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Category Archives: Children and Nature
Tracks in the Snow
A favorite children’s book in the after school program read, “Tracks in the snow, tracks in the snow. Where did they come from, where did they go?” Whenever I’m out on a walk in the forest and see tracks in … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Nature, Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged curiosity, midfullness, nature, outside, tracking, tracks, winter, wonder
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Stinging Nettles! Yum?
Yes, you really should try eating nettles! And if you’re adventurous enough to try, now is the best time of year. Foraged wild greens are often most tender, and therefore best to cook with, early in the spring when plants … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Nature, Personal Sustainability: How-To, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged edible, foraging, health, nettles, Photos, recipes, spring, stinging nettle, wild
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Early Season Greens
If you don’t count grass and thistles, our garden isn’t growing any greens yet. But there are plenty of fresh greens to be harvested outside the garden! And roots! We’ve enjoyed meals of foraged leeks, dandelions, and parsnips this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Nature, Personal Sustainability: How-To, Uncategorized
Tagged dandelion, foraging, leeks, parsnips, ramps, recipes, spring, Vermont
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Spring?
In past years, I start posting about signs of spring and springtime activities in April. After having just enjoyed two muddy days with temperatures rising to sixty degrees and with new birdsongs in the air, it appears as though spring … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Nature, Home Gardens, Personal Sustainability: How-To, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, foraging, seeds, signs of spring, spring, Vermont
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Tapping Time
It has been a strange winter indeed. If you can even call it a winter. Certainly the extended periods of cold and accumulation of fluffy white snow that all Vermonters take for granted have been missed this year. I’m moving … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Nature, Uncategorized
Tagged DIY, maple, recipes, sap, tapping, Vermont
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Time to Play in the Snow!
Happy Snow! Finally, we got something to cover up our icy playground. (Although, admittedly, we wouldn’t mind a bit more). Yes, the ice was fun to slide around on, but we were all craving the multitude of opportunities snow offers: … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Nature, Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged hike, ice, play, skate, snow, tracks, Vermont, winter
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Felting Acorns in November
Sometimes, it truly makes sense to re-post a blog entry from the same time last year. There is beauty to seasonal rhythms, and activities that were perfect in November a year ago are likely just right this November too. Felting in … Continue reading
