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MARCIA
Author of Hidden in the Thirteenth Moon
Owner of Chrysalis Farm
"We call ourselves Chrysalis Farm because when we moved here, there were so many monarch butterflies... and now we see two or three."
Marcia tells stories about moving to a farm and the impact more severe flooding has had on their land.
Marcia Halligan is the author of Hidden in the Thirteenth Moon, a book of prose and poetry much of which came from journals she's been writing since 1978. The book is organized around the seasons, telling the story of climate change through chronicles of interactions with nature. Marcia uses storytelling to reveal the rich texture of rural life.
"There was a whole community of various cooperatives (in Minneapolis). When we moved here... a lot of the people that were living here, their sons and daughters were moving away to the cities. So there were people that were really glad to have young people coming even if some of the things we were doing they didn't quite understand."
Marcia talks about being part of the cooperative movement in Minneapolis and then bringing the culture to rural Wisconsin to help start Organic Valley.
"The more we realize we can slow down and pay attention... that would help us all love the earth and do more to protect it ."
Marcia talks about why she wrote Hidden in the Thirteenth Moon and reads an excerpt.
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