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Common Ground
Common ground can be hard to find sometimes; especially if we think that common ground and middle ground are synonymous. Middle ground...
Cynthia Schaefer
Nov 27, 20223 min read
What happens under the fruit tree…
…stays under the fruit tree. I volunteer for this organization called The Caring Community. I volunteered to do things for others. Or so...
Cynthia Schaefer
Sep 18, 20222 min read


Let’s Talk About Change
Let’s talk about change. We are emotional beings. Change, even good change, still brings with it some sorrow for the things that must be...
Cynthia Schaefer
Apr 26, 20224 min read
I am wealthy.
I am wealthy in a way that doesn’t depend on stock markets, cryptocurrency or having assets that are considered valuable. I can’t afford...
Cynthia Schaefer
Mar 19, 20224 min read


Balanced System – Healthy Soil & Plants
Hi everyone. Did you know that a balanced system and healthy soil/plants are the only long term solution to all your garden problems? Any...
Cynthia Schaefer
Oct 11, 20211 min read


Reinventing Our Food System
We ignored the UN report in 2010 that concluded that smaller, local food systems were the answer both to world hunger and to climate...
Cynthia Schaefer
Oct 4, 20211 min read


Framework – New Local Food Web
I hope you find this worth the read. Let me preface this by saying that I don’t have all the answers. I don’t have a crystal ball, and...
Cynthia Schaefer
Sep 20, 20216 min read


Common Ground – Food Connects Us All
We all contribute to the thoughts and feelings of the collective of humanity. This is what I would like to contribute on this day. ...
Cynthia Schaefer
Sep 2, 20213 min read


Soil, Soil, Soil – the chant of our age
Soil! It’s the answer to everything. I’m going to share some ideas here, and I hope you will too. Let me start by saying that in my...
Cynthia Schaefer
May 24, 20184 min read


Biodiversity-it’s how the world works.
I think a lot about how we got to where we are. I know the broad sweeps of the story. We went from hunter gatherers to an agriculture...
Cynthia Schaefer
Nov 2, 20172 min read


Eat From Your Yard Challenge
Disclaimer: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click...
Cynthia Schaefer
Oct 13, 20172 min read


Ch-Ch-Changes (Did you ever know that you were my hero?)
What’s wrong with this picture? My windows are wide open. The cool breeze brings with it the songs of the frogs as the constant, 4-day...
Cynthia Schaefer
Jun 7, 20173 min read


What seeds are you planting?
Yesterday, two courageous men died, and a third was injured defending two young girls against a hate crime. It’s today’s headline. It...
Cynthia Schaefer
Jun 2, 20173 min read


What do you stand for? What WON’T you stand for?
Yesterday was the March against Monsanto. Not as many people showed as last year, but the ones that did show were passionate, caring and...
Cynthia Schaefer
May 26, 20173 min read


I live in paradise-you can too!
When you turn down my street you see an ordinary, urban, South Florida neighborhood. Our lots are a little bigger than average, ranging...
Cynthia Schaefer
May 19, 20173 min read


The Key in the Keynote: Former President Obama’s speech at the Global Food Innovation Summit
“It is millions of decisions being made individually that end up having as much impact as anything.” * I am almost completely food...
Cynthia Schaefer
May 12, 20172 min read


As Below, so Above
I am completely in love with the mycorrhizal network. I like to describe it as an intelligent network that communicates with the relevant...
Cynthia Schaefer
May 4, 20172 min read


Earthism
Earthism: To care for the direct relationship of man’s consequences of his planet, to care about the greater future of earth. – Urban...
Cynthia Schaefer
Apr 28, 20172 min read


WAR
War. It seems like such a short word for such a terrible thing. When you google the causes of war you’ll find a wide array of reasons....
Cynthia Schaefer
Apr 21, 20172 min read


Why You Matter
You probably feel it. Something big is happening. There’s this feeling that the world isn’t quite right, but you don’t really know if...
Cynthia Schaefer
Apr 7, 20172 min read
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