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Sep 1
4 min

Hope in the Unexpected

Many people are aware of the invasive boa constrictors that threaten native ecosystems in Florida, but did you know we have a native boa ...

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Katrina Martich

Jul 15
6 min

Our Well-Being Depends on It

The pandemic is prompting many conversations about the common good versus individual rights. The tension between these two is ages old. I...

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Katrina Martich

Jun 15
6 min

Why Do You Eat?

At the most basic level, we eat for the same reasons we breathe and drink – to survive. But eating is so much more than mere survival. We...

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Katrina Martich

May 1
4 min

The Supply Chain Is Broken

Tyson Foods recently warned, “the food supply chain is breaking.” I agree, but probably not for the same reasons. Anyone who has read Upt...

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Katrina Martich

Apr 16
4 min

What Are You Willing to Do?

I live in a state where the lieutenant governor suggested grandparents should be willing to expose themselves to, and if necessary, die f...

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Wisdom for Solving the Underlying Problem

Katrina Martich

Mar 15
4 min

Wisdom for Solving the Underlying Problem

Gene Stratton-Porter was an amazing woman. I recently read about her in a Smithsonian magazine article. She lived in northeast Indiana fr...

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Katrina Martich

Mar 2
3 min

Fences

“Good fences make good neighbors.” This famous line from Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall,” is often quoted as a reason for constructin...

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Katrina Martich

Dec 31, 2019
3 min

Reflections for a New Year

I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. One reason is their all or nothing nature. They seem to be a set-up for failure. Being human...

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Katrina Martich

Nov 25, 2019
4 min

Revelations of the Lawn

It’s summer as I write this post, which means I’m in the middle of lawn-mowing season. I remember begging my dad to let me mow the lawn w...

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