I went to Yellowstone once when I was 12. It was the last family vacation before my parents divorced. I didn’t remember much about it but I’ve always wanted to go again. My son was 11 when I took him. We spent a total of 6 days on the road and in the park. WeContinue reading “Yellowstone”
Soil Health: Directly Related to Your Health
No one thinks about soil seriously. I mean, it’s just dirt, right? As one of my former employers once said, “Dirt is what is under your fingernails. Soil is a medium for growing healthy plants”. Many of us think of soil as special dirt we get in a bag at the local garden center, but thereContinue reading “Soil Health: Directly Related to Your Health”
The Importance of Growing Your Own Food: Where to start?
I cannot reiterate enough how important it is to start growing your own food, right now. All one has to do is look at the condition of the world on every level, and it becomes very clear, if it’s not already, that something, a lot of things, are very wrong. Food prices are going throughContinue reading “The Importance of Growing Your Own Food: Where to start?”
The Importance of Growing Your Own Food: Victory Gardens
During WWI as well as WWII, victory gardens were an important part of the war effort, not only in America, but in Europe and Australia as well. They were a way to support the troops and be self sufficient. People didn’t have a lot of money and there was a food crisis, a lot likeContinue reading “The Importance of Growing Your Own Food: Victory Gardens”
Grace
It was late summer. School had only been back in session for two weeks. The sky was blue and the sun was shining. She had the world at her fingertips. She was beautiful and smart and funny. She could sing better than most. She was wild and rebellious. A kind of reckless abandon. She caredContinue reading “Grace”
A Hint of Autumn
There’s a coolness in the air. Just the tiniest bit of crispness can be detected in the oppressive heat. It will be August tomorrow. Cumulus clouds are building on the horizon. The sky is just a little paler than yesterday. The air smells different. The vibrant green of the trees is slightly less, but theContinue reading “A Hint of Autumn”
Roadside Ponderings
I have had many conversations on the side of the road, over peaches and tomatoes. I chat with strangers about the weather and politics. Over cherries and apricots, we’ve discussed faith, fear and loss. I feel like a bartender or a hair stylist. Passersby come to hear news or confide. These sources of information areContinue reading “Roadside Ponderings”
No Water
The whole world is on fire. The sun rises through smoke filled clouds. The mountains have no details today. Just distant silhouettes. My dog and I do a speed hike in the early morning hours. The heat keeps breaking records. It’s June and we have seen 100+ degree days for nearly two weeks in aContinue reading “No Water”
Rough Country
Cumulus clouds wander across the sky, offering the hope of rain but never making good on their promise. It never rains here anymore… I turn off of the pavement and onto the dirt road towards the Bookcliffs. Past the dunes and the dry watering hole. I go as far into the canyon as the truckContinue reading “Rough Country”
Wild Flower Hunting
The western United States is in a severe drought. This is the worst it’s been in a very long time. The mighty Colorado river is drying up. Lake Meade’s hydro-electric dam won’t be able to produce power if the reservoir gets much lower and house boats are no longer allowed on Lake Powel. These areContinue reading “Wild Flower Hunting”
Nomadic Farmer 