Gracious living that's light on the earth
Like many Americans yesterday, I watched horrified as two storms took hold in our country. The first, a raging of thunderstorms, hail and almost 150 tornados across the south, represents a massive spike in April tornadoes in terms of yearly record keeping. But because there is some precedence for this — big tornado outbreaks in April of 1974 and 1957…
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Today I’m taking a momentary turn in a more ominous direction to talk to you about where most experts say it’s best to live as the world begins the downslope on the other side of peak oil. But first, a primer Peak oil means the peak of oil production—the top point when the most oil is flowing before the straw…
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On their album A Hard Days Night, the Beatles famously sang I’ll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel all right I’ll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel all right ‘Cause I don’t care too much for money, ’cause money can’t buy me love And it’s true. For all our hankering…
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I’ve finally reconciled myself to the fact that I have a distinctly weepy side. The littlest things make me tear up, and just as often when I’m happy as when I’m sad. Adding to this liberal release of bodily fluids, I have recurrent bouts with allergies. Who’s crying for the trees? All this could add up to the use of…
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In honor of this Earth Day, I decided to take a walk down memory lane to reflect on the personal relationship I’ve had to Mother Earth. Among my earliest memories were times spent splashing around in creeks and sitting quietly in gardens. In those days of benign neglect, as young as four, I was off in some nearby forested haunt…
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With farmers markets opening up again for the growing seasons it’s time to put an open air visit on your weekly calendar. It shouldn’t be that hard. In 1994 in the US there were 1, 755 farmers markets. Last year that number had swelled to 6, 132 according to the USDA’s website, which represented a 16% jump in markets over…
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