
Taproot Issue 56 :: CULTIVATE
The fifty-sixth issue of Taproot, an independent, bimonthly, ad-free print magazine. Taproot celebrates farm, food, family and craft through writing, photography and the arts, both fine and domestic. COVERby Nina PaceHEADessays about living a more connected life Oasis in an Unlikely Placeby Natalie CarrascoMiso Makingby Monica Laflamme HANDSrecipes & crafts Grow, Bake, Learnby Louise NielsenGood Things Are Bubbling Upby Ashley English (photos by Lauren Lear)Flowery Lotion Barsby Catarina SeixasComfrey Cowlby Bristol IvyNatural Silk Dyeingby Mindy BizzellCultivating a Letter-Writing Practiceby Polly HatfieldLetter-Writing Pocketby Alison Kaplan (photos by Joanna Camp)“Imagine a Village” Activity for Kidsby Frances O’Roark Dowell (illustrations by Jade Johnson) HEARTthe personal experience of more connected living Mentoredby Sarah HooleyThe Treasure House of Fragrancesby Dhivya Shastri (illustrations by Neethi)Turnip Greensby Margaret Ann SnowTurn, Turn, Turnby Alexandra Joan