A Survival Guide for the 21st Century
For over two years, director Matt Anderson traveled 16,000 miles to document firsthand our modern industrial world and the environmental destruction in its wake. In the process, he discovered exciting strategies to help humanity transcend the coming ecological and psychological crisis.
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Archive for Art, Poetry and Musings
The Dust Bowl Returns
Mar
4
2014
The New York Times
by Blain Roberts and Ethan J. Kytle
FRESNO, Calif. — EVERY Saturday in late December and January, as reports of brutal temperatures and historic snowfalls streamed in from family in Vermont, New York and even southern Louisiana, we made weekly pilgrimages to our [continue reading]
by Blain Roberts and Ethan J. Kytle
FRESNO, Calif. — EVERY Saturday in late December and January, as reports of brutal temperatures and historic snowfalls streamed in from family in Vermont, New York and even southern Louisiana, we made weekly pilgrimages to our [continue reading]
Reflections on Diversity and Inclusion in Western Massachusetts
Feb
19
2014
by Andrew Morehouse, Executive Director
Andrew Morehouse, Executive Director of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, at the PVGrows Forum. (Photo by Will Szal)
Recently, I had the good fortune of participating in a two-day intensive “Undoing Racism” workshop hosted by a local group of the same name [continue reading]
Andrew Morehouse, Executive Director of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, at the PVGrows Forum. (Photo by Will Szal)
Recently, I had the good fortune of participating in a two-day intensive “Undoing Racism” workshop hosted by a local group of the same name [continue reading]
“Raw”: A Conversation with Michael Pollan and Jack Hitt about Cooking, Eating and Writing
Feb
17
2014
Jack Hitt is a Peabody-winning American author. Michael Pollan is a Professor of Journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. They have a conversation about cooking, eating and writing during a lecture from the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities.
The post “Raw”: A Conversation with [continue reading]
Reflections on Diversity and Inclusion in Western Massachusetts
Feb
13
2014
Recently, I had the good fortune of participating in a two-day intensive “Undoing Racism” workshop hosted by a local group of the same name – the Undoing Racism Organizing Collective (UROC). I’d like to share with you some of my reflection on the workshop, and why this topic is important to The Food Bank and [continue reading]
Parenting Green: Winter Curiosity & Outdoor Play
Jan
1
2014
“I am always amazed at how the kids tend to be the ones to notice the pulse of our natural world through their curiosity,” writes Angie this month in ‘Parenting Green.’ What are some of the ways your family stays connected to nature when the winter wind and snow makes you feel like it’s not [continue reading]
last of the unicorns
Dec
31
2013
Sad news about the loss of Bill Coperthwaite. Here is a beautiful write-up from the Beehive Collective.“I want to live in a society where people are intoxicated with the joy of making things.”
…Oh, this body-snatchin blustery storm, with tricklin’ raindrops that meander and converge with tears, gaining speed. So grateful i [continue reading]
Cedar Summit Farm Third-Generation Dairy
Dec
11
2013
[A version of this story originally appeared in The Cultivator , The Cornucopia Institute’s quarterly print publication available to members and online.] My Road to Organics
Do you remember what sparked your decision to farm organically? Or to switch from heavily processed food to fresh, local, organic [continue reading]
Book review: “The Circle” by Dave Eggers
Dec
6
2013
Ring of Power
‘The Circle,’ by Dave Eggers
By ELLEN ULLMAN
Mae Holland, a woman in her 20s, arrives for her first day of work at a company called the Circle. [continue reading]
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