Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

How a group of artists created a sustainable life on the waterways of New York–and what we can learn from their shortcomings.

This post is the first of a three-part series on bike culture. Come back Friday to read about anarchy, bike jousting, and two-wheeled social protest.

Remember when you got your first bike? Was it a Christmas present, or maybe a birthday gift? Remember how much fun you used to have on that bike, how fast you [...]

Yesterday I told you all about Farmer John’s struggle to save his family’s farm and preserve his unique identity (The Real Dirt on American Counterculture: How Farmer John made ideals come true).
From a family farm, the place has grown a lot. These days, Angelic Organics does a lot of education, from on-farm training to urban [...]

Farmer John’s desires are simple: he just wants to live his life according to his beliefs. But his pursuit of happiness wasn’t always easy.

It’s always sunny in Colorado. Bright future, too: Denver was recently ranked 2nd in America for clean technology opportunities. The Governor’s Energy Office has submitted a plan to allocate $49.2 million for clean energy jobs and reductions in energy usage; $47.2 million for energy efficiency and conservation grants; and $79.5 million for low-income weatherization. And [...]

photo by Karina Salinas Heredia

When I was in third grade or so, my class visited a local farm. I didn’t learn a lot that day, not exactly: mostly what I recall is the smell of hay&manure, and the big scary turkeys clucking at me through a fence. Still, it brought the idea of a farm [...]

Last Sunday, I arrived at Zephyros Farm and Garden, where I’ll be staying and working for a couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I knew I’d love this place. 35 acres of organic, healthy goodness: Zephyros abounds with beautiful veggies, scampering lambs, mouthy goats, budding blooms, and one big black dog called Ullur who spends [...]

Culture of waste? Not at the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, where teachers and artists gather to give cast-off treasures a new life.