Author: Mary Morgan

Former Locavore, now a Climatarian, Mary lives in Orient with her husband Tom, a mushroom forager. They are early founders of Slow Food East End started in 2004. She leads the community compost effort with ReWild Long Island North Fork Chapter.
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Valentine for Climate Hope: We Can Do This, Despite This Week’s Setbacks

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by Mary Morgan A friend of mine told me about her two 20-something sons, very, very angry at the planet being left for them. I feel their pain. And I shared my story with her: for several years now, really over a decade, I’ve been a climate-worrier. I’ve been concerned (angry too!) that we are not moving away from fossil fuels into clean energy – hey, the big new exciting economy. 
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ReWild North Forkers Dana Carini, Ralph Reinertsen, Nancy DePas Reinertsen, Anne McElroy, Mary Morgan at the food-scrap drop-off buckets at Deep Roots Farm, Southold. | Aurélie Lang photo
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Climate Local Now: Don’t Toss It — Drop It!

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Join the Trend of Turning Food Scraps Into Soil Food by Mary Morgan You’ve likely heard: Landfills on Long Island are closing. Brookhaven no longer accepts construction debris, with more restrictions coming soon. Food plays a major role here, accounting for 24 percent of total landfill waste.  Pictured Above: ReWild North Forkers Dana Carini, Ralph Reinertsen, Nancy DePas Reinertsen, Anne McElroy, Mary Morgan at the food-scrap drop-off buckets at Deep
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Climate Local Now: Jimmy Carter — Farmer, Conservationist, Climate Visionary

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By Mary Morgan My mother loved Jimmy Carter, especially for putting solar panels on the White House. That was 1979. She had spent the two two years prior researching if she could build a passive solar home on a farm field she inherited from her father in East Hampton. I remember her saying the Northeast quadrant of the US has enough sunlight for a passive solar house, finding examples in
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Climate Local Now |. Shout Out to the Environmental Voter: Save What’s Left

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by Mary Morgan Mark, Len, Brianne, Marina, Cristina and I care. It’s why we contribute to this column. We care about climate. We want to “save what’s left” and, frankly, we have learned from science that we can go beyond “saving” to actually healing our planet heal — regenerate our woods, waters and soil – so Earth can rebalance herself.   We Care! 1.8 Million of Us!  There’s a bunch of
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Left to Right: Nancy DePas Reinertsen, Mark Haubner, Mary Morgan, Anne Smith and Michelle Hart at the launch of the ReWild pilot composting program at Deep Roots Farm in Southold.
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Climate Local Now: Good News — Pilots Work!

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by Mary Morgan & Mark Haubner Word is getting around: diverting food waste from landfills to compost is a huge climate solution – good for family budgets, town budgets, and great for our soils.   Pictured Above, Left to Right: Nancy DePas Reinertsen, Mark Haubner, Mary Morgan, Anne Smith and Michelle Hart at the launch of the ReWild pilot composting program at Deep Roots Farm in Southold. |. Aurélie Lang
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Climate Local Now: A Good News Round-Up — Smile and Take Action

Mary Morgan
Ready for some January good news?  Some of our favorite sources are The Optimist Daily newsletter, and the “Good News” section of the weekly Climate Change Resources newsletter, offering free doses of positivity.   Health is Wealth The above is one of my mother’s favorite expressions. Another: The best things in life are free. She lived to 86, attributing her good health to finding reasons to smile. The Optimist Daily shares Sweden’s Säg hej! (say hello!) campaign, spreading warmth
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