Here’s some mullein blooming against a backdrop of grasses gone to seed. The seeds represent four months of light transformed into starches and stored in the seeds of the grass, which show up […]
The Ethics of Science, Art and Light
Putting Questions in Place
Well over two hundred years ago, unified traditions of Western thought were recreated as philosophy (including science and mathematics), art (including literature, music, theatre and dance), and religion (including spirituality of all […]
Slow Food: Robin Waiting for Dinner
This robin’s first brood were two such big louts that I think they burst their nest. Certainly, they fell to the ground, where she fed them for a week until they were […]
I Need an Inventor: 21 New Technologies to Stop Global Warming
It’s obvious: I need a technical staff. Not, perhaps, this guy … This is what Scientific American circa January 1890 says about him: “The accompanying fancy sketch from the N.W. Mechanic presents […]
25 Herbs and Spices for the Okanagan Kitchen
As the task lies before us of building a sustainable local food culture, let’s make that food taste as good as we can. Herbs and spices are high value crops that can […]
New Technology: Solar Powered Water Pumping
So much technology remodels natural processes. Current water use regimes pour water on the surface of the soil and watch it sink in. Natural processes also bring water to the surface. The […]
10 More New Agricultural Locations for the Okanagan
Because land in the Okanagan Valley is vastly overpriced, due to its demand by Alberta oilmen for planting an American idea of French vineyards (a pure example of colonialism, if I’ve ever […]
10 New Agricultural Locations in the Suburban Okanagan
British Columbia, the province of Canada that claims the Okanagan as its own territory, is a jurisdiction in which some 94% of land is owned by the government, in trust for the […]
The Ethics of Water in the Okanagan
For the last week, I’ve been displaying new crops for the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and the Okanogan Valley in Washington. These crops will allow food production to continue in the […]
15 More New Vegetables for the Okanagan
Earlier this week I spoke about fifteen new vegetables for building a sustainable economy in the Okanagan-Okanogan (click). Some were Syilx crops, others were other North American crops, and others were observations […]
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