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Urban life can seem awfully sterile with little greenery and/or abandoned lots. Often residents have no opportunity to connect with plants by actually growing them. (A must have experience for all children, in my opinion.) It looks like some city dwellers are tired of having just house plants or a few potted plants at windows; urban gardening, including edible foods farming, is becoming a movement. Here's a snapshot of what is happening. Continue reading →
Each year tons of resources are wasted in burials (hardwood or metal coffins, concrete vaults), and pollution released (formaldhyde from embalming, cremation air releases, and herbicide/pesticide maintenance of cemeteries ). The long-term and personal costs are staggering. A while back a friend asked about alternatives to the modern wasteful and impersonal burial; luckily now there are choices. The Eco or Green burial movement aims to stop the waste and pollution caused by conventional burial methods, while also preserving nature areas. People from many differing faiths or perspectives are now turning to green burials. So if you want a tree planted to grow at your natural burial site- like me- you have options. Continue reading → Rob Cater: Metropolis (short clip) - narrative history of the city of Charlotte, NC  St. Brigit, Kildare, Ireland 2004 Even in the hardest part of winter the signs of spring approach- tree buds start to swell, and daylight is noticeably longer. Celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere around February 1st as Imbolc (the Feast of Brigit), Oimelc (ewes' milk), Candlemas (Feb. 2nd), St. Brigid's Day, or Groundhog Day, we know that the promise of new growth awaits. 'Brigit, excellent woman, sudden flame, |
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