What I learned from a year of dumpster diving in Australia

This “Inverted Umbrella” Harvests Drinking Water and Solar Energy

Indian couple Samit Choksi and Priya…

Pickled Magnolia Flowers

A Piquant Springtime Surprise

Garden as metaphor for life

8 ways they mirror each other.

It’s the same routine every Tuesday and Wednesday. I am working from home with the dog, Mia, as close as physically possible next to me on the couch. It isn’t uncommon for her to be partially leaning on…

The Story of (Moving) Stuff

Some of you remember (or still frequently revisit) Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff. Her animated stick…

Hiding in Plain Sight

“Over there!” I shouted in a whisper, pointing to a ball of kitchen twine 10 feet up and 30 feet to our left. Elsbeth Otto, a wildlife…

A Tale OF Two Trees.

It was not meant to be that way. As some of you who read my previous post I planted a big farm with trees, mainly…