Crestone hosts SLV Energy Fair this weekend - Alamosa Valley Courier
CRESTONE — The San Luis Valley is one of Colorado’s leading communities in renewable energy and local food production. We are home to commercial-scale solar farms, abundant off-grid residences and businesses, emerging biomass projects, vibrant
Big weekend for Eat Real in Oakland - San Francisco Gate
From street fairs to food-and-wine galas, the Bay Area is home to a wide range of food-oriented celebrations. But Anya Fernald, executive director of last year’s Slow Food Nation, wanted to find the middle ground between events like the county fair
Two artists set a course for sustainability — on the ocean - Providence Journal
At top, artists Dan Gladstone, 19, left, and Zachary Weindel, 26, both of Providence, celebrate the launch of the boat they made from recycled materials The Providence Journal / John Freidah EAST PROVIDENCE — Squint. The Seekonk River might seem
Homemade and wholesome - Anchorage Press
Dianne Tydings, owner of Dianne’s Restaurant, is a self-starter. She came to Alaska in the 70’s to homestead on Sheep Mountain, where she says she learned to experiment with raw ingredients and custom recipes—among other life skills, I imagine
Malta milestone: Hi-Line town celebrates 100 years - Billings Gazette
A slower pace means frinds can stop to chat at a downtown intersection. The community of Malta is celebrating it’s centennial. July 14, 2009. At the age of 9, Eva Solberg Bruckner still could ride the train for half fare. So, when her mother needed
Simple life can be a lot of hard work - Tacoma News Tribune
White Thorn Press, 206 pages, $14 Last weekend my family spent an entire afternoon digging a hole for a pear sapling my husband bought to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We were dealing with hardpan and used a tag-team approach to pry a bowling
SCC plans heritage preservation program at Homestead - Beatrice Daily Sun
Preserving the past for future generations is just one of the goals of Southeast Community College’s upcoming Homestead Heritage Preservation Program. The program is comprised of four classes running from Sept. 15 through Oct. 1, convening each
The museum’s new grove - Anchorage Press
Anchorage is a town that sometimes seems hell-bent on paving over open space, but city-dwelling tree huggers have reason to rejoice this year. The Anchorage Museum is planting a two-acre grove of birch trees downtown as part of its $106 million
Crestone hosts SLV Energy Fair this weekend - Alamosa Valley Courier
CRESTONE — The San Luis Valley is one of Colorado’s leading communities in renewable energy and local food production. We are home to commercial-scale solar farms, abundant off-grid residences and businesses, emerging biomass projects, vibrant
Big weekend for Eat Real in Oakland - San Francisco Gate
From street fairs to food-and-wine galas, the Bay Area is home to a wide range of food-oriented celebrations. But Anya Fernald, executive director of last year’s Slow Food Nation, wanted to find the middle ground between events like the county fair
Two artists set a course for sustainability — on the ocean - Providence Journal
At top, artists Dan Gladstone, 19, left, and Zachary Weindel, 26, both of Providence, celebrate the launch of the boat they made from recycled materials The Providence Journal / John Freidah EAST PROVIDENCE — Squint. The Seekonk River might seem
Homemade and wholesome - Anchorage Press
Dianne Tydings, owner of Dianne’s Restaurant, is a self-starter. She came to Alaska in the 70’s to homestead on Sheep Mountain, where she says she learned to experiment with raw ingredients and custom recipes—among other life skills, I imagine
Malta milestone: Hi-Line town celebrates 100 years - Billings Gazette
A slower pace means frinds can stop to chat at a downtown intersection. The community of Malta is celebrating it’s centennial. July 14, 2009. At the age of 9, Eva Solberg Bruckner still could ride the train for half fare. So, when her mother needed
Simple life can be a lot of hard work - Tacoma News Tribune
White Thorn Press, 206 pages, $14 Last weekend my family spent an entire afternoon digging a hole for a pear sapling my husband bought to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We were dealing with hardpan and used a tag-team approach to pry a bowling
SCC plans heritage preservation program at Homestead - Beatrice Daily Sun
Preserving the past for future generations is just one of the goals of Southeast Community College’s upcoming Homestead Heritage Preservation Program. The program is comprised of four classes running from Sept. 15 through Oct. 1, convening each
The museum’s new grove - Anchorage Press
Anchorage is a town that sometimes seems hell-bent on paving over open space, but city-dwelling tree huggers have reason to rejoice this year. The Anchorage Museum is planting a two-acre grove of birch trees downtown as part of its $106 million