Since moving to Georgia, we have made an effort to go north for a couple of weeks each summer. It helps us escape the heat and it allows us to see family during the nicest part of the year in New England.

Without a doubt, National and State Parks make up the biggest “common” area for tax payers to explore and make use of; it is also a prime example of the tragedy of the commons in today's world. To be fair,

Let's talk co2 for a minute. For the most part, the rhetoric surrounding climate change seems to focus on you and me, the little guys. We're encouraged to use less energy, to buy electric or hybrid cars,

Growing up in New England, winter squash were a staple in the garden – they were sweet by nature, but the cold falls brought the sugars out to perfection; their thick rind allowed them to sit in the root

After the recent spate of Facebook page removals, their most recent actions should come as no surprise, but yet, it still leaves a bit of wonder in the brain. Two days prior to Election Day, Facebook has

It is no secret that the United States of America has the highest incarceration rate in the world. In fact, if we treat individual states as countries and compare them to the rest of the world, the top

When I first started learning about mushrooms, I found myself under the tutelage of an amazing mushroomer and teacher; ripe in his years, he had spent many seasons in the fields and forests, walking along

No matter where on the political spectrum you fall, it is fairly well accepted that the public education system leans to the left; some simply accept this, others get angry, and still some enroll their

The left have cast him as an enemy of women's rights, suggesting that his appointment to SCOTUS would lead to the end of Roe V. Wade, that he would “create laws” that put women's reproductive organs in

It is with some trepidation that I write this letter, but I feel it is something that must be said given the current climate surrounding our social and political norms. I write with trepidation, knowing

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I haven't been posting much. I took a sort of vacation. Not necessarily a vacation from any one particular thing, but a vacation to my childhood home, a place I'd love to still call home if it weren't

The camp my great-grandfather built some 100 years ago has had many minor additions over the years, and while it hasn't grown to fit the opulence that now surrounds it, the beauty has not changed.

I was in my father's garage today, helping him with some welding, when I heard a muffled, distressed squeaking noise coming from somewhere outside. I walked over to the door and held still, listening for

If I had to guess, I would imagine that the most common farm-type animal among homesteaders would have to be a chicken. More and more they can be found in urban settings and it seems that everyone knows

We drove up from Georgia to Upstate NY this past weekend. It's not a bad drive, and if you avoid 95 and the cities along the Eastern Seaboard, it's a relatively scenic drive. We stopped a handful of times

As someone looking to be more self-reliant, saving seeds from the garden – when possible - is one of those “must-do” tasks. Buying seeds can get expensive, and when you factor in income tax, and sales

Frost's bolete, apple bolete, Exsudoporus frostii, f.k.a. Boletus frostii, dinner. Found a good bunch of these on a walk with the kids tonight. Not the best mushrooms when it comes to dinner fare, but

Yes, this is a little bit of a rant riffing off some comments from Facebook, but I also consider what we can learn from some of the reactionary behavior that social media is prone to exhibit. My video

We were supposed to get in the garden this morning, but as we walked out of the house and looked up at the sky, we could see the storm coming; we weren't fifty feet from the house before the rain started