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On Earth, the only true method of disposal is decomposition, the dissolution of something dead and putrid into its smallest bioavailable parts. But what about that which can not decompose?
by Sarah Penello In 1493, Christopher Columbus logged what is believed to be the first recorded sighting of Manatees in the new world. Of…
When we cut down the forest to grow a single crop, not only do we destroy a network of billions of organisms that took thousands- maybe millions- of years to evolve, but we also kill the land itself. Within a few years it will lose all of its ability to sustain life.
Earth without the microbiome is just dust.
Though it is a word that has carried so much stigma and shame, FAT is incredibly vital to our well-being. Most of the vitamins that we depend on for survival are fat soluble. Fat keeps our tissues healthy and high functioning, and moisturizes our bodies from the inside out.
Plant magic goes so much deeper than consumption. We do not have to harvest, disturb or consume plants to receive their medicines. There is immense healing power just in noticing them.
She turned her attention to me one last time, pushing me hard against the old stones to look deeply into my eyes. Her pale green irises seemed especially bright against the wet, black lashes.
“Merci,” she said, her features softening. And then she released me.
Birds do it, bees do it, even the flowers and the trees do it. Mammals do it with interlocking genitals, fish do it in a school. Nobody knows how eels do it, but they’re definitely doing it. Fungi do it- probably more than anyone.