This Thanksgiving weekend is a good time to thank the Earth for providing all our food.
Because the trees, the plants, the crops are listening . . .
Emigdio Ballon, a Quechua man from Bolivia, is an agronomist and plant geneticist who cofounded Seeds of Change, a Santa Fe company promoting biodiversity by growing and selling organic seeds.
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.
—Rumi, trans. Coleman Barks
It was a gray and chilly Tuesday morning—perfect for gardening—and volunteers met up at Chautauqua at 9 to play in dirt. We tackled the small stuff: tiny dandelions, not-yet-out-of-control curly dock, a few hardy sprigs of creeping bellflower. … Read More…
Spring is here even in Boulder—at least for today—and now that the trails are mostly dry I am making wildflower rounds again. The McClintock Trail at Chautauqua hosts the earliest blooms, and this morning I scouted for pasqueflowers (no luck) … Read More…
A couple of years ago, my first spring in Boulder, I found myself doing something I abhor—mowing the lawn. It wasn’t the workout I minded, though I could have done a lot more fun things to get some exercise. And … Read More…