Cliff Hanger
Toward the end of our urban nature walk, our hiking club (well, we silver-haired ladies were more of a moseying club than a hiking club) stopped along the trail to…
EnviroTip #12: Going Zero-Waste with Personal Care
We have a TerraCycle recycling program for personal care items going on now in our hometown, Kansas City! As you collect your waste from toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss containers, mouthwash containers,…
EnviroTip #11: A Home Tour
So, what can one suburban family do to make a difference for the climate? Buddha with butterfly puddlers In our home, it’s just one simple change at a time, and…
Ground Yourself
The energy healer said my head was leaking. Too much energy escaping out of my skull into the heavens, too little being absorbed from the earth into my feet. My…
Healthy Living Through Nature
BUILDING FAMILY, COMMUNITY, & HEALTHY LIVING THROUGH NATURE As an interior designer by profession, I had learned about environmental design practices, but as a mother, I am finding out what…
2026: The Year Humanity Saves the Planet
We're sharing a wild new game, just released: “2026: The Year Humanity Saves The Planet!” Here’s how it’s played... The Setup All of humanity lives on a planet (we'll call…
Paper or Plastic? or dazed and confused in the soaps and lotions aisle
A rabbit is haunting me. I’m standing in the soaps and lotions aisle of a natural foods grocery store, staring glassy-eyed at shelves of body wash. The bottles blur into…
Gathering Native Seed: Ridiculous Musings on Winter Coming
These wild places are my sanctuary Yesterday, I hiked about a mile into a WildLand, in hopes of capturing a single species I’ve been seed stalking. I flagged Lobelia siphilitica…
How Singapore Cleans its Trash
What happens to trash in your landfills? It's probably nothing like this clean, environmentally unique method they've used in Singapore since 1999! How Singapore Cleans? (1 min.) Food for thought: …
Humor #3: Nut Milk Stories
Nut Milking EXPOSED Right now in the U.S. the dairy industry is working to enforce the rules about what products can call themselves milk. They are making the case that…