Kate Martignier
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Jun- 2022 -14 JuneGeneral
What will the Full Moon Reveal for You?
The lunar cycle offers us a template for reconnecting to Nature and living in more balanced, regenerative ways. And journaling…
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2 JuneSociety
Change… and Hope
Sometimes change asks more of us than we have to give, and we break. Sometimes (hopefully more often than not, but…
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May- 2022 -9 MayAnimals
Deep Litter Composting With Chickens
An earth floor, deep-litter system has big benefits for the health and well-being of chickens, and it’s also the easiest…
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Apr- 2022 -11 AprilPlants
Mexican Tarragon
It took me a while to begin to appreciate the sheer beauty of the Mexican tarragon in my garden. Then I…
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Mar- 2022 -17 MarchAnimals
Happy Meat, Happy Ecosystems, Happy People
What is “happy meat?” Is meat-eating inherently destructive, or can we have “happy ecosystems” along with happy meat? What does meat-eating…
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10 MarchPlants
Farm Update: In the Garden
Pictures and commentary from our garden. Plants that get a particular mention are pawpaws and sweet potatoes, and there are…
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Feb- 2022 -17 FebruarySociety
Moving from Control toward Intelligent Interaction, in Gardening and in Life
What gardeners do is somewhere on a continuum from controlling the life (and death) cycles in the garden, to managing…
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9 FebruaryPlants
Bananas for Mulch Production and Erosion Control
The possible uses for bananas–the fruit, the foliage, and the trunks–seem almost endless. In this article I share lots of…
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Jan- 2022 -13 JanuarySociety
Difficult Emotions are Allies in Disguise
This started from a gathering of a few recent entries in my personal journal and grew into a post about…
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7 JanuaryHow to
5 Questions to Help You learn from Last Year and Make the Most of This Year
This year instead of just setting New Year intentions, I looked back first to see what I could learn from…
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Dec- 2021 -23 DecemberPlants
Connections in a RealFood Garden
My definition of a “RealFood garden” is a garden that’s easy to maintain and meets real, basic, every-day needs for…
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13 DecemberFood Plants - Perennial
Ginger in a RealFood Garden
Ginger has thrived at our place since I learned to think about what it gives and what it needs in…
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