by Susan Defreitas | Oct 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’re living through a period of momentous upheaval in the United States, walking through the gates of history. This is the second installment of my Poetry of Witness series, by which I seek to chronicle the unique promise, perils, and potentials of this time. $750...
by Susan Defreitas | Sep 29, 2020 | Poetry
We’re living through a period of momentous upheaval in the United States, walking through the gates of history. I’ve dedicated myself once again to the practice of poetry in an effort to bear witness. 9.11.20 Today I’m sitting on the grease mats of the...
by Susan Defreitas | Aug 25, 2020 | Fiction
Regenerative organic farming and ranching has the potential to reverse the effects of climate change, by sequestering carbon in the soil and cooling local weather conditions via the small water cycle. This short story was inspired by the “carbon farming”...
by Susan Defreitas | Jul 28, 2020 | Audio/Visual
Recently, in my studies of the-inspiring! amazing! grassroots!–soil solutions to global warming, as encapsulated by the movement toward regenerative organic farming and ranching (aka, carbon farming), I came across this video of environment author, activist, and...
by Susan Defreitas | Jun 24, 2020 | Opinion
In a recent article for Patagonia, environmental forerunner Bill McKibben notes that when he published his first book, The End of Nature, thirty years ago, his main worry was about nature itself, and the way that beloved landscapes and species would be wiped out if...
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