Martha Maxwell

Martha Maxwell

The Five Foot Hunter It’s the death day of naturalist, artist, and taxidermist, Martha and Maxwell, who died on this day in 1881. She helped found modern taxidermy. At just 5 feet tall, Maxwell became an accomplished hunter. One historian wrote, “What distinguished Martha from other taxidermists of the day was that Martha Maxwell always…

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May 31, 2019 Why Do You Garden, Charles McIlvaine, Virginia Woolf, Martha Maxwell, Walt Whitman, This Compost, Photo Friday, Hosta Inventory, Calvin Lamborn and the invention of Sugar Snap Peas

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Why do you garden? This was a question that was posted in a Facebook group I belong to, and it received over 1400 responses. The most popular were: it’s calming to bring beauty into my life to connect with nature healthy food There’s another benefit that many people often overlook: staying physically active. If you…

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