UW-MADISON AT THE PARIS CLIMATE TALKS
The Paris conference is very relevant to our lives right here in Wisconsin, and it could be one of the more significant agreements in history, and people from Wisconsin are there.
LET’S SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY WEEKEND AT FOLKLORE VILLAGE
“What Folklore Village is endeavoring to sustain is our environment, our foods and our cultural treasures. We feel like we are in touch with the local zeitgeist combining food, environment and art.”
ASH TREES CONDEMNED BY EAB FIND NEW USE
Here is an article I wrote recently for Isthmus, Madison’s weekly newspaper. Many in Madison are sad to see the city cutting down thousands of ash trees as an invasive […]
RESEARCH AT RISK – WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU AND ME?
Here is an article I just wrote for Isthmus, a Madison, WI, weekly newspaper. WHERE HAS ALL THE RESEARCH GONE? Federal Cuts Threaten Research at UW-Madison. This situation isn’t confined […]
LIGHTING A HOLIDAY TREE WITH CANDLES
In the instant we signed the papers and took charge of our 44 acres back in November 2003, we became stewards of many thousands of trees, including several swathes totaling […]
THE THREE POWER-PACKED PIGMENTS THAT CREATE AUTUMN’S COLOR
This fall in the Midwest, and perhaps particularly in the Driftless Area, the leaf color has been over the top. Breathtaking, heart-stopping gorgeous. In the sun the leaves radiate color […]
GIVING GARMENTS THEIR TIME IN THE SUN – TO SAVE ENERGY AND YOUR CLOTHES
We designed Underhill House to be energy efficient, and this week we finally whittled down our energy use a little more with an umbrella-style clothesline.
OUR RELUCTANT DECISION TO SPRAY ROUNDUP
The decision to spray some of the world with a herbicide took us years to make. Here’s why we “rounded-up” a piece of our land.
EATING LOCALLY – INCLUDING YOUR BOWL
While I was sanding and finishing our kitchen shelves ( see my post Turning Tree Trunks into Kitchen Shelves ) that were cut from thick slabs of cherry wood harvested […]
PLANTING INTO THE POLAR VORTEX
Doug and I try to eat as locally as possible, and with a year-round farmers’ market in Madison, we are still getting apples, and root vegetables grown last year – even cabbages, which are so much sweeter and more flavorful than anything that has been drenched in petroleum while being […]
Digging in the Driftless 