The Power of the Storm
Just sat through 60-80 MPH winds, booming thunder, extravagant lightning and the majesty and power [...]
Bury My Heart
Last evening I watched the film “Inside Job”. There has been a proliferation of documentaries [...]
The Resilient Garden: A Southern Illinois Spring
After two major weather events in the past few days and near freezing temps last [...]
A Story of an Alabama Family and their Recycled Home
I remember a quote from Michael Reynolds, the architect guru of the Earthship, when he [...]
The Planet Strikes Back Why We Underestimate the Earth and Overestimate Ourselves by Michael T. Klare
"The seventeenth century French mathematician René Descartes, for example, wrote of employing science and human [...]
The Ideal Farmer by Andrew Downing
The Farmer is the lord of lands, The birth-right baron of the soil, Although the [...]
Sepp Holzer’s New Book is Out There!
I have been reading Sepp Holzer's new book and it is worth purchasing ASAP. Excellent [...]
Chris Hedges on Education: The Truth of the Matter
"A nation that destroys its systems of education, degrades its public information, guts its public [...]
San Diego Zoo Lays Off 2,000 Animals: Animals Let Out of Cages, Producing ‘Leaner, Healthier’ Zoo
Another very profound article from the Onion: "SAN DIEGO, CA—Citing “sagging first quarter profits” and [...]
Southern Illinois Spring: Skipping Stones, Shrooms, Blossoms and More
Dandelion greens are superb at this time of year. As are black mustard blossoms and [...]