| Progressive 💙| Advocate for truth, equity, and environmental justice | Bioregional Herbalism 🌿 Plant lover, book hoarder, and forest wanderer | Nipmuck | #resister #ihatetrump #protectors www.outdoorapothecary.com Wildseasonsdesigns.etsy.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3mk6gb7cs222zThe Marsh Lights Its First Candle The marsh lights its first candle. This week I found it — Caltha palustris, marsh marigold, glowing at the water's edge near home. A new note on the folklore, the ecology, and why this plant matters more than most people know. https://open.substack.com/pub/outdoorapothecary/p/the-marsh-lights-its-first-candle?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web23 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6gb7cs222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3mk3hw7fl4c2cWe're in between right now. Still looking for a forever home. But then the sun comes up over the pond and I remember to stop. This is where we're living while we look. Every morning there's something worth stepping outside for and I remember just how lucky I am. https://substack.com/profile/90389690-barbi-gardiner/note/c-247340058?utm_source=substack&utm_content=first-note-modal22 Apr 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3hw7fl4c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3mjzd4qav6k2eA visit to the Norcross Wildlife Foundation — 8,000+ acres of Nipmuck homeland in Massachusetts, a five-hour walk with ecologists and botanists, serviceberry in bloom, and a conversation about what it means to truly give land back its voice. Come read it. https://open.substack.com/pub/outdoorapothecary/p/returning-to-the-land?r=1htd4q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true21 Apr 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzd4qav6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3mjzcifqh7c2eBarbi Gardiner New Substack! First post is about walking on Nipmuck ancestral land in early spring — serviceberry blooming, pitcher plants, beaver slides, and a conversation that mattered. 🌿 https://outdoorapothecary.substack.com/subscribe?params=%5Bobject%20Object%5D21 Apr 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzcifqh7c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3mfmcmzzxk226I'm attending MoveOn's event, “[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union” - sign up now to join me! https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/903012/?referring_vol=10118981&rname=Barbi&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky&timeslot=580000124 Feb 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmcmzzxk226https://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3me7uwvpaic2mPlease, for the love of God, why is he still not impeached? I'm hanging on by a thread. #fucktrump #impeach #TrumpIsRacist06 Feb 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7uwvpaic2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3mdfr5hjfuk2zExactly #fuckice27 Jan 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfr5hjfuk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3mdds4j5bf22qTrump sanctions the murder and execution of citizens just to distract you from the fact he is a child rapist. #pedophiletrump #releasethefiles #epsteinfiles26 Jan 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdds4j5bf22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3mdauqiqqss2lWas thinking about Hamilton today. "Stand with our brothers as they fight against tyranny" https://youtu.be/BZHnCtf-DEI?si=gAfZdbGMVsLbgErj25 Jan 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdauqiqqss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3md7gbxyqgc26Impeach that motherf#cker!24 Jan 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3md7gbxyqgc26https://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3md7fzahhfk26They're gearing up to invoke the insurrection act! #fuckice #fucknoem #fucktrump #fuckmaga24 Jan 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3md7fzahhfk26https://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3md7ftgmnkc26Time for a nationwide coordinated general strike. Enough with this shit!24 Jan 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3md7ftgmnkc26https://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3m4v3d5kbzs26Watching this wave of Democratic wins roll in last night was nothing short of incredible. It feels like a collective exhale—a reminder that compassion, progress, and democracy still matter. The light is still stronger than the dark, and the tide is turning. 🌊💙 #Hope #DemocracyWins05 Nov 2025 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4v3d5kbzs26https://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3m4skqalgkk2wI will exhale when we've won New York, New Jersey and Virginia. #BlueWave @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @abigailspanberger.com #MikieSherelle04 Nov 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4skqalgkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3m4eaftjq2s2jI'm always up for a good debate about fiscal responsibility and the size of government. I don't talk to people who want to try and debate the humanity of others. #DealBreaker #BeKind29 Oct 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4eaftjq2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3m4dov43vts2r"NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE.” —House Republicans #RemoveTheRegime29 Oct 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dov43vts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3m3wtmi2uc22a24 Oct 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wtmi2uc22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/naturevotesblue.bsky.social/post/3m3qawlm7rk2wI can't even with the hypocrisy! You know if Biden or Obama were giving 40 billion to Argentina or demolishing the White House, the right would be losing their shit!21 Oct 2025 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:6gthvtp6ohmfdgd5cdvapwlj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3qawlm7rk2w