Xeroscapes and drought-resistant gardens can be vibrant, colorful and beautiful. They can also be less work and create lower water bills than needier, higher-maintenance lawns and gardens. Water is increasingly dear in the world in general, and using it with care is smart and forward-thinking.
As an admitted biophile [lover of life-forms in general] who gets [...]
Entries from May 31st, 2009
Top Ten Tips On Xeroscape Gardening
May 31st, 2009 · 5 Comments · home & garden, nature, simplicity, sustainability
Tags: catmint·conservation·drought-tolerant·gailf548·green living·Oregon·outdoors·sage·urban farming·water·water conservation·xeroscape
Our Urban Farming Continues
May 30th, 2009 · No Comments · food & drink, home & garden, sustainability
I spent an idyllic Friday evening at home, outdoors, with Thor last night in air so warm it felt like it was cradling me. We had dinner on our back patio, which is surrounded by strawberry plants, espalier pear and apple trees, blueberry bushes, tomato plants, basil, our raised-bed salad garden, raspberry and marionberry canes, [...]
Is Diamond-Cut Life Elitist?
May 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · lifestyle, money, sustainability
I got a valuable comment from Bob Johnson on my post The Fun Of Being In Training.
Of course, your life style seems wonderful and enviable. It is truly admirable that you are working to reduce your carb0n f00tprint. But surely you realize that your way of living is completely inaccessible for most of humanity. There’s [...]
Tags: Bangladeshians·carbon footprint·consumption·elitism·life·Oregon
Conscious Frugality by Katy Wolk-Stanley
May 26th, 2009 · No Comments · money, simplicity
The other week I had the pleasure of taking Katy Wolk-Stanley of The Non-Consumer Advocate, out for coffee. She lives in Portland, Oregon like me; we’re even both in Southeast! We talked about our shared passions for blogging and reducing consumption, and we decided to do guest posts for each other. Here is Katy writing:
I’ve [...]
Tags: consumption·frugality·green living·Katy Wolk-Stanley·The Compact·thrift
High-Joy, No-Cost Fun: Haiku
May 26th, 2009 · No Comments · community, entertainment, work
A high-joy, low-consumption pursuit that my friend Colleen Kaleda, a journalist, and I love to do together is write haiku. Her first poem reflects that she and her husband merrily ousted some pavement from their property last summer. Contact speaks to our shared love of community and sociability. Which reminds me: this Thursday Colleen and [...]
Tags: Colleen Kaleda·fun·haiku
