Adventures with cattail pollen
I love seeing stands of cattails swaying in the breeze on a summer day. Later in the season, when the spikes burst open, their fluffy insides makes me want to […]
Practical foraging
Foraging isn’t rocket science, and there a lot of good reasons to do it.
Knapple Cake
Simple cake recipe using apples and wild knotweed.
Unlimited Growth Increases the Divide
I’m fed up with all those folks—politicians, business leaders, analysts, economists—who blather on about how we can balance the economy and the environment. Whenever this phrase gets trotted out, the […]
Spring Walk in Carlington
Spring has sprung. The grass is riz. I wonder where the birdie is? The bird is on the wing. That’s funny. I always thought the wing was on the bird. – Anonymous As the […]
U.S. ENERGY STAR program at risk
One of the most recent leaks from the Trump White House is that it is considering axing the immensely popular ENERGY STAR program. In Canada, we also have ENERGY STAR […]
We can’t buy our way out of climate change
Let’s not be under any illusion that cutting our personal energy consumption — no matter how noble — is going to slow the actual pace of global warming. Our individual lifestyle changes […]
