The Rapacious and Rowdy Rodent

September 24, 2025 You might be thinking this is about rats No. It’s about squirrels that are driving us bats The squirrels are fat pigs They ate all the figs They are basically behaving like brats To Ravenna Blvd, I pointed the way Hoping that there the squirrels might stay The oaks fill the street […]

Stamina, Patience and Generosity

August 13, 2025 One of our goals at FECO is to honor and learn from the First Peoples who lived on and cared for the land where we garden. Volunteering at the 2025 Tribal Canoe Journey presented a good opportunity to take in characteristics of these Indigenous Peoples’ world view and learn more about their […]

Plant-based Resistance

April 29, 2025 A friend said to me, “I am not doing anything for the resistance.” But, when I think of what they spend time and energy on, I think they are! After all, these days it doesn’t take much to be rebellious. What plant-based activities might demonstrate resistance? Which ones might be interpreted as […]