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Food chain

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Claudia

Yesterday morning, just back from the earliest morning dog walk, my partner said: “We interrupted the food chain in action.” Walking toward the gate, they…

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Compost diary

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Claudia

  The diary entries below were written for the edited collection Ecologies of Study: A Book of Secrets. In addition to the hard copy version…

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A wasp deficiency

Posted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 by Claudia

One of the permaculture principles is to “turn problems into solutions.” The idea behind this principle is that the problem often contains the kernel of…

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Hummingbird encounters

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Claudia

Recently, one of my students encouraged me to read the chapter, “Training in the Contact Zone: Power, Play, and Invention in the Sport of Agility,”…

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Battle of the urchins

Posted on November 7, 2019May 19, 2020 by Claudia

I remember the first time someone told me that sea urchins were edible. It was at a party hosted by my high school marine biology…

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When Bambi is not cute

Posted on July 26, 2019May 19, 2020 by Claudia

The Disney image of Bambi, the spotted fawn with its large round eyes and fluttering eyelashes, has charmed audiences around the world since the film…

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Hi, Basil!

Posted on May 28, 2019May 19, 2020 by Claudia

The first time I saw a tree frog was when it jumped out from under the leaf of a basil plant on our balcony and…

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