January 2014

It is hard to know what to read first of Wendell Berry‘s. Essayist, poet, novelist, farmer. I don’t know if there is... Read More

In “The Demand for the Common Good,” Jonathan Rowe, (1/7/04) writes: “The commons is a kind of counterpoise to the market. It provides stability... Read More

Dictionary.com has chosen “bosky” as their word of the day. bosky \BOS-kee\, adjective: 1. covered with bushes, shrubs, and small trees; woody.... Read More

Tree limbs are amazingly pliable in their early years. For those of us who have little room to grow trees and cannot... Read More

Friend and historian Barbara Wells Sarudy runs a fabulous blog called Early American Gardens. We have been fans of it (and her!) for... Read More

Though America has made gains in her forest growth in the last few decades, still, scientists believe that our forests’ carbon dioxide... Read More

Government planning documents are not what you would usually find on my reading stand. But this one  from the USDA is an exception.... Read More

This past harvest season we partnered with Civic Works’ Real Food Farm to make some of our fruit available at affordable prices... Read More