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Fungi
“Fungi constitute the most poorly understood and underappreciated kingdom of life on earth.” Michael Pollan
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Ripening
“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” Galileo
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“Wonders and Realities”
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” Rachel Carson
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Peach Season
…From laden boughs, from hands, from sweet fellowship in the bins, comes nectar at the roadside, succulent peaches we devour, dusty skin and all, comes the familiar dust of summer, dust we eat.…
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Appointment Viewing
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty, if only we have the eyes to see them.” John Ruskin
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The Veggies of Our Labor
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” May Sarton
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The Story of the Earth
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” Rachel Carson
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Fledgling
“I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I…
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