BMW is asking people for ideas for the future on facebook "Do you have a great idea, a design, a vision for the future or a start-up c...

in a floating garden .

One of the things I heard in the permaculture group meeting that keeps spinning around in my head was a wistfulness about being able to sell...

Just came from a Permaculture group meeting. I missed the first one (in Chicago at the SAMA mosaic conference ), so I was a bit out of touc...

One problem with talking about sustainability is that it is an overwhelming idea. There is great resistance to changing our lives, especiall...

Most people I know talk about sustainability in regard to the environment. I think that is a rather narrow path to take. Sustainable living ...

When I hear the "Green Jobs, Green Jobs" mantra I wonder about a couple things. First and foremost is whether or not the so-call...

I don't know how you vote, I don't know your political leanings. That's not what's important here. It's health care refo...

Today I rode my bicycle to work for the first time this year. I'd wanted to start doing that when school let out and Abelisto would not...

Great post on bees and the world we live in - even though it's a bumblebee they've got pictured, not a honeybee. I'm waiting to ...

I've been rereading Emerson's essay on Self-Reliance and sustainability. Foremost in my thoughts about it at this point is that I t...

September always brings new budgets in our house. Every year, at this time of year, at least one person in the household (and probably more)...

A few days ago I posted a link to a NY Times article about the Endangered Species Act and some upcoming changes the Bush administration want...

This weekend I got a very dramatic lesson in how tire pressure affects gas mileage - from my bicycle. Abelisto and I usually ride our bikes...

Normally I do not regurgitate content from other websites. However this is something I think needs to be passed along: NY Times Editorial - ...

Last Sunday Abelisto did a hive check (week 5). Daughter #1, Daughter #3 and Granddaughter watched intently. Granddaughter was outside with...

Last Friday, Abelisto and I took the train from Winona to Indianapolis. We were going to visit with my mother and drive back in our Taurus ...

Abelisto and I welcomed 20,000 honeybees into our lives a few days ago. I took a lat lunch hour from work and came home to photograph the i...

I am wondering if we are entering a new Dark Ages... The Roman Empire really had no idea that it was about to fall. The fall took place over...

Making Sustainable Sustainable I Making Sustainable Sustainable II: Issues & Dilemmas Making Sustainability Sustainable III:Personal Dec...