The other day, I showed how little economy was actually generated by the Okanagan’s forests. 95% or so, in fact. Check it out, if you missed it. https://okanaganokanogan.com/2025/11/06/there-has-got-to-be-a-better-way/ This post continues the […]
Well, respect, really. Dr. Sarah-Patricia Breen from Selkirk College is clear on that. The respect to be allowed self-determination. The respect to not be seen as a place somehow inferior, or substandard, […]
Yesterday, I introduced you to the tragedy of Narcissa Whitman. Her story, as my next post will how, remains relevant today, not the least because how she suffered as a woman in […]
Just, like, you know, find a cliff and get rooted. This is an old railway cut, but a road cut will do fine. For this approach, it’s good to be below a […]
The coriander is beautiful today. Do you see the bee hiding there? Bees and wasps everywhere. People are asking, “Where are the bees and the wasps and the pollinators this year?” Here. […]
This blog started in 2011 as a research tool for writing about the environment of the Intermontane Grasslands of Cascadia, especially in terms of demonstrating the power of the landscape to harvest, […]
Here’s Kelowna’s explanation of their success at mitigating climate change. See that? 20% of sensitive ecosystem land is protected. Given that sensitive ecosystems make up 28% of Kelowna, and Kelowna covers 214 […]
The best intentions don’t always lead to the best results. Placing a vineyard or orchard next to a wild environment so that both farmed and non-farmed environments can exist and the farm […]
When machinery doesn’t exist, then you have to do the work yourself. Or do you? I’ve just come from a visit to the Upper Rhine… ….where herdsmen have guided travellers over the […]
On March 29, 1781, the philosopher Immanuel Kant sat at his writing desk in Königsberg, East Prussia, and opened his new book, A Critique of Pure Reason. Spring clouds were building over […]
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