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14
Aug

From Pink and Blue to Brown: Gendering the Garden

by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, author of Paradise Transplanted Cross-posted from Girl w/ Pen Are flowers feminine and lawn masculine? Or are gardens, with their domestic allure and food provisioning, feminine altogether?   Thinking about …

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13
Aug

Trust Funds of Competitive Kid Capital

by Hilary Levey Friedman Lois was one of the most involved moms I have ever met. She gave up her professional career to manage the childhood careers of her daughters, which involved …

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12
Aug

Local Food and Local Inequality

by Margaret Gray The burgeoning local food movement comes with a promotional promise: buying direct from the farmer seals a bond of intimacy, offers fresher and tastier products, and is more wholesome …

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11
Aug

The Hidden Costs of Going to Court

by Ken Kolb “I want a restraining order against him right now.” The first time I heard a client say this during my research, I was surprised by the response she received. …

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08
Aug

The Trust Gap and Hard Times

by Judith A. Levine “Right now today you really can’t trust no one,” Mia Fields declared as we sat in her kitchen talking about how she is raising her four girls. Mia …

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08
Aug

Hard Times Bring Us Back to the Garden

by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo When the financial crisis hit, stores across the nation went out of business, but by 2009 one U.S. retailer was crowing about an upswing in sales: Burpee Seeds. The …

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