Alaina Wood
@thegarbagequeen.bsky.social
Appalachian Climate Storyteller & Activist
UTK Sustainability & Geography Alum
🌍 goodclimatenews.substack.com
📧 alaina@pharos.co
UTK Sustainability & Geography Alum
🌍 goodclimatenews.substack.com
📧 alaina@pharos.co
I’m definitely planning to add some native grasses out front too! I’m also planning to create a dog-friendly native lawn in a section of my backyard. Right now it’s mostly plantains, clover, some turf grass, and a few non-native ground covers, but I want to eventually reseed it with just natives.
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I’m definitely planning to add some native grasses out front too! I’m also planning to create a dog-friendly native lawn in a section of my backyard. Right now it’s mostly plantains, clover, some turf grass, and a few non-native ground covers, but I want to eventually reseed it with just natives.
Great suggestions! I’m adding goldenrod to my backyard where it gets a bit more sun, and I’ve already got a bunch of October skies asters in my yard. They’re one of my favorite flowers 💜
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Great suggestions! I’m adding goldenrod to my backyard where it gets a bit more sun, and I’ve already got a bunch of October skies asters in my yard. They’re one of my favorite flowers 💜
If you can’t read the packaging in the photo, here’s what I’ve planted so far:
Common milkweed, swamp milkweed, Tennessee coneflower, nodding onion, anise hyssop, early sunflower, prairie blazing star, cardinal flower, and butterfly weed.
Common milkweed, swamp milkweed, Tennessee coneflower, nodding onion, anise hyssop, early sunflower, prairie blazing star, cardinal flower, and butterfly weed.
October 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If you can’t read the packaging in the photo, here’s what I’ve planted so far:
Common milkweed, swamp milkweed, Tennessee coneflower, nodding onion, anise hyssop, early sunflower, prairie blazing star, cardinal flower, and butterfly weed.
Common milkweed, swamp milkweed, Tennessee coneflower, nodding onion, anise hyssop, early sunflower, prairie blazing star, cardinal flower, and butterfly weed.
The whataboutism online has been getting a bit out of hand. There’s absolutely a way to bring up the immense privilege of being able to live in a somewhat walkable neighborhood in the United States without trying to knock me down.
October 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The whataboutism online has been getting a bit out of hand. There’s absolutely a way to bring up the immense privilege of being able to live in a somewhat walkable neighborhood in the United States without trying to knock me down.
Yesss! I absolutely adore my e-bike. I rarely use my regular bike now except if I’m mountain biking!
October 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Yesss! I absolutely adore my e-bike. I rarely use my regular bike now except if I’m mountain biking!
It’s located right where a humid subtropical climate meets a highland one in Tennessee. The house itself is 100 years old and around 2,000 square feet. Only two people live in the house though, so it doesn’t use a ton of electricity compared to a whole family.
October 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It’s located right where a humid subtropical climate meets a highland one in Tennessee. The house itself is 100 years old and around 2,000 square feet. Only two people live in the house though, so it doesn’t use a ton of electricity compared to a whole family.
Where on earth did I even come close to implying that? That’s not what I said at all.
I’m simply saying that you don’t necessarily have to give up your car, access to nature, or renting/owning a single family home to live in a walkable neighborhood.
I’m simply saying that you don’t necessarily have to give up your car, access to nature, or renting/owning a single family home to live in a walkable neighborhood.
October 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Where on earth did I even come close to implying that? That’s not what I said at all.
I’m simply saying that you don’t necessarily have to give up your car, access to nature, or renting/owning a single family home to live in a walkable neighborhood.
I’m simply saying that you don’t necessarily have to give up your car, access to nature, or renting/owning a single family home to live in a walkable neighborhood.
Do you have a balcony at your condo? I’ve seen small solar panels that can be easily installed on balconies/decks.
October 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Do you have a balcony at your condo? I’ve seen small solar panels that can be easily installed on balconies/decks.
Just an fyi that this kind of retrofit is insanely expensive and can take years to do correctly so it’s not really feasible for most people, but I still think it’s cool to learn about!
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Just an fyi that this kind of retrofit is insanely expensive and can take years to do correctly so it’s not really feasible for most people, but I still think it’s cool to learn about!
If you're local to Memphis or just passing through, try to support establishments participating in Project Green Fork. You you can check them out at this link:
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If you're local to Memphis or just passing through, try to support establishments participating in Project Green Fork. You you can check them out at this link: