The Genius of the Place
I can clearly see my house, or the beginnings of my house, in the far background of a 1903 postcard of the First Christian Church in Berryville, Arkansas.
I can clearly see my house, or the beginnings of my house, in the far background of a 1903 postcard of the First Christian Church in Berryville, Arkansas.
Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green
Maybe re-learning to make things and grow things needs to be done for the acts themselves. Maybe we'd actually be happier being a bit more connected, even at the price of convenience.
Linda Buzzell | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green
Permaculture is a path towards sustainable living that is patterned on the way nature works, and can be applied in rural, suburban and urban areas.
Posted 10.14.2009 | Green
Even in cities where it seems like the biggest patch of garden comes in a windowbox, or in cities better known for high rates of murder or snow, commu...
Big Green Boulder. | Big Green Boulder | Posted 10.12.2009 | Home
we harvested this week, just ahead of the frost, and to my surprise: My otherwise mediocre home garden yielded nearly 40 pounds of perfect potatoes. S...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green
Our grandparent's generation didn't use the word green to describe their lifestyle, but many of the things they knew how to do are now considered to b...
thedailygreen.com | Posted 09.30.2009 | Green
Arguably fall's favorite (and most prevalent) vegetable, winter squash can be seen on seasonal menus across the country. Whether simply roasted with b...
Yahoo! News | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is to kick off the 40th anniversary season of the children's TV show "Sesame Street" with a segment encouraging kids to...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green
We're all concerned with reducing our food miles and eating local and in season. Nothing is more local than food that you grow in your own home and ga...
Kerry Trueman | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green
I'm always amazed by the number of folks who think that Central Park is a natural habitat. In reality, nearly every square inch of the park was painstakingly landscaped in the nineteenth century.
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green
How great would it be if there were want ads in your local newspaper or on Craigslist for organic fruits and vegetables, grown in your town, by your n...
Grist | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green
I think the potential is enormous, especially in formerly industrial cities, where the big factories are not going to come back, but there are large t...
Leslie Hatfield | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green
Today, Roger Doiron presents a compost-able list of signatures from people who supported his campaign to plant a White House edible garden, or wanted to thank the first family for their efforts.
thenation.com | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green
Rebecca Hart, an avid Nation reader and Portland, Oregon-area resident, has spent twenty years acquiring the expertise in horticulture to become a cer...
Linda Buzzell | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
Most of us start out 100 percent in the old culture and inch our way into a different and healthier way of living. But there's no denying that somewhere in the middle of this process we'll probably hit a bad case of Clash of the Time Zones.
Susie Middleton | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
The usual argument against sustainable food is that it costs too much; but my farm share (which I pay directly to the farmer) is a bargain.
Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green
The White House just released a new video about the kitchen garden as the second installment of their "Inside The White House" series. The video is no...
Maria Rodale | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living
Homemade tomato sauce has a taste of summer that just can't be faked.
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green
In most areas of the U.S, August is a great time to get going with pumpkins so that they'll be ready for harvest by Halloween. You can plant your wint...
washingtonpost.com | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green
In February, the National Trust, a preservation group, pledged to create 1,000 plots over the next three years, many of them on the grounds of stately...
Maria Rodale | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living
My in-laws are both 88. Food -- Italian food -- is, I believe, the secret to their health.
Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green
In the post-Omnivore's Dilemma reality, where farmer Joel Salatin is known far outside his county, it doesn't take a genius to say it: farming has tot...
Kerry Trueman | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green
Reusable shopping bags and compact fluorescent light bulbs are an easy place to start, once you've resolved to curb your carbon footprint. But why n...
nytimes.com | DAN BARBER | Posted 09.09.2009 | Green
Of course, farmers aren't the only ones affected. If you love eating flavorful organic field tomatoes, good luck -- they'll be as rare this summer as ...
Daniel Krotz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green