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.

COVER
by Nina Pace

HEAD
essays about living a more connected life

Oasis in an Unlikely Place
by Natalie Carrasco
Miso Making
by Monica Laflamme 

HANDS
recipes & crafts

Grow, Bake, Learn
by Louise Nielsen
Good Things Are Bubbling Up
by Ashley English (photos by Lauren Lear)
Flowery Lotion Bars
by Catarina Seixas
Comfrey Cowl
by Bristol Ivy
Natural Silk Dyeing
by Mindy Bizzell
Cultivating a Letter-Writing Practice
by Polly Hatfield
Letter-Writing Pocket
by Alison Kaplan (photos by Joanna Camp)
“Imagine a Village” Activity for Kids
by Frances O’Roark Dowell (illustrations by Jade Johnson)

HEART
the personal experience of more connected living

Mentored
by Sarah Hooley
The Treasure House of Fragrances
by Dhivya Shastri (illustrations by Neethi)
Turnip Greens
by Margaret Ann Snow
Turn, Turn, Turn
by Alexandra Joan Lennon-Simon (illustrations by  Morgan Padgett)
Under a Spreading Chestnut Tree
by Todd R. Nelson (illustrations by Michelle Housel)
The Door
by Jake Kulju (illustrations by Heather Sundquist Hall)