Jonathan and Jeannette make preparations for the inevitable apocalypse in this bonus winter cutting episode. They don't figure out a source for fresh water but herbal Xanax is ready to go. Jonathan reinforces his rooftop empire while Jeannette considers potentially talking to her neighbors... if it's like a *bad* apocalypse.

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In this bonus winter cutting we talk about gardening indoors aka houseplants. We go into the origin and psychological grip they have on us. We ask, are there native houseplants and how prolific is the mall plant aesthetic? We discuss the problems you can run into when bringing the outdoors inside and why they may not be the great gift you think they are (unless you're Jonathan's mom).

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In this episode we learn about Jonathan’s secret life as an oil baron. Jeannette will leave the leaves, so everyone please just shut up about it. We find a new community garden character trope and ask big questions like: are you a Thanksgiving marshmallow family?

In our plant spotlight we talk about the original cranberry sauce and how the American colonists capitalized on indigenous knowledge and slavery to create their yummy cranberry desserts. We explain why cranberries need our vibrators and ask, “Did our favorite 90s HBO series cause the downfall of US wetlands?” Listen 'til the end for Jeannette’s famous cranberry sauce recipe!

We’ll be going dormant for the winter but keep subscribed for Winter Cuttings!

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See you in February!

Jeannette’s sources for her cranberry dissertation:

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• https://www.npr.org/2006/11/23/6529449/a-cranberry-story-from-the-home-of-the-pilgrims

• https://westernfinancialgroup.ca/Cranberries-Grown-Harvested

• The Larry Meiller Show from Wisconsin Public Radio 10/21/25

• https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/apsnetfeatures/Pages/Cranberries.aspx

• https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2017/11/14/native-fruit-cranberry-seasons/

• https://foodprint.org/blog/cranberries-bogged-down-in-water-and-pollution/

• https://horticulture.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2014/04/Cranberry-cold-hardiness1.pdf

• https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/cranberries

• https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2009/agr/A118-10-6-2008E.pdf

• https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/logan-ut/pollinating-insect-biology-management-systematics-research/docs/cranberries/#:~:text=To%20release%20pollen%2C%20they%20either,legs%20(e.g.%20Megachile%20and%20Osmia)

• https://plentifulearth.com/magickal-correspondences-of-cranberries/

• https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/21/archives/the-cranberrry-ruby-of-the-barrens-new-picking-method-taken-on-a.html

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