The tradition of early planting of some crops goes way back. I myself am putting seeds in the earth to start for summer growing. I have planted my zucchini, pumpkins and melon seeds for an early crop. The Hisatsinom people of this area knew it was time to plant corn...
I visited my favorite calendar stone at a time half-way between the winter solstice and vernal equinox. I wanted to see what it could tell me about this change of season. I was looking for shadows. I got a lot more. I don't know what to make of the green bow with a...
Surveying the year and how we got where we are, Dr. Zach Bush offers a picture of hope for the current state of destruction of our planet. Dr. Bush is the co-founder of Farmer's Footprint, an organization that is meeting the crisis of chemical farming with...
You have been telling people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things to be considered… Where are you living?What are you doing?What are your relationships?Are you in right relation?Where is...
What's scarier than goblins and ghosts? Petrochemicals and waste. Katie O'Reilly offers tips for how to have a plastic-free Halloween that is not only easier on the environment but also easier on your pocketbook. She says that All Hallows Eve can be all the more...
Without microbes, you don’t exist. Hundreds of “microbes” in each cell produce energy. Microbes within tissues are necessary for their function. There are 10,000 times more microbes in you than human cells. How could this be? Did you think that...
The word “Lammas” translates as “loaf-mass.” Historically, on Lammas day, August second, a loaf of bread baked from the first grains harvested was brought for blessing. In August, the peak of summer has passed. The first light before dawn is getting later. I know this...
Water is a living being. As such, water has a life cycle. Understanding water's life cycle will help us choose water to support our life cycle. After all: the water cycle and the life cycle are one- Jacques Cousteau Let's dive in! As told to us by the great "Water...
Spring’s here. My response this year is to get in the dirt. I am compelled to abandon my computer, get out of my head, and immerse myself in Nature. The compulsion is so strong that I cannot focus for long on email and phone responses, nor do anything outside of just...
Living in the high desert of Arizona, I am very grateful for water! How can we better protect water and perhaps have an abundance of water in the ground? This is what I ponder today, World Water Day 2022. Fortunately, I have help from a community known as Water...
