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Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@handmade_ghost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>handmade_ghost</span></a></span> These fascinating heroes were stars in one of my podcast episodes as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/moreThanHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moreThanHuman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a>: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-07-when-gardeners-run-wild-part-1/id1630784381?i=1000606747381" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">ep-07-when-gardeners-run-wild-part-1/id1630784381?i=1000606747381</span></a> (starting at 28:27) Nice to see them working hard! 😍 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gophers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gophers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a></p>
NatureMatchCuts Podcast<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LazyGardening" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LazyGardening</a>: birds have introduced the native <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Arum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arum</a> maculatum at their drinking place. A fascinating <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23plant" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plant</a> catching drain flies as <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23pollinators" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Birds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Birds</a> eat the red berries at the forest edge and excrete the seeds. More <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gardening" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-07-when-gardeners-run-wild-part-1/id1630784381?i=1000606747381" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NatureMatchCuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NatureMatchCuts</a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>Well, if I've done it right, you can follow my Bsky-account here on Mastodon: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/naturematchcuts.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>naturematchcuts.bsky.social</span></a></span> - I use it only for my <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> and connected topics, and share <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> posts of people who are not in the Fediverse yet. So the content is different. <a href="https://mastodon.online/@naturematchcuts.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy/following" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.online/@naturematchcu</span><span class="invisible">ts.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy/following</span></a> Looks still empty but you get the content by following.</p><p>My main and beloved channel will remain Mastodon!</p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>"A piglet wrapped in an enormous duvet" - I'm just sitting at the interview with this fascinating person, suddenly she cries Yabba dabba doo! - her species won the Guardian <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Invertebrate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrate</span></a> Of The Year contest! 🎉 "They are gloriously independent animals. They don’t need us half as much as we need them." <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/07/guardian-invertebrate-of-the-year-2025-natural-history" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/apr/07/guardian-invertebrate-of-the-year-2025-natural-history</span></a><br>Should I ask her what she thinks about the article?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tardigrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tardigrade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tardigrades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tardigrades</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/invertebrateOfTheYear2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrateOfTheYear2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mossPiglet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mossPiglet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>One of my favourite times of the year: when the trees start to turn green and everything is in bloom at the edge of the forest and in the Streuobst-Wiesen.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BotanicalPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BotanicalPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Botany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cherryTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cherryTree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cherry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cherry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SpringAwakening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpringAwakening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Streuobstwiese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Streuobstwiese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/oldGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/orchard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blueSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blueSky</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@jd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jd</span></a></span> Of course! If you'd miss it here, I have a newsletter: <a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/posts</span></a> - the website: <a href="https://naturematchcuts.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">naturematchcuts.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and you can search for NatureMatchCuts in your favourite podcatcher and subscribe.<br>I had a longer pause and restart at the end of April.<br>I would be happy if you join in!</p><p>Today I work on interviewing a tardigrade. 😁 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>If super-bullies conquer the headlines with absurd crap, imagine a world without bullies in power.<br>It's on us to counter their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/narratives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narratives</span></a> with how we would like the future to be. It is up to all of us to fight for this future. Not tomorrow but now!<br>Write *your* plot of humanity and cooperation. <br><a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/fbdd3658-8415-466b-98d8-100a923820a0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/posts/fbdd3658-8415-466b-98d8-100a923820a0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fightForDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fightForDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GetActive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetActive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DemocracyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cooperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StopFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>Scripting my next <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> podcast episode about moss. Well, the part about moss sex was quite funny to write ... now I have to explain the life of moss babies. 😉 If you want to see examples of real <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, look at moss persons! Fascinating!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/moss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mosstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bryology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bryology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sporophytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sporophytes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reconnectingWithNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reconnectingWithNature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/macroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macroPhotography</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>Imagine a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> with 36,000 times the earth's gravitational acceleration from zero. It exists since 300 million years, works successfully on air as fuel, and leaves no <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceDebris</span></a> behind.<br>The builders of this rocket will be the stars in my next podcast episode of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> (end of April). <a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/about" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/about</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReconnectingWithNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReconnectingWithNature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noJoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noJoke</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>We have not enough rain. I know that without any app. Because always, when the traditional magnolia bloom in northern Alsace, it rains a lot. The splendour often lasts only a few days.<br>Now we've only had grey, dry days. Wonderful to see the flowers. But bad for the drying soil.<br>If you connect nature's calendar with "traditional" remembered weather you can see the shift: <a href="https://www.cronenburg.net/magic/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">cronenburg.net/magic/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateDiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDiary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/magnolia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magnolia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/culturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culturalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/shiftingBaseline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shiftingBaseline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/traditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traditions</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>The devil is in the details. Preparing the comeback of my <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a>, I noticed that my website monster even didn't have links to my <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a>. So I quickly revamped the menu. 😁 <a href="https://naturematchcuts.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">naturematchcuts.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Now a test read for the length of the new episode's text, collecting ideas for the interview (my guest is a bit frosty) and thinking up a new blog post.</p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>In France, you can now get reminders for podcast production on health insurance. 🤣 <br>My physiotherapist asks me every week when it's finally going to start again! I'll tell you all: The episode will be released next month.<br>I told him that he was actually there to relax my muscles and not to cause me stress. 😂 Well, if you have fans ...<br>Please be patient!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>Spring is finally here! These little friends bring their babies to ‘graze’. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Woodlice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Woodlice</span></a> feed on rotting plant matter, as well as bacteria and fungi on rotting plants. Like gourmets they have very sensitive olfactory receptors to find tasty treats. They are an important part of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/soilLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soilLife</span></a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcellio_scaber" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcelli</span><span class="invisible">o_scaber</span></a> As a child, I was happy about their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trilobite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trilobite</span></a> -like look.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Isopoda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Isopoda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/isopods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>isopods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PorcellioScaber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PorcellioScaber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WoodlouseWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WoodlouseWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/woodlouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woodlouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kellerassel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kellerassel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cloporte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloporte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>If you didn't believe that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voles</span></a> are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gardeners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardeners</span></a> as I told you in my podcast episode "When gardeners run wild" part I, here's the proof with photo: <a href="https://mastodon.online/@Minimus@archaeo.social/114173909170033316" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.online/@Minimus@archa</span><span class="invisible">eo.social/114173909170033316</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://archaeo.social/@Minimus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Minimus</span></a></span> </p><p>For the episode about gardening animals: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-07-when-gardeners-run-wild-part-1/id1630784381?i=1000606747381" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">ep-07-when-gardeners-run-wild-part-1/id1630784381?i=1000606747381</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>Small Is The New Great! How to fight against the sludge of 2025 - and how the tiniest things can change the world. I would be happy if you can find some hope in my new blogpost: ▶️ <a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/025f4904-2364-4711-8907-f7e55841993f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/posts/025f4904-2364-4711-8907-f7e55841993f</span></a></p><p>You can subscribe for my free newsletter or support my work as a member!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/grain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seeds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/agrobiodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agrobiodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/historicSeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historicSeeds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/heirloom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heirloom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/culturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culturalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/seedSavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seedSavers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/seedbanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seedbanks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cooperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BiodiversityShrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiodiversityShrines</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>Mysterious authors' brains. 🧠 I'm writing a new blog article. My brief: nothing about politics today! We need courage. Then the text takes me by the hand.<br>I read about a blocked drain and come across tiny seeds. And how is that supposed to become a meaningful text? The text giggles: 'you will see'.</p><p>I like it when my texts know more than me. 😁 🤯 <br>ed: nearly ready. The grain became the 🤫 🌱 🤫 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/selfcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellbeing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/courage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>And now 🤫 and no more rabbit holes, please. I have to write part 2 of this "Backstage: Between Dr Who and Earth Sounds" <a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/e7f309ce-2f1e-46f0-ba80-e8e86b6a8430" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/posts/e7f309ce-2f1e-46f0-ba80-e8e86b6a8430</span></a><br>You can read my blog via newsletter now, from a EU platform instead of Substack.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/backstage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backstage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/naturelovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturelovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>Are you curious how I invented my micro-macro-amplifyer and why I like Dr Who? How I learned from a BBC colleague that a bed is important for work? Do you want to imagine a grey haired woman watching childrens' TV and having a culture clash thanks to Audacity? How I came to podcasting (part 1) ▶️ <a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/e7f309ce-2f1e-46f0-ba80-e8e86b6a8430" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/posts/e7f309ce-2f1e-46f0-ba80-e8e86b6a8430</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DrWho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrWho</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/moreThanHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moreThanHuman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tardis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tardis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/L%C3%B6wenzahn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Löwenzahn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/backstage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backstage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reconnectingWithNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reconnectingWithNature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcaster</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>🧵 2/2 insulation layer for nests. But it's also an absorbent for pooping baby <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a>. Humans copied nature and used moss for nappies or bandages.</p><p>If you don't like the chaos, turn the moss around and step on it. Until the birds have fun again. 😉 They will stop when they find insects elsewhere again and no nesting material is needed.</p><p>By throwing around <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/moss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moss</span></a> cushions, they help multiply the moss, which cannot walk to other places.<br>More <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosstodon</span></a> in my next podcast episode! <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>(To my US followers 🤫 ) I wrote: "Obviously, the immensely rich <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> of choices offers evolutionary advantages for a wide variety of environments." I'm just writing about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/moss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moss</span></a> sex. 😁 Without Newspeak. 💪 </p><p>I'm proud to use the so-called "flagged" words ▶️ <a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/00aabadd-63c5-4f3d-93a9-e93ebda61377" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/posts/00aabadd-63c5-4f3d-93a9-e93ebda61377</span></a></p><p>Yes, my podcast comeback episode will be about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Moss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moss</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/forbiddenWords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forbiddenWords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NFI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bryology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bryology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReconnectWithNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReconnectWithNature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fascination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascination</span></a></p>