Sustainability Blog

Do you remember the buzz these two Berkeley kids created by selling a box of coffee grounds that will grow tasty mushrooms ? When our box...

I hired my coach again. Years ago, Nika Quirk helped me reach into my yearnings and pull out an action plan that got me to today. I'm c...

One of the water heaters stopped functioning. The other one. Karl and I replaced the first of these some time ago; they were contemporaries ...

After a couple of months away from the blog, I find my skills rusted. Where will I find that delicious pithiness, that juxtaposition of hope...

I started a group on Facebook, " Short Attention Span " day. Xena and I planned to paint the ceiling in our bedroom. It's an o...

We sow seeds thickly. We also inter-crop intensively; lettuces, radishes, carrots, mustards and kales, all sown together. Two benefits have ...

When I wonder if I'm still following my calling (as it becomes easier, and familiar, I have to find a compass other than "is this t...

The rich soil in the picture above is made of wood chips and urine. Pee-pee ponics promises fertile soil from free resources, and it deliver...

Diane and I made a very tasty lemon chicken soup for common meal tonight. I'm sensitized to seasonality now; the fact that our lemon tre...

Thank you, everyone who commented. My guru has spent decades sifting wheat from chaff in spiritual teachings and scriptures. It is his opini...

What an amazing afternoon. I invited Neighbor Jan and Friend Franziska over to make sauerkraut. Jan brought friends who played violin, guita...

We live in a house with no water (we're sort of practicing our habits of how life could be if a massive earthquake severed the water sup...

In a flock of pigeons, is the white bird amongst all the others serving its species by attracting the attention of the predator? Does its mu...

Karl, Nini, Liz, Betsy, Jori, Crafty Girl, Puppy Girl, Aaron and Jess are packed and off to Yosemite for a quick visit. Xena, Nick and I cou...

I am recovering my real identity. Lat night was gorgeous. Warm, gentle, a little muggy but not too bad. Betsy and Xena were cooking in the k...

I am so thankful for my life experiences. My childhood and the examples my parents set for me, my ever-evolving relationship with my wife an...

We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner. And I wouldn't. Which, I already do. Not. Do. So... I guess I'm a millionaire? (apologies ...

I am now aligned with God's abundance. His Universe of Joy. I feel great. When I started this journey to recover from affluenza, I asked...

Our raised beds are going great guns! Of course, it's hard to go wrong with squash in this area. Many of our plants are volunteers from ...