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“What the World Needs”
I can always tell when I’m overloaded with the news; that’s when I start to despair. So much mess to clean up. It seems ridiculously tangled-up and tiresome, painful to look at. In my own state we are...
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The Miracle of Seeds
I’ve been thinking about how tenacious life is, encapsulated in a tiny seed. Some seeds I plant, but others sprout all on their own. I’m probably the only person on my block who gives a cheer when she...
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The Urban Forest
Holly Jones grew up considering trees as relatives. A Native American (“though I might not look like it!”) she sees the world populated with winged people, creeping people, branching people. “A lot of...
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Deep Learning Continues at Avon OLC
Guest blogger Jennifer Davies updates us on her work at Central Indiana’s Avon Outdoor Learning Center. We first posted about this phenomenal program last February, in Portal to the Wider World. Guest...
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Living Proof
Yesterday at Rivoli Park Labyrinth, I met up with a riotous party of plants, insects, and birds. The park, which formed on a vacant lot thanks to community organizer Lisa Boyles, has gotten overgrown...
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Walking As One
Walking is a time-honored way to meditate, ruminate, and otherwise seek clarity. Walking a labyrinth gives each footstep even more meaning. And walking in community brings added sweetness to the...
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Made of Sunshine
I first heard about Healthy Hoosier Oils when shopping at my food coop, Pogue’s Run Grocer. As a local food enthusiast, I was thrilled to find out that there was a new local alternative for culinary...
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Preserving Timeless Arts
Last weekend I had two encounters that felt like variations on a theme. One was at Kheprw Institute, where we were discussing Charles Eisenstein’s book, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is...
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A Biodiversity Birthright
Last week’s Indiana Master Naturalist class has put me into a state a little bit like that dream … the one where you suddenly find a whole section of your house that you didn’t see before. “This was...
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I was born the same year as the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Oh of course, we both were in existence long before this birth, but 1966 was when our current recognized incarnation began: When my...
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