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041 – Come, and treat it well

“This land responds
to good treatment,” I heard
my father say time and again
in his passion to renew, to make
whole, what ill use had broken.

~from “XI” by Wendell Berry1

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040 – I Wear My Shit-kickers to the MAC

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  • Stacy Boone

    || writer || outdoor advocate || homestead manager || retired backpacking guide || Stacy writes about the environment and how to develop one's own nature-placed relationship. She wants readers to be inspired to be outside.

  • Yasmin Chopin

    Gardening in the Scottish Borders. Writing about nature, home and place. Sharing my PhD research in creative non-fiction place writing. Creating a supportive network for writers at every stage of their career.

  • Dawn Smith

    A retired veterinary technician/ wildlife rehabilitator, passionate about wildlife conservation. Now having fun writing about the animals who have long fascinated me.

  • Julia Adzuki

    Artist and forest dweller, addressing ecological grief through the sensuous relation of inner and outer landscapes.

  • Lou Tamposi

    Lou Tamposi is a father, writer, and outdoorsman. His essays — blending dirt, myth, muscle, and memory — explore what it means to live radically, and are published weekly in his newsletter, “Cow We Doin’.”

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