> PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR "JOURNEY INDIANA" IS PROVIDED BY: >>> COMING UP, SEE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH THE WORKS OF A MONROE COUNTY PAINTER.

>>> MEET SOME WARSAW ARTISANS IMPACTING LIVES, LIVES AROUND THE WORLD.

>> SEE WHAT IS GROWING IN THE BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY ORCHARD.

>> AND MEET AN EXTRAORDINARY TEACHER WHO IS SHARING HER LOVE OF PLANTS WITH HER STUDENTS.

THAT'S ALL ON THIS EPISODE OF "JOURNEY INDIANA"!

♪ WELCOME TO "JOURNEY INDIANA" I'M BRANDON WENTZ.

>> AND I'M ASHLEY CHILLA.

WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM JACKSON COUNTY.

CECA IS HOME TO PERMANENT ROTATING ART EXHIBITS, ANTIQUE PRINTING MUSEUM AND MUCH MORE.

AND IN 2021, THEY'RE CELEBRATING THEIR 30th ANNIVERSARY.

IT'S A WONDERFUL FACILITY LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF SEYMOUR AND WE WILL LEARN ABOUT IT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

BUT FIRST, WE ARE HEADED WEST TO MONROE COUNTY TO SEE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN A WHOLE NEW WAY.

PRODUCER RON PRICKLE HAS THE STORY.

♪ THIS STUDIO ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.

HE HAS BEEN AN ARTIST MOST OF HIS LIFE.

>> IT REALLY HIT ME WHEN ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN SEATTLE TOOK ME TO A PLACE WHERE THE GLACIERS WERE MELTING FOOT VAST MELTING.

THE VAST MAJORY IT OF THE MAJOR -- THE VAST MAJORY IT OF THE EARTH IS WARMING, BUT, IN FACT, CLIMATE CHANGE IS A MORE ACCURATE CONCEPT.

GLOBAL WEIRDING IS ALSO PERHAPS APPROPRIATE.

>> DR. BRAXTON WILL FACILITATE ONE OF A SERIES OF LECTURES THAT DISCUSSES DAVID'S ART.

MARK AND KRISTEN GOPEN.

ALL ARE TO AUGMENT THE GLOBAL WARMING MESSAGES IN DAVID'S PAINTINGS.

>> AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS COMBINE HIS BRILLIANT VERSIONS OF ARTISTIC EXPLANATIONS OF GLOBAL WARMING, TOGETHER WITH WHAT WE MIGHT REASON THROUGH WITH PEOPLE, AS WE TALK WITH THEM.

SO THAT THE ART WILL BE THERE AND FIXATE AND FOCUS THE DISCUSSION ON IMAGINED PROBLEMS OF THE FUTURE BUT ALSO IMAGINED ALTERNATIVE REALITY.

>> I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IT'S REALLY ART THAT IS SCIENCE BASED AND WE HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH IT.

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

>> THERE'S THIS WONDERFUL PAINTING THAT I HAVE SEEN OF DAVID'S, WHICH IS THE STORY OF A FROG, WHICH HOW WE AS FROGS IN A WONDERFUL POND OF WATER, WHERE WE ARE VERY HAPPY AND DOING ALL THE THINGS WE LOVE TO DO, FIND THAT OUR POND IS, INDEED, INCREASING IN TEMPERATURE.

AS THE POND WARMS, WE ARE VERY COMFORTABLE IN OUR WARMING POND BUT WHAT WE DON'T RECOGNIZE IS THAT THAT TEMPERATURE AS IT RISES EVENTUALLY GETS TO ACTUALLY RATHER NICE BOILING WATER AND IT BEGINS TO COOK OURSELVES AND THE QUESTION IS: WHEN DO WE JUMP OUT OF THE POND?

>> DAVE SIDDAVID IS REALLY CONSTRUCTIVE IN HOW HE LOOKS AT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW HE USES COLORS AND IMAGES.

WE NEED TO THINK OF HOPE.

IF WE TALK CLIMATE CHANGE AS A WHOLE, IT'S TOO BIG.

WE NEED HOPE BUT WE ALSO NEED TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO MANAGEABLE PIECES.

>> I PUT MY MIND INTO HELICOPTER MODE AND SO ALL THE TREES ARE CIRCLES LIKE YOU WOULD LOOK STRAIGHT OVER THEM.

I CARVED OUT A ROAD AND THEN LITTLE YELLOW TRACTORS CUTTING DOWN TREES IN A PLACE WHERE MANY PEOPLE WOULDN'T SEE THEM.

>> A PICTURE SAYS SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR WORLD.

>> USING THIS NEW VAT OF BRINGING ILLUSTRATIONS INTO THE CONVERSATION IS, IN MY VIEW, IMPORTANT.

>> DAVID'S ART IS BY NATURE BEAUTIFUL AND APPEALING.

IT APPEALS TO A CERTAIN COMFORT AND CALM INSIDE THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND YET YOU ARE DEALING WITH A VERY DIFFICULT TOPIC.

WE NEED PEOPLE TO REASON TOGETHER.

THIS IS ALL ABOUT A PRO SOCIAL EXPERIENCE OF PEOPLE TALKING, NOT SCREAMING AT EACH OTHER, BUT TALKING AND THINKING AND FEELING THINGS TOGETHER.

9THE DANGER OF THE GLOBAL WARMING DISCUSSION IS IT'S SO CATASTROPHIC THAT IT'S MAKING PEOPLE PANIC; BUT, ON THE OTHER HAND, EVERYONE IS DRIVING A CAR.

EVERYONE IS DEPENDENT UPON GASOLINE.

THERE'S NONE OF US THAT ARE NOT PARTLY RESPONSIBLE.

WE ALL HAVE BOTH BEEN VICTIMS OF WHAT THIS IS GOING TO BECOME, BUT WE ALSO HAVE BEEN PERPETRATORS.

SO WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THIS IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.

BUT IT CAN BECOME CONFLICT WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO PASS IT OFF ON SOMEONE ELSE.

WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES HERE THAT ARE BETTER THAN A WAR ZONE, BUT THE LEVEL OF PANIC I'M SEEING IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO FACE.

WE WILL HAVE TO FACE THE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AND THEN TURN THEM INTO A COMPASSIONATE RESPONSE.

♪ >> THE PROBLEM IS HUGE.

THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE SOLVED FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW.

EVERY EFFORT THEN IS ESSENTIAL, POLITICAL, SCIENTIFIC, EMOTIONAL, AESTHETIC, ALL OF THESE MUST PLAY A ROLE.

WITHOUT ALL THE TOOLS IN THE TOOL BOX, THEN WE MAY FAIL.

AND WE ARE AT THE MOMENT FAILING, UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR EFFORTS TO COMMUNICATE.

>> IT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE BLUES, BEAUTIFUL BLUES IN THE FACE OF THE ICE THAT HAS NO AIR IN IT AT ALL.

IT'S PURE COLOR.

YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THESE BEAUTIFUL BLUES AND TURQUOISES.

THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE, AND IT'S A DISASTER IN THE HAPPENING.

>> THE DEEPEST ONE FOR ME IS THE GLAREGLACIER, THE BLUE ONE BECAUSE WE ARE A BLUE PLANET.

AND IN ALL THE UNIVERSE, WE CAN'T FIND A BLUE PLANET.

WATER AND OXYGEN ARE A MIRACLE OF THE UNIVERSE AND I WANT TO SEE IT PRESERVED.

WHEN I FEEL THE LONGING BETWEEN THE SKY AND THE OCEANS IN BLUE, I THINK ABOUT UNIQUENESS AND HOW SPECIAL AND PRECARIOUS IT IS AND HOW MUCH WE ARE THE STEWARDS OF THAT.

>> I THINK PEOPLE WHO DON'T BELIEVE, PEOPLE WHO WILL LIKE THE AT AESTHETICS EVEN THOUGH IT'S WEIRDLY CONTRADICTORY AND I'M TALKING ABOUT BAD THINGS HAPPENING BUT MAKING PAINTINGS THAT STILL ARE ARTISTIC.

THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY TO BRING PEOPLE IN, I THINK, WHO ARE SKEPTICAL.

>> YOU CAN SEE MORE OF DAVID'S WORK AND VIEW THE CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURES THEY INSPIRED AT THE ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN.

>>> EARLIER WE TAUGHT UP WITH THE SPECK MELONCAMP AT THE SOUTHERN INDIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

>> THE SOUTHERN INDIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS THE ART HUB FOR SEYMOUR, JACKSON COUNTY.

WE OFFER ART SHOWS.

WE HAVE BANDS COME OUT IN THE SUMMERTIME.

WE HAVE A POTTERY STUDIO.

WE ARE INTRODUCING MORE CLASSES.

ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH ART, WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT TO PEOPLE.

WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

WE WELCOME ANYONE TO COME HERE.

WE WANT AS MANY PEOPLE TO TAKE OUR CLASSES.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE EXCLUSIVE IN ANY WAY.

THAT'S SORT OF WHAT WE ARE ABOUT.

I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT OUR CLASSES ARE FOR ANY RANGE OF PEOPLE, SOMEBODY WHO HAS NEVER DRAWN BEFORE, TO SOMEBODY WHO PAINTS REGULARLY, CAN COME OUT AND GET SOMETHING OUT OF THESE CLASSES.

WE'RE OPEN FOR ANYONE, REALLY, TO TEACH A CLASS.

IF SOMEBODY HAS AN IDEA FOR THE CLASS AND THEY SAY, HEY, I WANT TO DO THIS, CAN I USE YOUR FACILITY, WE'LL WORK WITH YOU TO GET IT -- GET SOMETHING WORKED OUT.

I THINK THAT ANYONE THAT COMES OUT HERE, CAN TELL AS SOON AS THEY GET OUT HERE, AND WALK AROUND THE GROUNDS, COME INTO THE BUILDING, THAT THERE'S -- THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THIS PLACE.

IT FEELS LIKE YOU SORT OF LEFT ALL THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

IT'S SORT OF ITS OWN LITTLE OASIS OF A LARGE ART CENTER.

>> YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE?

CHECK OUT AT DRESS ON THE SCREEN.

-- THE ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN.

BRANDON?

>> WE ARE HEADING NORTH.

JASON PEAR HAS THE STORY OF MUD LOVE.

♪ >> I JUST PURSUED WHAT I FELT GOOD AT, WHAT I FELT MY GIFTINGS WERE.

THAT EVENTUALLY LED ME TO START MUD LOVE.

ACTUALLY IN THE BASEMENT.

IT EVENTUALLY MOVED TO THE GARAGE, BUT, YEAH, IT STARTED IN 2009, SEPTEMBER.

MY MOM AND DAD, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ALWAYS JUST DONE THEIR OWN PROJECTS, D.I.Y.

MY DAD WAS A CARPENTER.

SO IT'S JUST SORT OF IN MY BLOOD.

SO I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE IN 2008.

DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO I HAD THIS CERAMICS DEGREE FROM INDIANA WESLEYAN.

I STARTED DOING CONSTRUCTION WITH MY DAD.

HE HAD HEART COMPLICATIONS AND THE PHYSICAL LABOR WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR HIM.

I KNEW THIS WAS MY LAST JOB AND I NEEDED A BACKUP PLAN.

♪ AND I HAD THIS CERAMICS DEGREE.

I THOUGHT, WHY DON'T I JUST START SMALL.

I DON'T NEED A LOT IN LIFE.

I CAN LIVE SIMPLY AND, YOU KNOW, LIVE PAY CHECK TO PAY CHECK IF I HAVE TO.

MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ART TEACHER, MRS. VIONNA BOUND, BROWN, SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO WEAVE THIS BRACELET.

I HAD THIS STAMP FROM MY GRANDMOTHER.

I MADE ABOUT 100 OF THEM.

I JUST PUT THEM ON MY TABLE AND LET THEM SIT THERE.

PEOPLE WOULD LOOK THROUGH MY POTTERY AND THEN THEY WERE DRAWN TO THESE LITTLE BRACELETS WORDS LIKE, HOPE, LOVE, FAITH ON THEM.

AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW PEOPLE WERE BUYING A BUNCH AT A TIME, GIVING THEM ALL AWAY AND THEN THOSE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED THAT GIFT WOULD COME INTO MY SHOP AND LOOK FOR THEM AND DOT SAME THING.

-- AND DOT SAME THING.

EVERY MUG IS WHEEL THROWN, WHICH IS CHALLENGING, BUT WE HAVE SOME GREAT POTTERS HERE THAT HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO IT PRETTY QUICKLY.

YOU KNOW, THEY ARE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT, BUT IT CAN'T BE TOO FAR OR ELSE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE REPRESENT ON THE WEBSITE WON'T BE ACCURATE.

SO IT IS CHALLENGING, SORT OF THIS LIGHT MANUFACTURING BUSINESS THAT WE ARE IN, BUT IT IS -- IT IS WHAT KIND OF GETS ME OUT OF BED, WHAT DRIVES ME.

THE MUDLOVE COMMUNITY AT LARGE HAS REALLY MADE THE BRACELET WHAT IT IS.

EVEN EARLY ON PEOPLE WERE SAYING, WELL, I WANT TO BUY 50 AND THEN RESELL THEM TO RAISE MONEY FOR WHATEVER.

WE TOOK THAT AND BUILT A SYSTEM FOR THAT.

YEAH, REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST CREATING SORT OF A VESSEL FOR PEOPLE, THE COMMUNITY.

THEY ARE THE ONES REALLY CREATING THE IMPACT AND WE JUST GET TO HELP FACILITATE THAT.

I FELT LIKE GOD WAS JUST CALLING ME TO CREATE A BUSINESS ABOUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN MYSELF, AND JUST MAKING MONEY.

AT THE CORE MUDLOVE OUR GOAL IS TO PUT LOVE IN ACTION.

IT CAN BE CHALLENGING WHEN WE ARE RUNNING A BUSINESS, BUT THINGS WE TRY TO DO ARE JUST, YOU KNOW -- EVEN IF IT COMES TO OUTSOURCING, IT'S LIKE HOW CAN WE DO THIS IN A WAY THAT'S THOUGHTFUL AND IMPACTFUL?

AFTER TALKING TO A FEW PEOPLE AND JUST THINKING ABOUT IT LONGER, I DECIDED TO SUPPORT CLEAN WATER PROJECTS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.

THROUGH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED WATER FOR GOOD.

THE PERSON THAT I KNEW WAS A MISSIONARY AT MY CHURCH GROWING UP.

HE WAS JUST SORT OF THROWN INTO THAT WATER BUSINESS.

GETTING TO KNOW HIM AND GETTING TO KNOW HIS STORY AND THE ORGANIZATION, I JUST REALLY -- I KNEW I COULD TRUST THE WORK, AND HE GREW UP IN THAT COUNTRY.

AND SO HE SPOKE THE LANGUAGE, UNDERSTOOD THE CULTURE.

JUST A LOST OF FACTORS AND WHY WE CHOOSE THEM, AND WHY I THINK THEY ARE A GREAT PARTNER.

♪ THERE'S STILL OVER 600 MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO WATER, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE OVER 1 MILLION WEEKS BECAUSE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

BEYOND THAT, I JUST THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE MORE AWARE AND SO THAT AWARENESS JUST CREATES CONVERSATION.

THEY ARE SPREADING THE WORD THAT HERE'S A HUGE NEED.

THIS IS A VERY MISSION-DRIVEN COMMUNITY.

THEY CARE A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD, NOT JUST WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR OWN LIVES.

AND I THINK THAT JUST RESONATED WITH PEOPLE AND THEY WANTED TO SHARE IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T ASK THEM TO SHARE IT.

WE GAVE THEM THE TOOL.

AND THEN THEY DID THE SHARING ON THEIR OWN AND, YEAH, IT CHANGED THE BUSINESS.

THE ABILITY TO COME BACK THROUGH A HARD TIME OR COME OUT OF A DARK STAGE, IT'S NOT ABOUT US, RIGHT?

IT IS NOT ABOUT US.

THIS IS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE AND SO I THINK I CAN PUT ASIDE MY FIRST WORLD PROBLEM RIGHT NOW TO THINK ABOUT THE REALITY OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD.

WE HAVE FOUR KIDS AND WE WANT OUR KIDS TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHY WE ARE WE ARE DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING.

WE WANT TO GO ON TRIPS TO THESE PLACES AND SHOW THEM THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD.

AND WE CAN'T CHANGE EVERYTHING, BUT WE CAN DISRUPT SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT, YOU KNOW, BROKENNESS AND HATE OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

AND THAT'S SORT OF AN IMPACT THAT WE CAN HAVE ON THEM AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE.

>> I THINK THE STORY IS EVEN MORE SPECIAL TO ME BECAUSE IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO SEE SOMETHING FROM MY HOMETOWN AFFECTING CHANGE ALL OVER THE WORLD.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT MUDLOVE.COM.

>>> UP NEXT, WE'RE HEADED BACK TO MONROE COUNTY TO SEE WHAT'S GROWING AT THE BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY ORCHARD.

PRODUCER JACOB JAKE JACOB LINDAUER HAS THE STORY.

♪ >> THE ORCHARD STARTED BY AN I.U.

STUDENT.

IT WAS PART OF HER THESIS PROJECT.

IT WAS MORE OF A HYPOTHETICAL IDEA THAT THE CITY SOMEHOW, I THINK IT LANDED ON SOMEBODY'S DESK AND THEY REALLY LIKED THE IDEA AND WANTED TO SEE IT COME TO LIFE.

THERE WERE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN THE FIRST YEAR.

♪ WE HAVE SUCH A VARIETY OF PEOPLE ON OUR TEAM.

WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEER BASED.

NOBODY GETS PAID OTHER THAN THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE HAVE COME IN AND DO WORK.

EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD, EVERYBODY WORKING HERE TODAY, THEY ARE ALL JUST VOLUNTEERS.

WE HAVE ABOUT MAYBE SEVEN PEOPLE ON THE BOARD, RECURRING VOLUNTEERS THAT WE HAVE COMING BACK.

IT COULD BE SUCH A VARIETY OF EVERY YEAR.

I WOULD SAY ANY GIVEN YEAR, WE COULD HAVE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS COME THROUGH.

PEOPLE JUST CAN SHOW UP IF THEY WANT.

THEY CAN COME ANY TIME WE HAVE A WORKSHOP, A WORKDAY OR, YOU KNOW, ANY TIME THEY WANT, THEY CAN REALLY COME BY.

WE ALSO HAVE A WEBSITE THAT THEY CAN SIGN UP ON.

SO WE HAVE WORK AND LEARN DAYS EVERY WEEK.

A FEW HOURS WHERE YOU CAN JUST POP IN FOR A HALF HOUR OR THE FULL TIME, AND IT'S FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITY LEVELS.

WHEN YOU COME HERE, THERE WILL BE AN ORCHARD LEADER WHO WILL SHOW YOU WHAT TO DO, AND THAT COULD BE WEEDING, MULCHING, PRUNING, PLANTING, WE'LL JUST SHOW YOU WHAT TO DO AND TEACH YOU HOW TO DO IT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE HERE.

OUR MAIN ATTRACTIONS ARE OUR FRUIT TREES.

SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEAR TREES AND APPLE TREES, PEACH TREES, CHERRY TREES AND THEN SOME NATIVE SPECIES LIKE PAWPAW AND PERSIMMONS.

WE HAVE GOOSEBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES.

WE HAVE SOME NUT TREES, PINE NUTS AND HAZELNUTS.

OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE GROWING IN HERE ARE CHAMOMILE AND OREGANO AND FENNEL, A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HERBS HERE AS WELL.

♪ SO FOR HARVEST, ANYONE IS ALLOWED TO COME IN HERE AND GRAB FRUIT WHENEVER THEY WANT.

WE TYPICALLY TRY TO SAY, TAKE SOME AND LEAVE SOME.

SO WHEN YOU COME HERE, YOU CAN HARVEST WHAT YOU WANT TO EAT, OR MAYBE A FEW EXTRAS TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU.

AT THIS POINT, WE HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH IN ABUNDANCE WHERE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE AWAY BUSHELS OF FRUIT YET TO PLACES LIKE MOTHER HUBBARD'S CUPBOARD BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE AN ABUNDANCE OF PLANTS TO THEM.

SO WHEN WE HAVE BLACKBERRIES OR ELDERBERRY PLANTS, WE WILL HARVEST THEM AND POT THEM UP AND GIVE THEM TO FOOD BANKS.

THE ACTUAL FRUIT IS COME HERE AND PICK ANY, WHAT YOU WANT.

♪ >> I THINK SOME OF OUR STRENGTHS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO KEEP CULTIVATING IS COMMUNITY AND SO HAVING A SPACE HERE FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AND NOT ONLY WORK TOGETHER, BUT EAT TOGETHER AND PLAY TOGETHER, I THINK THAT'S A BIG GOAL OF THE COMMUNITY ORCHARD.

AND ALSO, I THINK ABOUT EDUCATING PEOPLE TOO ON HOW TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GOALS HERE AND I THINK IT ALL KIND OF FUNNELS DOWN TO GIVING PEOPLE THAT FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD AUTONOMY, AND REALLY HELPING PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND HELPING PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND WE HAVE REALLY SEEN THAT INFECTIOUS MINDSET IN THIS PLACE.

SO IT'S REALLY MAGICAL.

♪ >> THERE'S SO MUCH THAT I GET OUT OF THIS PLACE.

JUST HAVING A REALLY COMFORTABLE KIND OF HAPPY GREEN SPACE.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT AS BEING KIND OF A MINI SANCTUARY SPOT AND I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT.

BUT THE OTHER THING I GET OUT OF IT, I LOVE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND INTERACTIONS AND JUST SEEING HOW THIS KIND OF CONNECTS PEOPLE AND BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND JUST CAN REALLY CHANGE THE WORLD.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COME OUT OF IT.

♪ >> YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT BLOOMINGTONCOMMUNITYORCHARD.ORG.

ASHLEY.

>>> THANKS, BRANDON.

FINALLY, LET'S HEAD UP I-65 TO INDIANAPOLIS.

WHERE PRODUCER JASON PEAR INTRODUCES US TO A UNIQUE HORTICULTURE PROGRAM AND THE TEACHER WHO STARTED IT ALL.

>> ON THE CAMPUS OF A SMALL SCHOOL SITS A GREENHOUSE.

>> THINK SALSA, ALL RIGHT?

IT'S KIND OF A WHIMPY CILANTRO BUT IT'S CILANTRO.

>> TODAY'S LESSON, HERB IDENTIFICATION.

>> LET ME PUT IT IN YOUR HAND.

RUB THAT.

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TOUCH THEM MAYBE.

YOU WILL HAVE TO SMELL 'EM, AND YOU ARE A TEAM.

SO YOU NEED TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS.

YOU'VE GOT SAGE.

THAT IS WHAT THEY USE IN THANKSGIVING STUFFING.

ALL RIGHT?

EXCELLENT.

YOU GUYS ARE DOING WELL.

>> IT SEEMS EASY ENOUGH, RIGHT?

NOW IMAGINE YOU CAN'T SEE THE PLANTS YOU ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY.

THAT'S THE REALITY FOR THESE STUDENTS BECAUSE THIS GREENHOUSE IS ON THE CAMPUS OF THE INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ME HOW I CAN IDENTIFY PLANTS IF I DON'T HAVE SIGHT OR IF I CAN'T SEE WELL.

AND I SAY, IT'S ALL THROUGH TOUCH.

>> AND WITH THE AID OF A VERY PATIENT AND EMPATHIC TEACHER.

>> WHEN A STUDENT IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO -- LIKE HOW TO DO AN ACTIVITY OR HOW TO TAKE CUTTINGS, I WILL CLOSE MY EYES AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT AND EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW TO DO THAT FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO CAN YOU SEE THESE POINTS/.

>> YEAH.

THAT'S THE NEW GROWTH.

>> I DO A LOT OF REASSURING AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT IT'S OKAY.

>> SHE'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL.

>> SHE'LL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU IN THE BEST WAY.

SHE WILL WORK WITH YOU AT YOUR OWN PACE.

SHE'S LIKE THE BEST TEACHER, AND I LOVE THIS CLASS SO MUCH!

>> SHE IS REALLY UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTIVE, AND LOVES TO BE AROUND THE STUDENTS.

>> I KIND OF ALWAYS KNEW THAT I WANTED TO WORK WITH PEOPLE SOMEHOW.

SO BEING ABLE TO DO PEOPLE AND PLANTS WAS JUST REALLY EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO DO.

>> MS. GARVEY, AS SHE'S KNOWN TO HER STUDENTS STUDIED THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE AT PURDUE, AND WORKED FOR A BIT AT THE STATE HOSPITAL IN RICHMOND AND THEN MOVED NO MUNCIE TO STUDY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE.

>> AFTER I FINISHED MY COURSEWORK AT BALL STATE AND I WORKED HERE, I ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT IF HE WOULD HIRE ME AND RUN THE GROUNDS CREW.

AND HE SAID, NO, I DON'T THINK I WILL DO THAT, BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO USE YOUR UNDERGRADUATE BACKGROUND AND START A HORTICULTURE BACKGROUND.

THAT'S WHAT WE DID.

WE HAD $50,000 FROM DAVID LETTERMAN.

IT TOOK US SIX YEARS BUT WE EVENTUALLY GOT A GREENHOUSE BUILT.

THAT'S HOW WE STARTED.

>> THAT WAS NEARLY THREE DECADES AGO.

AND SINCE THAT RATHER HUMBLE BEGINNING, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE GREENHOUSE DOORS.

THEY HAVE LEARNED PLANT IDENTIFICATION, PRACTICED PROPAGATION, WASHED THOUSANDS OF POTS.

>> SO YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUR RINSER, RIGHT?

>> YES.

>> AND FILLED COUNTLESS MORE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SLIDE IT TO YOUR RIGHT.

AND HERE IS YOUR NEXT PATIENT.

>> BIG.

>> MM-HMM.

>> OKAY.

>> AND WHILE SOME OF THESE KIDS WILL DEVELOP A LOVE FOR PLANTS, IT'S REALLY ABOUT TRANSFERABLE SKILLS.

>> THEY CAN GET A JOB IN A RESTAURANT OR A CAFETERIA SOME PLACE, WASHING DISHES.

TEAM BUILDING TOO.

I THINK BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT'S WHY WE DO IT.

THAT'S WHY YOU BECOME A TEACHER, BECAUSE YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE A DEFENSE IN A -- A DIFFERENCE IN A KIDS LIFE.

KIDS LIKE JACOB BARRETT WHO WAS STRUGGLING AT A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL AND THEN THEY CAME HERE AND FOUND MS. GARVEY'S GREENHOUSE.

>> MY FAVORITE THINGS WERE TO, LIKE, TAKE CUTTINGS FROM PLANTS, AND JUST LEARNING, JUST LEARNING ABOUT THE PLANTS WAS ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO.

>> THIS WAS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO HIM.

HE TOOK HORTICULTURE EVERY SEMESTER.

IT WAS ALSO HIS PART-TIME JOB TO WORK HERE.

AND HE LEARNED HOW TO BE A VALUED EMPLOYEE, HOW TO TAKE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM AND TO LEARN HOW TO DO YOUR WORK BETTER.

THOSE WERE JUST INVALUABLE LIFE TOOLS THAT I KNOW HE USES TODAY.

>> YOU HAVE FUN.

YOU LEARN.

AND YOU PROSPER FROM IT.

AND STUFF THAT WILL NEVER, EVER LEAVE YOU.

>> THESE ARE REALLY SPECIAL KIDS.

YEAH.

THAT THEY BRING WITH THEM A LOT OF CURIOSITY, AND QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE WORLD IS PUT TOGETHER.

I'M JUST REALLY -- I FEEL REALLY FORTUNATE THAT I CAN OFFER THAT TO THEM AND OFFER THEM THINGS THAT THEY NORMALLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE OR DO.

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>> WE ALSO HAVE A MAP FEATURE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND TO PLAN YOUR OWN INDIANA ADVENTURES.

BEFORE WE SAY GOOD-BYE, LET'S SPEND SOME MORE TIME EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN INDIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

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