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Sol Delgado

Summary

Sol, a persistent Taurus leader eager to build community to continue growing intentionally. Skilled in planning, showing up authentically and communicating with an open heart. Committed to community outreach, horizontal facilitation principles and team building. Collaborative and has honest work ethics.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-Founder

Miami Compost Project
09.2020 - Current
  • Coordinated community events, circles, potlucks and garden volunteer days
  • Group Facilitator: Guide grounding practices, set group intentions, divide tasks and check-ins
  • Market Garden Management: facilitated seeding, transplanting, harvesting and distributing annal/medicinal plants
  • Garden Design: co-designed garden systems based on environmental, sustainable and ancestral practices
  • Practiced Biodynamic Gardening by planting, propagating & sowing seeds with the lunar cycles
  • Salves, Tinctures, Elixirs, Tea Blends, Body Butter, Oil Infusions made with locally grown plants
  • Managed thermal and vermicompost systems

Founder

Rising Roots
04.2020 - Current
  • Vend plants, herbal medicine and beadwork at farmers markets and pop up events
  • Infusing oils with homegrown plants for body butters, salves, beard and hair oil
  • Creating elixirs and tinctures with the moon every 4-6 months
  • Tie-dying clothes from compost scraps and plants
  • Practicing caribbean plant traditions
  • Facilitation new and full moon gatherings

Plant Advocate

Little River Cooperative
10.2023 - 03.2024
  • Worked effectively with the team to coordinate plant drop off, inventory, community needs, communicate questions and reoccurring feedback from the community.
  • Researched and communicated with nonprofit organizations within Miami Dade County and Broward county the mission and weekly plant inventory.
  • Advocated for plant kin's housing and discerned where the plants would be distributed within nonprofit community gardens
  • Delivered patient, accommodating, loving service and offered support within my capacity in every interaction.
  • Established trusting relationships with folx by maintaining open lines of communication throughout the entire plant process.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Child Advocacy

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
05.2017

Skills

  • Relationship and Team Building
  • Leadership and People Development
  • Intuititve
  • Planning organizing, coordinating and communication
  • Community Outreach
  • Prioritizing Tasks
  • Empathetic and community member support
  • Facilitating connections
  • Administration

Affiliations

  • Finca Morada Community
  • The B.O.Y Garden
  • The Green Haven Project
  • French Farms

Timeline

Plant Advocate

Little River Cooperative
10.2023 - 03.2024

Co-Founder

Miami Compost Project
09.2020 - Current

Founder

Rising Roots
04.2020 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Child Advocacy

Montclair State University
Sol Delgado