Plenty
autumn harvest Season • 2021
FEATURES
4 Harvest , Plenitude , Sharing and Thanksgiving
by alejandro lopez
8 The Revival of Regional Wear Fibershed ’ s environmental and economic transformation of the textile industry by sophie kidd
12 A Drop in the Bucket How to help dwindling local wildlife by pamela boe
16 Farmers and Landowners Partnering for Conservation Success
by severn smith
28 Real Bread A baking tradition lost but not forgotten by andrew roy
32 Natural Lawns How to Create a Safe , Beautiful Oasis for Your Family ’ s Fun and Games by paul tukey
44 A New Day for Those on the Pandemic ’ s Front Line
by jane o . smith
DEPARTMENTS
19 An Eye for Beauty A Season for Everything with wib middleton
23 Food for Thought Cultivating the Next Generation of Earth Protectors by richard sidy
26 Young Voices The Shape of Things to Come
by caroline taylor
36 Recipe Box Farm to Table Fun and Flavor
38 Artists ’ Spotlight Nature ’ s Gift to Artists by martina sestakova
40 Out in Nature Kayaking — More than a Good Time by ashley mcewan
46 Voices of the Reserve Fighting for a Better Life in the Reserve by link hoewing
49 Shop the Reserve
publisher i managing editor & design Jane Perini publisher i staff writer & photography Wib Middleton
PLENTY , Autumn Harvest Issue 2021 . Plenty is published three times a year by Thunder Mountain Publishing LLC . It is distributed free of charge in many Montgomery County , MD locations as well as locations in Frederick . © 2021 by Thunder Mountain Publishing LLC . All rights reserved . Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited . • www . plenty-agmag . com • 301.527.2295