I grew up in the middle of nowhere, so each Mother’s Day, I gathered an assortment of wildflowers, scrabbly and mismatched rather than carefully curated from a well-tended garden or …
Wonderful Weeds
Sustainability
The Tyranny of Lawns
After almost nine feet of snow this winter, most residents of my hometown are happy to be greeting spring. Even if the change in season just means trading snow shovels …
At Least the Emperor’s New Clothes Were Sustainable…
Perhaps it is because I recently moved 2000 miles across the country, ruthlessly paring my possessions in the process, but I have been feeling overly sensitized to waste. All kinds …
In Defense of Millennials
Years ago, in a training session on how to manage Millennials, the instructor described to us an orientation she had run for newly hired graduates fresh from university. She asked …
Just Eat It
I recently moved from NYC to Billings, MT, and the thing I miss most is the plethora of intellectual opportunities – plays, lectures, art exhibits, random conferences. Consequently, when Billings …