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Dish names are Pohnpeian unless otherwise specified.  Rollin and Jamal presented uter mwahng, ground hard taro balls. Uter mwahng Amaryssa and Tamaris  presented Mortlockese uht amahd, ground banana mixed with coconut milk and sugar then boiled in a banana leaf.  Tamaris Uht amahd Riesa and Vergilanika presented uht sukusuk: boiled pounded banana with coconut milk (piahia) on top Riesa Uht sukusuk Maicalany, Merrryoleen, and Marco presented Pohnpeian uht doamwdoamw. Grated boiled banana hand rolled back into the shape of a banana. Uht doamwdoamw Austin presented Mwoakillese banana fritters known as daiduhs. Daiduhs Jamielyn, on lead, presented outer island Yapese maie ferai: breadfruit chips. These are a thicker breadfruit chip, closer to a cottage fry than to a chip. Wonderful food, great visual. Maei fera...

Students now turn to AI for answers as a matter of habit and routine. Without thought. In an ethnobotany class the students have been quizzed in the field as to the local names of local plants. The class has a focus on first languages and indigenous uses. The above plant is known in Pohnpeian as kidienmall or, alternatively, kidim en mall.  When asked on an online test in the learning management system, "What is the name of this plant in your first language?" a Pohnpeian speaker entered the answer: Palhinhaea cernua — club moss (if the quiz expects the local/common name, this may be running clubmoss). The class has not focused on scientific names and in the field the instructor is using local language names for the plants. That the student knew the scientific name is already improbable. The next character is one that is now infamous in terms of AI: the m-dash. An m-dash is not available via a single keystroke on a keyboard. Nor do the students know the distinction between a h...

The ethnobotany class that can verge on being a friendly mob visited the Entrepreneurship center's hydroponic facility and raised bed gardens. A Nutrient Film Technique system is the oldest system in the hydroponic facility. Produce is sold every Wednesday. A bucket system was added after the NFT system for fruiting vegetables such as green bell pepper. An aeroponic tower system was added just this year. Far more compact and space efficient than an NFt system.  Marco signs the guest register, Merryoleen strikes a pose. Merryoleen was the first to arrive. According to Welbert she arrived in the morning.  Marco and Merryoleen get ready to moisten rockwool under Welbert's supervision. Keesha, in the background,  is ever aware of the presence of cameras.  Kelarimalyanne puts on gloves to handle the rockwool. Kelarimalyanne and Lisarita moisten the rockwool in a bucket. Delaura...

A walk of the front garden found a new tree had sprouted. The glove tree is the global source of all gloves.  The bus arrived just after 15:53. The size of the class this term, 29 students on the field trip, caused the roll call to be done as a single instance at the end of the walk.  The Ficus prolixa still seems to take too long for the marginal benefit. Tightening this up might help. A student noted that the aerial roots can be pounded and then used in a herbal steam bath to treat joint pain.  By 16:01 the class was at the clove trees. No cloves. Again. Kelarimalyanne, Lisarita, Sueleen, and Marikai in the lead.  At 16:07 the class was headed from the Araucaria columnaris to the Cinnamomum verum. The cinnamon tree is always in season. Delaura at the cinnamon tree, Marco behind her to the left. This is one the largest, if not largest, enrollments for this class to date. The class tends to spre...