An illustration of silhouetted figures, including musicians, under trees, gathered around a sign that reads "Cultivation Pleasure Club New Orleans," surrounded by plants, mushrooms, and exposed roots in a warm, earthy palette.

create a drawing or diagram for a grant using the following info: Cultivation Pleasure Club is an urban regenerative farm and community research project in New Orleans cultivating soil, plants, fungi, microbes, and community as a living system of change. The farm operates at the intersection of ecological restoration, food production, and community care, transforming damaged ground into fertile, participatory landscapes. Inspired by New Orleans’ historic social aid and pleasure clubs, Cultivation Pleasure Club reimagines mutual aid for the ecological present. Just as those clubs historically combined celebration with collective care; organizing support systems, parades, and social infrastructure for Black communities, this farm channels that same spirit into the soil. It is both a site of joy and solidarity, a place where land work becomes community work, and where pleasure is found in cultivation, restoration, and reciprocity. At its heart is the practice of mycorrhizal partnership, the ancient symbiosis between plant roots and fungi. I cultivate and use arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to inoculate trees and vegetables, strengthening nutrient exchange, drought tolerance, and resilience in polluted or compacted soils. This mirrors the broader vision of Cultivation Pleasure Club: mutual aid as ecology. The farm’s landscape integrates fruit trees, herbs, mushrooms, and vegetables within a layered agroforestry design. I grow Indian mustard greens and black willow for See more