Stories of people learning to be creative and resilient, finding new solutions to minimize the harm from climate disruption.
I’ve been a victim advocate now for over twenty years. In doing this hard work, it’s been deeply
important for me to find ways to metabolize the trauma I take in. Yoga and meditation are part of that
for me. Another important resilience tool that has also been a wildly effective way for me to feel
purpose and release is crafting. So much of victim advocacy is heavy and ongoing. I don’t feel a lot of
completion/resolve – there are constant, open loops, even in great progress. Crafting brings such peace
as it is tangible. I can see the impact, and it has a clear and distinct end. Completing projects is uniquely
fulfilling because so little in the rest of my world comes with a tidy bow.
As the world has started to recognize the importance of using plants that have evolved with the insects and animals of a region, Deep Roots has stepped up with its latest offering to assist landowners. Through their new “Nature Advisors” program, a team of two will help you evaluate your property by identifying invasive species, looking at rainwater management opportunities, and increasing options for wildlife habitat through plantings.
Last year, as I was walking the paths, it occurred to me that these trees were in trouble. Unless the collars were removed, the trees that were now established would start growing through the mesh which would harm them in the long-term... I stated that the trees needed someone who cared about them to do this task and that I was not going to give up.
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(Indigo Photo) Rainier Maria Rilke is one of my favorite poets. He writes in "Letters to a Young Poet" : I would like to beg you dear Sir, as well…
The planting bed, roughly 25 x8. Upper left is flower and leaf from Leadplant, and Blue Grama grass in the middle. I’m hooked. I want to garden for wildlife by…
There is something incredibly special about spotting a hummingbird. A fleeting moment when one pauses at a flower in your garden, zooms by your window as you enjoy your morning…
"Upcycle Philippines" is a name given to the beloved advocacy project I founded that spearheaded the movement on environment conservation through the system of upcycling by fostering awareness of the…
As I was finishing up my last blog post on Cultivating Play and Rest, Brené Brown dropped another and very timely podcast with Karen Walrond, author of the Lightmaker’s Manifesto.…
https://vimeo.com/639233670 My inspiration When I first read Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants, I felt I had been handed down a roadmap of tools, stories,…
