On an city hike earlier today, we came upon this Station North urban farm where we spotted a bunch of hens (roosters are illegal), a coop, active bee hives and tilled land that surely had produced some agricultural products last growing season. …

A Definitely Good Approach to (Urban) Living… Read more »

Folks- Seems like someone has thought of most anything to make and sell to someone else. This Solar Stained Glass Church Stake, which a dear friend gave me for Christmas for advising her some on the installation of solar panels …

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Today I’m posting about what to me is some recent environmental research of the unnerving sort. Ocean Acidification – global  warming’s “equally evil twin.” I’ve lately been reading New Yorker Science writer Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Sixth Extinction,” published last year by …

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<< Here’s the cover photo from a website related to First Day Hikes. Pretty inviting, eh? Well, it’s not something those living in the Middle Atlantic region are going to see. But, here’s a possibility >> . Did I miss …

First Day Hikes. Did You Miss It? It Was Yesterday. Read more »

Back in September, PARK(ing) DAY was enacted worldwide. It was begun in 2005 by a San Francisco art and design studio, Rebar. It converted a single metered parking space into a temporary public park in the downtown. There have been memorable …

PARK(ing) DAY + a green Gov. Hogan? Read more »

This is a very interesting young company IMO.  Seventh Generation is known for its green household and personal care products. Fact is that for St. Margaret’s Eco-Friendly Household Cleaning Products blueprint, developed by members of the church’s Environmental Missions Committee, …

Seventh Generation. A “Responsible Business.” Read more »