Megan Balodis
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Megan Balodis
@marshdalefarms.bsky.social
Farmer, mom, bouquet slinger, & pro-science feminist. Possibly witchy. Nova Scotia 🇨🇦
Harvesting some fringed tulips today. Friend commented they reminded her of something from Little Shop of Horrors and now I can’t unsee it.
March 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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My handle on this site has never been more appropriate.
I was trying not to doom scroll today but HOLY SHIT.
February 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I am not going to get into debates about one-day boycotts. Instead I will point you in the direction of small businesses that deserve your support when you can give it. Like this one!
February 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Science is necessary, but clearly not sufficient, for conveying the climate crisis

https://go.nature.com/3D5vAcc
How scientists can drive climate action: celebrate nature and promote hope
After years of storytelling and running classes and festivals, I’ve seen first-hand how a love of nature makes people want to protect it.
go.nature.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There’s a fresh coat of snow here on the farm, but inside the tulips will be harvested today! It’s profitable for us, but also helps with the feeling of winter dragging on forever. Many a gardener has just about hugged one of our tulip bundles the past couple of winters.
February 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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As Trump aligns with putin, European leaders rally behind Ukraine. Spain’s PM Sánchez, EU chiefs von der Leyen & Costa, plus leaders from Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, and Canada head to Kyiv to show solidarity with Zelenskyy on the war’s anniversary.

www.politico.eu/article/worl...
World leaders head to Ukraine as Trump cozies up to Putin
As Ukraine’s future hangs in the balance, world and European leaders are rallying around Kyiv.
www.politico.eu
February 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Populism is alive and well across Canada.

Nova Scotia is trotting out the UCP's greatest hits. Shutting down independent officers, eliminating arms-length agencies, invoking closure, limiting media access...

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
Power Grab: Tim Houston is dismantling democracy in the birthplace of responsible government - Halifax Examiner
This is not about one election or another. Governments come and go, left, right, and centre. But never before have previous governments, even super-majority governments, made such radical changes in t...
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM