Last night we had a gathering of some of the people in my spiritual center around this Spring Altar. I plan to use this again tonight in my celebration of a global Earth Hour. Earth Hour is easy. To participate, at 8:30 PM local time (mine is East Coast US, which I think is GMT-5), … More Show Your Love for Mother Nature! Join Earth Hour Tonight
For those of you who might think this is about my long lapse in blogging…well, it’s not. Or at least not primarily. What I really want to acknowledge is that today is a day I celebrate every year–the opening day of the regular season of my local farmers market, the Cary Downtown Farmers Market! (but … More We’re Back!
That is the name of the book I’ve just finished reading, the latest publication by Alice Waters, the chef and founder/owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California (a pioneer in the farm to table restauarant concept). It’s full title is actually We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto. It is her latest attempt … More We Are What We Eat
So this is the post I planned to post today… If my faith community has supported my spiritual/emotional health, my local farmers market has helped me maintain my physical health. I am so grateful to the farmers and vendors and organizers of our market, the Cary Downtown Farmers Market. I took this picture this morning … More The 12-ish Gifts of 2020: Farmers Markets
Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 is Earth Day. Not just any Earth Day–the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. The Earth Day organization had big plans for activities across the globe (including a Teach-in at the Cary Downtown Farmers Market on “Reducing Your Carbon Foodprint” organized in part by yours truly), but, alas, they … More Tomorrow is Earth Day
As I stated recently, I think it helps to feel empowered when we are shut in by continuing to abide by other things we do to help ourselves and others. For me, one of those things are Meatless Monday (although, to be honest, it’s not always on Monday for me). I’ve been doing this for … More Meatless Monday Quarantine Recipe
For all of us who are living under quarantine or governmentally-mandated stay-at-home orders, there is still something we can do today to demonstrate our commitment to the environment. At 8:30 local time on Saturday, March 28, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other conservation organizations are asking for businesses and individual to turn off all … More Turn off your lights at 8:30 PM tonight for Earth Hour
This morning I got an urgent prayer request from the other side of the world. My good friend and spiritual teacher, Lorna Madill, is currently visiting Australia, where she lived for several years. Lorna attested to the devastation in that beautiful land from the wild fires we have been seeing in the news. Her request … More Pray Rain
As I wrote one of my posts during my first SNAP Challenge week, food waste is a big ecological problem. As much as I try to keep our eating green, I must confess to that bad behavior. I make a dish, but I don’t like to serve the same dish too many days in a … More Too-Many-Leftovers Tuesday, SNAP Challenge Edition
Since it has been a reflective holiday, I’ve been reconsidering our 4th of July traditions. Now that my son is older, this holiday has less activity around it. I used to spend the day teaching him about the significance of the 4th of July, often watching the musical 1776 with him or some other aspect … More Rethinking Holiday Traditions
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