Weather extremes have been the default this year. From wet, chilly conditions with little sunshine to heat waves and drought... extremes have become the new normal. And yet, humanity is not getting their collective act together because individuals benefit from the social and climate crises. So, while I prune the tomatoes, let me talk about weather extremes in the garden and normalizing political extremes everywhere. After a modern-day hippie rant about politics and climate change, I show you how much I've gotten done.

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FOOTAGE: Drone footage was provided by my husband. All other footage was created by me or filmed for me.

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CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction00:43 Filling the compost bin01:45 Pruning the tomato bed02:23 Weather extremes: the new normal05:30 Us versus them07:03 Harvesting beans08:01 I've gotten a lot done