Photo by Judith Hausman My beans growing in Bob and Karen’s backyard. Around here, book club is the inner circle, the first network to consult for advice on nearly anything: electricians, school board candidates, pie crust. Ours (The Salem Witches) is fluid but committed; there’s always a quorum of very smart women with a list […]
Courtesy Christie Mole During Transition Milwaukee’s Power Down Week in June 2010, members of the Wisconsin transition initiative built a cob oven and baked pizza and muffins. (The group reports that their baked goods were delicious.) The pace of change is accelerating, and much of it is neither encouraging nor hopeful—as is seen most recently […]
The number of farmers’ markets has nearly doubled in the past 10 years. “Locally grown” is a buzz phrase that is no longer reserved for the conscientious consumer. Veteran farmers’ market goers and organic-cotton-tee-wearing yuppies alike are giving local products a more thoughtful glance before making their produce purchases. Despite local produce being all […]
