My Minnesota

As we approach yet another Independence Day, it may be wise to recall a wonderful quotation that Bill McKibben offered about 25 years ago: T...

We finally got lots of rain last night. The telltale puddle in the driveway was close to full this morning. Yesterday brought several severe...

 Amanda Gorman has shared  a poem that challenges US, and everyone else, to, essentially, "do better.” After reading her poem, I found ...

With apologies to Jonathan Swift and the genre of satire, today we offer a proposal that could exceed Zuck’s efforts to rule the metaverse....

At least today the weather is a delight although, as usual, I could do with a gentler breeze, unless, of course, I’m trying to burn some of ...

I absolutely agree that we are in the midst of a worldwide climate crisis. I don’t agree that the major solution to that crisis is to either...

This afternoon we enjoyed a very pleasant surprise. After spending time during  the past couple of weeks wondering why we hadn't seen an...

In the interest of full disclosure, I confess to being back on a bioregional binge. A few days ago I began rereading Kirkpatrick Sale's ...

We're pleased to announce that, after fussing some months ago about  the lack of options to acquire kernza flour, we now have some on or...

Sun is shining; temperature's in the mid 30's; every so often a load of snow explodes off of an oak branch in the woods behind the h...

There's a new report / analysis making the rounds. It's in The Guardian under this head: Tree planting 'has mind-blowing pot...

We have been a fan of Rhiannon Giddens for quite some time now and were mightily impressed when we saw her in person at the O'Shaughness...

Somewhere during the past several days, we came across a challenge to describe the world we want to live in. We've thought about that of...

A few evenings ago a pair of whitetail does were feeding under the pear tree. A day or two before that, there were four of them. A couple of...