Issue 59: May 2026
The Green Bloom: Chlorophyll, Light, and Renewal
By WS/C
May 1, 2026
Explore what happens chemically, sensorially, and culturally when landscapes “turn on” in May.
Environmental Generational Amnesia and the Smell of Maybugs
By Clara Muller
May 1, 2026
Learn about a vanished sensory world where the arrival of spring was not only seen and heard but unmistakably smelled.
Edward Steichen: Delphiniums on Umpawaug Farm
By Gayil Nalls
May 1, 2026
The renowned photographer was also a devoted cultivator of beauty, transforming fields of delphiniums into a living laboratory of color, form, and light.
Elizabeth Blackwell: The Courage of Attention
By John Steele
May 1, 2026
Read about the life and work of Elizabeth Blackwell, whose remarkable A Curious Herbal transformed botanical knowledge through the disciplined act of seeing.
The Importance of Embodied Joy
By Gayil Nalls
May 1, 2026
What if joy is not something we think about, but something we enter through the body?
Seeds, Time, and the Human Psyche
By Margherita Gandolfi
May 1, 2026
A simple act—planting a seed—opens into a meditation on time, memory, and the quiet discipline of hope.
Eat More Plants: Recipes
Spring Dandelion & Burdock Broth
By Gayil Nalls
May 1, 2026
Rooted in macrobiotic philosophy, this broth invites a return to balance: between body and environment, nourishment and restraint, simplicity and depth.