Category: Resources
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Terra Foundation Grant: Species Observations
This is part of a series of posts that I am writing about the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April 2024. The grant’s purpose was to replace turf in a home landscape with native plants which would support birds. The grant had a series of requirements, and I have written blog posts about how…
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Planetary boundaries and habitat gardening: biosphere integrity.
This is part of a series to tackle the links between gardening/landscaping practices and planetary boundaries, with recommendations on how to shift your practices. This is the second post in the series, with recommendations specifically related to gardening actions related to biosphere integrity, both in terms of biodiversity and overall ecosystem function. Biosphere integrity Genetic…
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Planetary boundaries and habitat gardening: soil and carbon
I said in my last post that I would write a series to tackle the links between gardening/landscaping practices and planetary boundaries, with recommendations on how to shift your practices. This is the first such post, with recommendations specifically related to gardening-related CO2 emissions and climate change. (CO2 is just one greenhouse gas, and others…
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Planetary Boundaries, or… why do I garden the way I do?
There are a lot of shall we say non-mainstream habits in my lifestyle, many of which I have been doing for years or decades. Most of these stem from a sincere desire to live in better accordance with the planet. Some also happen to be the way I was raised and/or happen to be thrifty.…
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Terra Foundation Grant: Plants to Support Biodiversity, Part 2. The List.
Reminder: This is part of a series of posts on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of 2024. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to install a new garden where turf has been removed in a home landscape. The Terra Foundation is committed to biodiversity and water conservation.” The grant…
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Dipping Back In
It’s been a hot minute since I last wrote a blog post. Why? Life. Introspection. I didn’t want to write and publish just for the sake of it. I think I’m ready to share what I’ve been thinking and doing in the 21 months since my last blog post. First and foremost, yes, I’ve been…
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Regrounding.
I’m still working on the next post in the Terra Foundation Grant series, don’t worry… it’s a lot of information to organize, and I’ve had an action-packed few weeks plus some time just thinking. I thought it might be more useful to take a moment to check in on where I’m at after a trip…
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Terra Foundation Grant: Irrigation
Reminder: I’m doing a series of posts over probably the next two months or so on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of this year. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to install a new garden where turf has been removed in a home landscape. The Terra Foundation…
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Terra Foundation Grant: Removing Existing Turf, Part 2. What I did, where I did it, and why.
Reminder: I’m doing a series of posts over probably the next two months or so on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of this year. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to install a new garden where turf has been removed in a home landscape. The Terra Foundation…
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Terra Foundation Grant: Removing Existing Turf, Part 1. Why and How.
Reminder: I’m doing a series of posts over probably the next two months or so on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of this year. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to install a new garden where turf has been removed in a home landscape. The Terra Foundation…
