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mampara

British  
/ mamˈpɑːrə /

noun

  1. a foolish person, idiot

  2. obsolete  an incompetent worker

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Etymology

Origin of mampara

of unknown origin

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“The idea originally was to support the academic curriculum through hands-on experiences with cooking and gardening, which would be a more effective form of nutrition education than teaching kids about nutrients,” said Mampara, who is FreshFarm’s director of education.

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A previous version of this article incorrectly identified Jennifer Mampara as director of education for FoodPrints.

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It kicked off in 2009 when two educators — Jennifer Mampara, who previously taught at Watkins Elementary School, and Barbara Percival, a volunteer master gardener at Watkins — partnered to create a program that integrated food education and garden-based science education.

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Donahue’s supervisor and friend Jennifer Mampara, director of education at Freshfarm, said Donahue had complained to colleagues that Fleetwood had been abusive to her in the past.

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Donahue had broken off her engagement to Fleetwood some time ago, Mampara said, so colleagues were surprised to hear she allowed him to move into her apartment.

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