Tag: Gardening
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7.6.22 – Gardens for All
Observing the wonders that exist right outside our windows can incite curiosity and encourage us to comprehend environments beyond our own. I had this very same experience lately as I stood at my patio door as the sun set on a cool summer day to watch two finches hop from plant to plant as they…
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5.27.21 – From the Americas to Feeding the World
A few months ago, I completed a series on my Instagram page, clever.grasshopper, on foods native to the Americas. As an environmental anthropologist, I am aware that foods such as tomatoes, squash, beans, corn, potatoes, and different types of berries have their roots in the Americas since several indigenous groups have cultivated and consumed these…
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8.3.20 Gardening…Politically Speaking
The current Coronavirus situation has served to encourage people all over the nation to try their hand at gardening, whether there is an existence of a green thumb in a person or not. The experience has moved many to share images of their results via social media, with some boasting about their modest yields of…