In a More Beautiful World, Who Will Collect the Garbage?
I had a conversation today about the beautiful world that I believe will be born out of the converging crises of our age. One …
Beyond Scarcity – A Beautiful World of Abundance
Scarcity is one of the defining features of modern life. Around the world, one in five children suffers from hunger. We fight wars over …
Old-Fashioned, Healthy, Lacto-Fermented Soft Drinks: The Real “Real Thing”
My brother John and I share a hobby of brewing lacto-fermented sodas–root beers and ginger ales–which we share among family and friends and occasionally …
The Humbler Realms
I met three beautiful souls on my walk today in the Harrisburg Greenbelt, a charming, albeit poison ivy and tick-infested, oasis of greenery near …
Permaculture and the Myth of Scarcity
At a conference a couple weeks ago an activist who does work in Africa recounted an encounter she had with the minister of agriculture …