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Kelton Wright's avatar

I loved this. We’re in zone 5a, and we just completed our year of “see what this land does naturally” before we start making changes. We naturally have an abundance of elderberry and mountain mint, plus some edible mushrooms depending on the rain/sun combo, but this was inspiring to read. Similarly to her community, we have a shared water system in our town, coming from our local waterfall. Many people have hoop houses but there’s also a community greenhouse that’s take-what-you-need. I can’t wait to follow her Instagram. I’ve been a fauna girl all my life but flora is calling.

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Antonia Malchik's avatar

How delightful! I didn’t expect to start this smoky day, which opened with me wondering over coffee whether I should go find some seed for cover crops and move compost despite the poor air quality, with such a joyful and hands-on read. And the Parable books too — they didn’t push me to start gardening, but they’ve formed a lot of how I think about how climate and societal collapse intertwine, and what mutual aid and community and sustainability actually mean. Thank you both for this!

Also: nasturtiums! Though ours don't grow nearly so large and rampant (zone 5a and also I think they hate our soil but we're working on it).

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