Toward Ecosophy

I'm delighted to report that the fundraiser for Locust Creek Plant Haven, which I discussed in earlier posts here and here, is finished and has been a thumping success. They exceeded their goal with a donation total of $4889, so all the improvements to the endangered plant sanctuary and the establishment of a forest school for children are going ahead as we speak.  If you haven't visited the photo page for the fundraiser here, take a moment to do so. 

Meanwhile the Kickstarter subscription campaign for MYTHIC Magazine, which I also discussed in this earlier post, is heading into the home stretch, with just four days still to go. It's already met its minimum and passed the first of its stretch goals, and with $3,999 raised, it's got just a little more to go to hit the second stretch goal. Publisher Shaun Kilgore's mission here is one that ought to warm the heart of anyone who's ever dreamed of writing a story: he wants to pay his authors more. If you haven't contributed yet, or even if you have, please consider visiting the Kickstarter page here and making a contribution -- and if you know of any venues where you can let people know about the fundraiser or MYTHIC Magazine, please consider helping to get the word out. Thank you! 

***Update***--45 hours to go as I type this, and the fundraiser has met the second of its stretch goals. Thank you, everyone -- and if you haven't contributed yet, please consider doing so now!

***Further Update*** -- the fundraiser has closed, having hit three, count 'em, three of its stretch goals, and well over double the original amount Shaun asked for. Thank you, all of you!  I have the best readers on the internet, full stop, end of sentence. 

Longtime reader and commenter Linda Shekinah and a group of others have launched a fundraising drive for a plant sanctuary and farm in central Vermont,  Locust Creek Plant Haven.  It's a well-established sanctuary, in existence for 11 years now, and they're hoping to raise funds to identify endangered plants on their habitat, begin the process of becoming certified forest growers for endangered medicinal herbs, and expand their existing preschool playgroup into a full-fledged forest school that will bring children into contact with nature. 

This strikes me as a practical and well-thought-out project that will address several significant needs. I encourage any of my readers who are interested to check out their funding page here, and consider chipping in some support for the project. Real change doesn't happen by way of all-at-once transformations, but through specific, focused projects that start the ball rolling in the right direction, and it looks to me as though this is a good example.