We are all temporarily not soil!
Lauren Smith Lauren Smith

We are all temporarily not soil!

Do you ever wonder why soil smells so good? Why it feels so great to have your hands in the dirt? Do you ever marvel at the multitudes of transformations that occur right beneath our feet?

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Record of Rain
Lauren Smith Lauren Smith

Record of Rain

I have never thought about rain so much before. I certainly hadn’t thought much about the rain in Myanmar. But now, as I shelter from the rain, my thoughts go to Thee Oo and I wonder if it is raining where she is.

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Hay Time!
Lauren Smith Lauren Smith

Hay Time!

Due to intensive agricultural practices stimulated by government pressure and subsidies, we have now lost 97% of our meadows. Maybe like me, you need a moment to digest that percentage because it’s difficult to comprehend! But don’t be discouraged. It is possible to mitigate the loss of our hay meadows as the Hay Time Project, which began in 2006, has already proven.

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