oh honey
I shouldn’t admit this, but I typically throw down one of these jars in a week, easy. That’s a lot of honey for a 5’3″ gal. I know, you would think I’d act sweeter—then again—that could explain the...
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I heard reporter Florence Williams speak yesterday about her new book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History. Where other writers have used a window into bald eagles or oysters to shine a light on...
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According to new studies by companies working to improve efficiency in the US, peer pressure is the most effective tool for getting home dwellers to fill in the gaps. “Opower leverages this in its...
View Articlecottonmouth
A holiday stroll in the country could be a joyful family occasion, but luckily I was able to ruin the mood. As we edged towards the neighbor’s property, I saw a new field of just harvested cotton. It’s...
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It wasn’t that long ago that being an environmentalist in the US was limited to the fringe or homesteaders. Then came the past decade of compensating with an emphasis on technology, urban design and...
View Article100% man made
Scarp by artist Jarod Charzewski’s explores our material reality. Here’s the essay I wrote for the Halsey about his installation. The undulating aura of the installation titled Scarp at the Halsey...
View ArticleRita’s Roots
Rita’s business as a farm consultant is thriving in the lowcountry of South Carolina, but on Sundays she toils in her own garden. Rita also bored holes in these oak logs she put together and inserted...
View Articletoday: paint strokes
I took these photos within the same hour. Left column is the local landfill.
View Articletake this song
If I had to take one song with me to the remote island, Radiohead’s Reckoner is the one. I’ve been obsessed with it since In Rainbows was released in 2007–I’m telling you, before job interviews,...
View ArticleSlow Everything
This photo is of my beloved Gran, about to prepare another dinner of fish for the family she raised in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Born Ann Eugenia Ledbetter (1920-2013), her fearlessness must have been cut out...
View ArticleSouthern Winter
I set out with the intention of a blog about evaluating the constraints and possibilities in communicating about topics related to sustainability. I was armed to give so many environmental sites a...
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