Soil Punk

Proponents of degrowth argue that economic growth is predicated on the continuous extraction of natural resources, and so infinite growth in a world in which resources are finite is, by definition, impossible. In fact, the pursuit of infinite growth is what led civilization down the path of climate change, ecological destruction, biodiversity loss,

Walter James • Growing Idea of Degrowth

The association of certain rocks, trees orbushes with stories of the faeries, then, can lead to very real changes inbehaviour. Recent moves to recognise the legal personhood of environmentalfeatures, such as rivers and mountains, in order to ensure their protection mightalso be understood in this context

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From Time and Mind Vol. 13 No. 3, 221-225 Folklore, landcscape and ecology: joining the dots

Candied Roselle Hibiscus

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Hibiscus Calyx are harvested after the flowers bloom. Remove seed pods to dry outer ‘petals’ for tea or Candy as seen here. Harvesting September 2025

“Flourishing: deep, vigorous growth, Thriving- To orient one- self toward the flourishing of life- human and more-than-human life-is to acknowledge that those lives exist and have inherent value, that we are directly and indirectly connected to those lives and have some responsibility to them, and that we are therefore called upon to act on that

-p174-5 Mother, Creature, Kin by Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder