by Mary Drake – Before moving to New York State, my husband and I had a small farmette in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Since...
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Simple Sustainability: Meal Prepping
by Sky Trombly – Meal Prepping – AKA Batch Cooking If I were to list the great insights of my life, I seriously think this...
A Simple fix
An oft-cited argument in favor of manufactured obsolescence is employment and resulting higher standards of living, translated as more...
Firestorm in the Finger Lakes
by Len Geller – A $365 million trash-burning incinerator with a 260-foot smokestack capable of burning up to 2,640 tons of...
Tourists not Trash – not so simple after all
Opinion by William Ouweleen – A start-up Rochester-based company is proposing to build a huge trash incinerator in the heart of...
Small steps can lead to a world of change
by Claire Ferro – The first time a decree in regards to the Earth’s health was published, the year was 1992, and it was signed by...
Introducing your child to the natural world
by Tawn Feeney – Those of us who care about sustainability certainly don’t want it to end with us. We want our children, and...
Night Sky: Pleiades, Gemini
by Dee Sharples – Spring is on the way. On Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 AM, clocks will be turned ahead one hour to begin Daylight...
Village Gardener: Composting
by Georgeanne Vyverberg – Anyone who has been reading this column knows I am passionate about compost. It is for me the only way to...
Simple Sustainability: 5Rs to Zero Waste
by Sky Trombly – You’ve probably heard of the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. While the chasing arrow symbol is meant to...