This is an exerpt from The Best of Making Things – A Handbook for Creative Discovery by Ann Sayre Wiseman. The phenomenon of of learning belongs to the child, not to the teacher. We do not teach a child to walk – one of many skill potentials in all beginners. …
The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change, by Albert BatesA review by Kiko Denzer Living trees lock up carbon, and burning releases it. That’s the conflict-ridden equation of global warming. Albert Bates has been at the front lines of the warming conflict since his 1990 title, Climate in Crisis. …
We’ve been attending a local fellowship consisting of an interesting mix of Mennonite families (almost all of whom have left agriculture for more “professional” pursuits), as well as baptists, quakers, and a bunch of folks I won’t try to categorize. Many of them are self-employed, live fairly simply, and try …
