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It took an hour and a half for our walk tonight, because we stopped to chat with neighbors, answer a thousand questions from a different 4 year old neighbor, watch a fox crossing the road, and admiring yet another neigbor's dog. Today I am thankful for community.

THE LIGHTNING BUGS ARE OUT

I miss the world before algorithms.

I checked all my plants for condensation this morning. I did my dew diligence.

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Food is a basic human right. Food is a basic human right. Food is a basic human right. Food is a basic human right.

The little things.

When people can’t afford the necessities of a dignified life, it's the government's job to step up and actually govern.

I thought I couldn’t hate capitalism more. This book showed me there is no limit to my loathing.

Radishes coming in 🫜 #VegetableGardening #GardenersOfBluesky #GardenProgress #Seedlings #KitchenGarden #SeedToTable

Spinach emerging. It may still be very cold out, but they persist. #VegetableGardening #Seedlings #KitchenGarden #GardenProgress #SeedToTable #GardenersOfBluesky

Please call the Ontario Government transparency hotline at: ◼️◼️◼️-◼️◼️◼️-◼️◼️◼️◼️

The wealth and capital (and Return on Capital) accumulated by American zillionaires is overwhelmingly the result of 135 million Americans going to work every day, year in and year out. Univeral Income is a Common Wealth Dividend: ROC for all.

Add a little Rasmalai and I may never wake up, for I am now in heaven.

Broccoli and/or cauliflower transplanted. I mixed up my tags, again. Gardening woes. #VegetableGardening #Seedlings #GardenersOfBluesky #GardenProgress #UrbanGardening #SeedToTable

Worker solidarity forever.

Let them eat… the rich 😎

Onions and leeks transplanted. My back hurts. Found a nice little stick that made a perfect dibbler, though. The little things… #Gardening #VegetableGardening #Seedlings #GardenProgress #SeedToTable #KitchenGarden

Back to the simple natural order of things…….. not human arrogance based on destruction of our water,air, environment for profit…… for the 1%

We need a windfall tax on oil and gas companies, this is a temporary fix that will result in reduced tax revenue. We need more funding to help people transition away from fossil fuels.

Instead of asking “why are kids going to school less?” and actually researching and putting resources toward this, #DougFord has decided to implement sweeping policies to punish them instead. A 🧵: #Ontario #OnPoli #OnEd

For sale: private jet, never flown.

#Iran #Lebanon #Palestine #Congo #Sudan #Venezuela #Cuba

Oppressors always try to make you see the “other” as less human to justify oppressing them and manufacture your consent to harm them - to see them as “collateral damage.” Don’t let them. It’s the oldest trick in the book. Always put humanity first, and you will never be on the wrong side of history.

Tomatoes that were started in larger containers versus tomatoes that were started in cell packs and then potted up. The choice is clear. #Gardening #VegetableGardening #Seedlings #Tomatoes #GrowingFromSeed #SeedToTable

You’re less easy to manipulate when your needs are met. That’s why those in power aren’t keen to do so.

Today, the Liberals rejected our NDP motion to ban surveillance pricing - a dystopian practice that will drive up costs for Canadians if we allow it to take root. The NDP is the only party fighting to protect you from getting ripped off at the checkout.

I was today years old when I learned that #Substack is a Nazi-funded hellscape. I just started writing on there. Why is everything such a piece of shit! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! #Blog #Blogger #Enshittification

Potted up some peppers and tomatoes. Coming along nicely! #Gardening #VegetableGardening #GrowYourOwnFood #SeedToTable #Seedlings #GrownFromSeed

Continuing to have hope despite the horrors is the only way out of here. Here are just a fews things I hope for. A 🧵: I hope for a world where our needs are met just because we’re alive.

Take control of your food. Start a garden. #Gardening #VegetableGardening #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #GrowYourOwnFood #SeedToTable

“The best time to start a garden was last year. The next best time is now.” #VegetableGardening #Gardening #GrowYourOwnFood #StartingAGarden #GardenPlanning #GardenBlog open.substack.com/pub/planting...

Wake up, kids We got the dreamers disease. ‘Radical’ comes from a Latin word meaning "root." Because roots are the deepest part of a plant, ‘radical’ came to describe things understood as fundamental or essential. ‘Radical change’ was a change at the root of a system.

Stop buying the lie that independence is the goal (or even possible). We depend on one another and always will. How much would change if we all just accepted this?

Progress. #VegetableGardening #Seedlings #GrowYourOwnFood #SeedToTable

Tolerating intolerant people makes you intolerant. This is called The Paradox of Tolerance, and this is why Liberalism gives way to fascism every time.

If Doug Ford is excited about what you are doing, you are doing the wrong thing.

“Purity politics” and it’s just not supporting people who actively vote against human rights.

Use your free will, and get in the garden!

My advice: start growing your own food. You don’t have to go big, but grow something this season, and then keep going. Future you will thank you. #VegetableGardening #GrowYourOwnFood #SeedToTable #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty

“I implore you to consider what I believe is the most pressing (and underdiscussed) reason: improving your food security.” #VegetableGardening #KitchenGarden #GrowYourOwnFood #SeedToTable #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty substack.com/@plantingsee...

Come play in the dirt with me 🌱 #VegetableGardening #Permaculture #FoodSovereignty #FoodSecurity #GrowYourOwnFood #SeedToTable open.substack.com/pub/planting...

Libby is seriously great! Support your local library and get your Libby account.

Two Spirit, Trans, Nonbinary, & Gender Diverse People are more vulnerable to food insecurity due to stigma and discrimination related to their gender identity. This is unacceptable and must change. #TransDayOfVisibility #FoodSecurity #FoodAccess righttofood.ca/wp-content/u...

Gardeners, what do you think is the most important reason someone should start a vegetable garden right now? #Gardening #VegetableGardening #Permaculture #StartingAGarden #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood

Energy security, food security, economic security, and democratic stability all depend on a stable climate.

Come play in the dirt with me on Substack. #VegetableGardening #Permaculture #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #Blog open.substack.com/pub/planting...

I officially have seedlings! #VegetableGardening #Permaculture #Seedlings