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Farm and Forage

Musings about food systems, environmental stewardship, and the power of plants

Read more about the article The sweet treat of berry season

The sweet treat of berry season

  • Post published:August 12, 2020

I love berry season. We are in the midst of it now – the time of year when the summer has fully arrived and seems to stretch endlessly ahead, when…

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Read more about the article The inherent racism within our food system

The inherent racism within our food system

  • Post published:June 18, 2020

I have quieted down on here in the past few weeks to make space for the important dialogue going on concerning institutional racism and the BLM movement. I've been taking…

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Read more about the article Mystical, magical hawthorn

Mystical, magical hawthorn

  • Post published:June 4, 2020

Hawthorn is a tree that I grew up associating with thick, enchanted forests of fairy tales. Turns out that I wasn't far off - it is one of the most…

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