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I have been a part of a lot of workshops. They have been interesting, informative, painfully boring, predictable, creative, useless, and inspiring. One of the primary goals of our time in Cinquera was that we would participate in, present, and support workshops put on by the sustainable agriculture work. The first workshop we participated in was with a group of. Who ranged from 20-75 years of age, I was struck by the awareness of interse.