Supreme Debate

According to NPR’s Update the Conservative Contingent seems to be reveling in their ability to belittle some Attorney General’s, but one wonders how much of this is the typical Supreme Court routine, and how much is actually the Justice’s opinions. I am still stunned that individuals of such high intelligence are actually arguing in a [...]

Future on Trial

Here is a story from NPR and something to keep your fingers crossed for today. The Supreme Court is hearing the case where a dozen states are suing The Federal Government for not upholding the clean air act.
This one could be big for several reasons. Like ruling whether CO2 is a pollutant or [...]

Winter Reading

So we are heading into the Big Chill. The gardens are calming down. Hopes of topping 100mpg are to be shelved until late spring’s mild temperatures return. Time to hunker down and do some Big Reading. Mia was concerned that I may be maxing out the hard drive between my ears, [...]

Green Local Business

This past month a young couple opened a small natural foods store, named Wholesome Harvest, in the town just south of us. Their premise is simple-to provide whole organic foods, leaning towards local when possible, at reasonable prices. That last piece is no joke. I had expected ,and been willing, to pay10-20% [...]

Sustainablity Library

I had the last week off. That means in addition to spending an awesome amount of time with family I also read too much-including 2-3 books on how “you too can farm!”. And we aren’t there yet, so to it had the end result of ramming me into a funk. I cruised BCS tractors (I [...]

Thanksgiving

As you prepare the Turkey and perhaps watch some ball, it might pay to take a brief visit to global rich list. I am embarrassed to say that I am in the top 1% of the richest people in the world. We are truly blessed.The kicker is that with great power comes great responsibility. I [...]

Back in the Saddle

62.5
Not a number I think of much, but given the fact that it represents the miles per gallon on the trip home with my refurbished and beloved Insight I am elated to see it shining back at me from the dash. It was also literally double the number that the rental Chevy HHR put [...]

Pizza Perfect

Tonight I feel we finally drove the stake through the heart of the plaintive “organic is tooooo expensive” argument. The picture above was dinner tonight. The photo is grainy, and jaundiced (10 yr old digital camera) but it shows a roughly $1.73 100% organic pizza. Making it simultaneously the least expensive and, perhaps, best [...]

Eco Municipality Update

So here are some of the latest and greatest for our little Village as it becomes more Green.
1) Stormwater. We will be submitting a request for proposals to implement our Water Resource Management Plan now that we have secured the grant. This would be a Drainage Plan in other communities, but we are looking to [...]

Human all too Human

A humorous piece on the insanity of Suburban lawns, brought to you by the Scythe Supply.