A PANDEMIC STORY Lia, a business woman who resides in a small island town in the Philippines, makes a living through maintaining and stewarding ancestral lands. She runs a hot spot for tourism - quite literally, because the place is a beautiful and unique saltwater hot spring! ​ Lia is a dear friend, mentor, and adopted "fairy god-mother" to me. During my visits to her home, we would talk about permaculture practices, what growing food meant for the island, and how we could c