Shady tips for a sweltering future
Sam Bloch on shade as an overlooked strategy for keeping cool in a burning-hot world.
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Dark Properties is a future-focused newsletter connecting personal and planetary ecologies, from editor & gardener Willa Köerner.
Can we get down to earth?
Amirio Freeman and Kate Weiner on following sparks of collaborative resonance, building literacy through embodiment, and why slowing down might save us.
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The subtle spiritual work of flowers
Colie Collen on starting an urban flower farm, growing it incrementally, and appreciating the never-ending lessons of her floral teachers.
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Aaand we’re back
This publication has been redesigned, refreshed, and reimagined—and is ready to rumble.
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A year of sharing flowers
Takeaways from my first full season stewarding a mini mountainside flower zone.
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The plight of the monarch
What the vulnerable butterfly can teach us about ourselves, our world, and the magic that goes beyond it all.
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In a strange garden
On the restorative power of observing light in an unfamiliar place.
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Should healthcare be collaborative?
Eushavia Bogan on pivoting from farmer to doctor, plus tips on empowering yourself within the medical industrial complex.
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Submerged in the ecotone
What can we learn from bugs about the tense awkwardness of life on Earth?
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It’s smart to love weeds
Wisdom from the org teaching colleges to prioritize healthy people, plants, and soil over toxic turf lawns.
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Trash people make the best friends
Penny Gibbons on combatting loneliness by starting a neighborhood cleanup group.
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