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Restore What the Locusts Have Eaten: Grief, Compost, and the Hope of a New Season

Restore What the Locusts Have Eaten: Grief, Compost, and the Hope of a New Seasonby: Sanda ValcuPublished on: 25/08/2026

Blighted beans, volunteer papayas in the compost bin, and Joel 2:25. A faith-and-garden reflection on grieving a hard season and hoping again this fall.

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Restore What the Locusts Have Eaten: Grief, Compost, and the Hope of a New Season

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