Phina Borgeson
@phinaborgeson.bsky.social
Advocate for a just and resilient food system. Teacher, mentor. Retired Episcopal deacon. Gardener, cook, knitter, reader. Companion to two cats.
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1 in 3 US community-service nonprofits lost government funding in early 2025.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025
Federal funding cuts are destabilizing many food pantries, homeless shelters, mental health clinics and other nonprofits, threatening the services they provide.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
1 in 3 US community-service nonprofits lost government funding in early 2025.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
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Some of us do.
September 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Some of us do.
I'm knitting a lot of berets - different patterns, yarns, and sizes - for church and guild holiday sales. Current WIP is from a Drops pattern. I love berets! #ShowMeYourKnits
September 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I'm knitting a lot of berets - different patterns, yarns, and sizes - for church and guild holiday sales. Current WIP is from a Drops pattern. I love berets! #ShowMeYourKnits
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Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay.
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
September 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay.
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
I don't have many opportunities to knit for little ones, but now that I have made one of these beloved bonnets from tin can knits, I know what my go to is. #ShowMeYourKnits baby week.
August 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I don't have many opportunities to knit for little ones, but now that I have made one of these beloved bonnets from tin can knits, I know what my go to is. #ShowMeYourKnits baby week.
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Climate disasters are increasingly forcing communities to deal with large-scale emergencies, where food distribution is a major concern. The model that the North Coast Emergency Food System Partnership is developing could serve as a solution across the country.
Disasters Block Local Food Access. One Groundbreaking Group Has a Solution.
The North Coast Emergency Food System Partnership connects emergency and food professionals after fires, floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes.
buff.ly
August 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Climate disasters are increasingly forcing communities to deal with large-scale emergencies, where food distribution is a major concern. The model that the North Coast Emergency Food System Partnership is developing could serve as a solution across the country.
A close up of a simple cotton vest using many colors and various stitch patterns. Least boring easy knit ever. Stripes week at #ShowMeYourKnits
August 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A close up of a simple cotton vest using many colors and various stitch patterns. Least boring easy knit ever. Stripes week at #ShowMeYourKnits
Harvested by my community garden neighbor for the food pantry today. When the world weighs me down this productive polyglot community cheers me.
August 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Harvested by my community garden neighbor for the food pantry today. When the world weighs me down this productive polyglot community cheers me.
Happy World Cat Day from all of us.
August 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Happy World Cat Day from all of us.
Today, on this Feast of the Transfiguration, mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and pray for peace.
August 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Today, on this Feast of the Transfiguration, mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and pray for peace.
For shawl week, a useful one for summer. Alpaca blend yarn, Melanie Berg pattern, Perhaps, Perhaps. #ShowMeYourKnits.
August 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
For shawl week, a useful one for summer. Alpaca blend yarn, Melanie Berg pattern, Perhaps, Perhaps. #ShowMeYourKnits.
Knits in progress this week. Morinne short pattern by Rosemary Hill. Interesting construction so it doesn't look like much yet. #ShowMeYourKnits
July 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Knits in progress this week. Morinne short pattern by Rosemary Hill. Interesting construction so it doesn't look like much yet. #ShowMeYourKnits
One hundred years ago today, John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in Dayton, Tennessee. And we still have opposition to the teaching and work of science. How little we learn.
May 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
One hundred years ago today, John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in Dayton, Tennessee. And we still have opposition to the teaching and work of science. How little we learn.
Bridging last week's cardigans and this week's purple theme. Some cool evening this summer I will begin next winter's cardy with this stash collection. #ShowMeYourKnits
May 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Bridging last week's cardigans and this week's purple theme. Some cool evening this summer I will begin next winter's cardy with this stash collection. #ShowMeYourKnits
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Full story by Dwight Stirling @usc.edu theconversation.com/chairman-of-...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs advises the president on use of America’s military power
The highest-ranking military officer in the country, the chairman has no direct command authority. His role is as a presidential adviser rather than a decision-maker.
theconversation.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Full story by Dwight Stirling @usc.edu theconversation.com/chairman-of-...
So Trump is bringing back "Columbus Day." It's emblematic of his raping and wasting of the planet, and of his toxic racism and cultural disparagement.
April 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So Trump is bringing back "Columbus Day." It's emblematic of his raping and wasting of the planet, and of his toxic racism and cultural disparagement.
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In this post, I note how @nytimes.com should do better. hpaulsantmire.net/pope-francis...
Pope Francis’ Greatest Contribution: Which Some Don’t Seem To Be Taking Seriously
The Rev. Dr. H. Paul Santmire is a historian and pastoral scholar in the disciplines of ecological theology, environmental ethics, and Christian liturgy and spirituality.As a correction for the Times ...
hpaulsantmire.net
April 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In this post, I note how @nytimes.com should do better. hpaulsantmire.net/pope-francis...
My last knitted gift was a batch of hats (meeting knitting) to a shelter where a friend volunteers. I've got photos of the newly hatted, but was asked not to share. #showmeyourknits
April 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My last knitted gift was a batch of hats (meeting knitting) to a shelter where a friend volunteers. I've got photos of the newly hatted, but was asked not to share. #showmeyourknits
For grey week a 20 year old staple, many-buttoned vest from Cheryl Oberle. The yarn was from Bemidji Woolen Mill. #ShowMeYourKnits
April 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
For grey week a 20 year old staple, many-buttoned vest from Cheryl Oberle. The yarn was from Bemidji Woolen Mill. #ShowMeYourKnits
We don't do the best job caring for our apple trees at the community garden, but the bees don't mind.
April 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We don't do the best job caring for our apple trees at the community garden, but the bees don't mind.
All moved from little cells to pots. Twenty plants. Tomatoes for the community garden, cherry tomatoes for the children's garden at church, and Fresno peppers.
April 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
All moved from little cells to pots. Twenty plants. Tomatoes for the community garden, cherry tomatoes for the children's garden at church, and Fresno peppers.
All the colors are now in play and just two more rounds til the first yoke decrease. Strange Brew with yarn on hand. #ShowMeYourKnits in progress.
April 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
All the colors are now in play and just two more rounds til the first yoke decrease. Strange Brew with yarn on hand. #ShowMeYourKnits in progress.
I'm going to practice resistance tomorrow by participating in work day at my community garden. And by potting up my tomato seedlings. Don't let seed banks be another casualty of the Trump regime. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our lives depend on seeds. Trump’s cuts put our vast reserves at risk | Thor Hanson
Maintaining seed diversity and abundance is essential – and requires constant work. It’s time for Congress to return to the seed business
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm going to practice resistance tomorrow by participating in work day at my community garden. And by potting up my tomato seedlings. Don't let seed banks be another casualty of the Trump regime. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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April 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Civil Eats is a reliable source of information about the damage being done to our food system - and some good news along the way, too. If you support independent journalism, please include them.
I haven't done any challenging color work lately. I just keep making this Sunshine hat from tincanknits using dk odd balls and scraps. #ShowMeYourKnits
March 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I haven't done any challenging color work lately. I just keep making this Sunshine hat from tincanknits using dk odd balls and scraps. #ShowMeYourKnits