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Absurdly earnest: farmer, UU, queer, dog companion. Reader of Barry Lopez, Jose Saramago, Anna Burns, Margaret Atwood…

  1. We’re 3-4 yrs in to this living shadecloth experiment.

    Grapes don’t leaf out until June here, so the greenhouse warms up in the spring. Then the leaves shade the space for the rest of the summer.

    Started with concord (Z4) but planted seedless table (Z3) this yr. #agsky

    Small greenhouse interior with woodchip floor and plastic sides. Across the roof is a network of grape vines, leaves and dark purple grape bunches hanging down. A ladder is set up in the middle and f the greenhouse, hoses hang down on the right are plants in pots and trays, on the left is a hammock.Close up of grape trellis: brown vines, green leaves and purple grape bunchesA different greenhouse: the floor is covered in woodchips and nasturtium, the wall is plywood. A hammock hangs under an arbor of grape leaves
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  2. Today I wrote about a general tendency to accept atrocious premises, and the need to reject fascism's false choices in order to find expansive and imaginative paths forward.

    Breaking the premise, embracing the obstacles, pursing everything.

    www.the-reframe.com/there-is-no-...

    We actually aren't constrained into atrocious premises by thought exercises. Obstacles are a reason to fight, not an excuse to quit. Our friends and neighbors aren't distractions..

    There Is No Trolley Problem

    We actually aren't constrained into atrocious premises by thought exercises. Obstacles are a reason to fight, not an excuse to quit. Our friends and neighbors aren't distractions..

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