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  • Of webs and apples

    When I first came to the Netherlands I was shocked by the really extensive moth webing on several plants, which made them look as sick and neglected: not something I was very familiar with, at least in cultivated gardens. The spindle Ermine moth’s caterpillar also have a habit of hanging from threads in the webs…

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M.Paola M.Paola, that’s me

I got my first allotment in the UK in 2007 and started gI got my first allotment in the UK in 2007 and started growing my own food. Learning as I went along was not enough, so I studied horticulture. Faced with the horticultural warfare, I became a conscientious objector: I use no chemicals and support organic principles and regulations.

Brexit gave me a new life in the Netherlands, three new plots by a nature reserve and an MSc in sustainable food systems.

I write in my personal capacity and, as a language perfectionist and a non native speaker, I keep reviewing my entries’ text for clarity.

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