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Paradise in Progress: On Creating a Natural Refuge in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Paradise in Progress: On Creating a Natural Refuge in the Blue Ridge Mountains

“The more I learned, the more I had to face that, in this job I’d volunteered myself for, total control was impossible.”

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Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

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In Search of the Perfect Piece of Wood

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Robin Wall Kimmerer on the Serviceberry

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