How animal decomposition feeds soil, shapes ecosystems, and why decay behaves differently in woodlands and wetlands.
Sandwich: A Town Allowed
A reflective look at time, pace, and endurance in Sandwich, exploring how the town adapted to slowness after prominence had passed.
Not Everything Can Be Saved
Why plant death and lawn failure aren’t failures, and how accepting loss leads to more realistic, resilient, and ecological gardening.
Human Composting
A reflective gardener’s essay on human composting, exploring biology, culture, limits, and why natural organic reduction keeps resurfacing in modern life.
The Long Shadow of Wings
A reflective essay on how insects have quietly shaped human history, from agriculture and trade to disease, belief, and the limits of control.
