The Pacific Northwest where I live is a rich, complex environment so fertile that it gave rise to the coastal Indian custom of potlatch, a gift-giving ritual in which the more you gave away to others, the more status you had. (Hmm . . . what could we learn from that?)
In modern times, my home [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Pacific Northwest'
Oregon’s Best Writer: Robert Leo Heilman, Part I
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · community, sustainability, work
Tags: best writers·creative class·Jean Auel·Myrtle Creek·Oregon·Overstory: Zero·Pacific Northwest·potlatch·relationships·Robert Leo Heilman
Farmland, Not Subdivisions in Puyallup Valley
March 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · food & drink
I am happy to learn this morning that Pierce County in Washington is protecting its rich farmland in the Puyallup Valley from developers.
Why? I’ll get really basic. The land has already been developed. It was logged many years ago and converted into farmland. Farmland is its highest, most brilliant and diamond-cut use. The Pacific Northwest soils are so fertile they support more biomass than any other soil
Tags: developers·development·economics·environment·farmland·happy·land use·Pacific Northwest·sprawl
