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Now We’re Cooking…with Sunshine
We offered our solar cooking workshop last weekend to an enthusiastic “crowd” of 17. That’s the biggest group a Pogue’s Run Grocer class has ever attracted, so we were pleased. Judy has developed a...
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A Rural Rebirth, One Ag Business at a Time
Earlier this summer I visited Becca Selkirk at her Wayne County, IN farm, Unique 2 Eat, where she raises quail, chickens, and rabbits. She sells the eggs from her quail and chickens, along with rabbit...
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To Look Up
It hit me hard last week when the Audubon Society reported that half of North American birds’ migratory routes are threatened by climate change. If loons find it too hot to summer in Minnesota, then...
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A Sacred Act
“Healing the wounds of the earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party, only gumption and persistence. it is not a liberal or a conservative activity; it is a sacred act. It...
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Why I Marched in the People’s Climate March
Guest Post by Rosemary Spalding, Earth Charter Indiana board president. (Part 1 of 2). Like most folks, I am concerned about a number of serious issues, but when it comes to climate change, my passion...
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Before It’s Too Late
Guest Post by Rosemary Spalding, Earth Charter Indiana board president. (Part 2 of 2 of a firsthand report on the Sept. 21 People’s Climate March). My husband Mark and I stayed in Newark, NJ the night...
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Lessons from the Ecovillage
Guest blogger Jami Gaither reports on her recent stay at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, located in Rutledge, MO. Guest post by Jami Gaither I expected my three-week Visitor Session at Dancing Rabbit...
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Putting the “Radical” in Mycology
Soon I’ll be on my way to this weekend’s Radical Mycology Convergence, an annual gathering of citizen scientists, mushroom enthusiasts, and other earth-loving types. It’s all about learning how to heal...
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Fungi Offer a Model and a Hope
Last weekend’s Radical Mycology Convergence was an eye-opener to the mystery and power of the fungus kingdom. Did you know that fungi called endophytes live within plants, lending structure and...
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DIY Food, Medicine, Soil: There’s a Shroom for That
I am still thinking about the Radical Mycology Convergence, an incredibly enriching experience. My last post covered mainly big picture inspiration. Here’s some more hands-on stuff. For someone who...
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Expanding the Medicine Chest with Herbs
Last week I spent a sunny afternoon working an herb garden while learning more about the uses of medicinal herbs. My friend Greg Monzel is a community herbalist who’s helped many (including me) with...
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The More Beautiful World
I’ve been savoring Charles Eisenstein’s book, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. It’s affirming, challenging, stimulating, surprising—and filled with wisdom for this age of crisis....
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Every Day
I’m not one to do Christmas in a big way. In fact I can get quite tired of the holiday, which seems by turns tawdry, labor-intensive, and loaded. Since we don’t have children, there’s no pressure to...
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Kinship
An ancient hackberry tree holds my heart this winter. I visit it on many of my walks. A tree that has lived a long time has something to say about holding and releasing. I try to listen. (Maybe there’s...
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The Steps We Take Now
“We can indeed transform the world, and we are each called to take part in this sacred work.” —Desmond Tutu, from the Foreword of Random Kindness It seems that every day brings news of another horrific...
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A Mycological Field Trip
Yesterday we drove down to southern Indiana to visit Magnificent Mushrooms, Eric Osborne’s hub for all things mycological. Located outside of Paoli, IN, this growing business offers products and...
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The Reimagining
Scott Russell Sanders, one of Indiana’s sagest voices for social and ecological justice, led a workshop Sunday called Writing While the World Burns.* His books, from Writing from the Center to A...
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“What the World Needs”
I can always tell when I’m overloaded with the news; that’s when I start to despair. So much mess to clean up. It seems ridiculously tangled-up and tiresome, painful to look at. In my own state we are...
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The Ground Rules
Meet “renegade researcher” Nancy Klehm. She’s on a mission to transform our thinking about waste—and to transform our waste into healthy soil. I first met Nancy at last October’s Radical Mycology...
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The Miracle of Seeds
I’ve been thinking about how tenacious life is, encapsulated in a tiny seed. Some seeds I plant, but others sprout all on their own. I’m probably the only person on my block who gives a cheer when she...
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