Kate Martignier
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Jun- 2020 -29 JuneFood Plants - Perennial
Okinawa Spinach
Okinawa spinach is not a spinach at all, but a perennial leafy green. The tops of the leaves are dark…
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16 JuneSociety
How Normal Keeps Us from Being Fully Human
Its normal for us to compete for scarce resources and to view with suspicion those who are different from us.…
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4 JuneMedicinal Plants
Stinging Nettle
Stinging nettle has a long and diverse history of use for food, medicine, cordage, and dye. Here are some ideas…
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May- 2020 -11 MayFood Plants - Perennial
Growing Ginger And Making Sauerkraut
This article is about how the ginger growing in our garden has inspired successful homemade sauerkraut in our kitchen, and…
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilFood
How to Harvest and Use Queensland Arrowroot
Queensland arrowroot (Canna edulis) provides food for us, food for chickens, pigs, cattle and goats, mulch and/or compost material, and…
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9 AprilSociety
Why your least visible work is your most important work
The smallest of the issues you care about is related to, and inseparable from, the largest. Raising happy, healthy kids…
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3 AprilSociety
Why your most important responsibility is taking care of you
It’s not easy being green. Among other things, it can mean feeling overwhelmed and grief-stricken and inadequate, with no end…
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Mar- 2020 -26 MarchSociety
On Making the Least Change for the Greatest Effect
In our make-it-happen story of rugged, heroic individualism, “goal achievement” means grunting and sweating, burning the candle at both ends,…
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19 MarchSociety
How to Go From Distracted to On Track with these 2 Simple Strategies
Life’s urgent and alluring distractions will always be nudging you off the high road and onto the easy path, diverting…
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5 MarchSociety
Are You Going After Your Goals the Hard Way or the Easy Way?
The idea that you need motivation and will power to reach your goals is part of a story, or world-view,…
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Feb- 2020 -27 FebruarySociety
Is it important, or merely urgent?
It’s possible to be very busy without being very effective. Rushing from one task to another, feeling like you never…
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20 FebruarySociety
Personal Responsibility and the Power to Make a Difference
Staying focused on your own “response-ability”—your ability to choose your own responses—increases your personal power and expands the scope of…
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