Try Feng Shui to chase away the winter blues Although this winter has not been as harsh and dreary as others we’ve experienced in...
Category : Sustainability
Dragonfly Tales
A Lesson in repurposing, recycling, and windfalls By Steve Melcher I want to thank our local Scout Troop 10/410 for not only providing a...
The Homestead Gardener: Are Animals Necessary?
By Derrick Gentry – I realize that the question raised in my title may sound awkward and insensitive, especially since it appears...
Crafting your own Cuisine – January 2020
By Eileen Perkins – It is January and a new year lies ahead. Resolutions to improve health and well-being are statistically at the...
Dragonfly Tales: Charlotte and Wilbur: The Odd Couple of Piggydom
– by Steve Melcher – Required skills: • Sit •Come/Recall •Stay •Leave it/Out/Back •Gentle Treat Taking •Harness...
Setting the Table
Aubergine in Canandaigua NY By D.E. Bentley – Life is about connections, and there is no better place to connect than around the...
The Homestead Gardener..on harvesting…and dreaming
by Derrick Gentry – “What is paradise, but a garden … full of pleasure and nothing there but delights.”...
Dragonfly Tales: The importance of habitat diversity
by Steve Melcher – “The greatest threat to organisms and biodiversity is habitat loss.” S.A. Melcher 1989 Habitat...
Simple Sustainability-Affluenza: An “epidemic” to take notice of
by Sky Trombly – The term “Affluenza” came into popular use around 1996 when a PBS special was released with this title. A few...