Braiding Sweetgrass
My sister recommended the book, Braiding Sweetgrass, for an informal reading group of friends and family. I was completely blown away by Sweetgrass. Her stories and perspectives wound together with science and real people make it impossible to avoid her prompting to ‘do something’. The smallest actions done with humility and gratitude go so far….
How do you respond to “Pickers”?
In an earlier post, Plastic Pickers, I allowed emotional reactions to color my view of the work being done by “pickers”. Another article surfaced on e-Waste Pickers from NPR, describing the work, working conditions and need for e-Wast Pickers in West Africa. There is an entirely different moral / ethical discussion embedded here on waste…
Rhetorically framing the climate narrative
Update 10-01-2024: Grist published an article this week about Patrick Brown who seems to have become a controversial figure in climate science. His points (I will not rehash) clearly point to a predisposition / bias in scientific publishing – especially in climate change domain. If I blow through all the Grist language and positioning, I…
Returning to agriculture’s sustainable roots
When, save the last 100 years or so, has agriculture focused on a single product (plant, e.g., corn or soybeans, rice or peanuts, etc.)? Probably never intentionally – remember the oft cited ‘Three Sisters’ from Native American practices. According to Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Ph.D. Administrator, Agricultural Research Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture, “in agricultural parlance, ‘The…