Our initial reaction was to give up. Our goal is not to prove a point, not to make people unhappy, nor, even, to win. Our goal was to nurture animals, to nurture ourselves, and hopefully to add some of that good experience to others’ [...]
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This is not really a list of bicycles. It is a list of the roles that bicycles need to play. Each bicycle will provide many of the below functions. For example, my fixed-gear bicycle provides me with roles 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, and of course 13. My Univega cargo bike plays roles 1, 2, 6, [...]
He’s right on about the fundamentally intertwined nature of climate change and peak oil. [...]
The NYT recently reported on a new front in the war against sod, a project called “Edible Estates.” The project is run by an architect, Fritz Haeg. The Times puts it thus: Mr. Haeg regards the Edible Estates project as something of a manifesto. He fantasizes about setting off a “chain reaction†among gardeners that would [...]
Cars, not people, will claim most of the increase in world grain consumption this [...]
I think there is something magical about fruit. Most fruit plants are perennial, and often somewhat nondescript in appearance for most of the year&3151;they are just part of the landscape. And then, suddenly, they are laden with fruit, wonderful, energy-filled, sweet tasting, beautifully colored treasures. [...] |
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