“Today we’re looking at a ten percent world,” says J.B. MacKinnon, author of The Once and Future World: Nature as It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be. “What we think of as nature today has been depleted by 90% in many cases.” Diaries of explorers reveal an abundance of sea … [Read more...]
Earth Repair – Homegrown Healing of Toxic Lands, part 2 (285)
March 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment
In her book Earth Repair, Leila Darwish provides a grassroots guide to healing toxic and damaged landscapes emphasizing local solutions. "You want to work first with plants, microbes and mushroom indigenous to a site if you can. Those will be the most resilient healers." She … [Read more...]
Earth Repair – Homegrown Healing of Toxic Lands, part 1 (284)
March 9, 2015 By 2 Comments
"Nature has been healing itself for a very long time, [but] there are ways for us as human beings to ally with the different organisms and try to facilitate their work." Leila Darwish, author of Earth Repair, provides a grassroots guide to healing toxic and damaged … [Read more...]
Bees Come In For a Landing at the Airport
September 5, 2013 By 4 Comments
Beekeeper John Woodworth and I suited ourselves up in protective garments. Robyn videoed from a distance as John opened a bee box lid and lifted up a wood frame. Dozens of bees walked around on the waxy honeycomb they'd built inside. He pointed out the queen. Nearby … [Read more...]
Restoring Native Landscapes – From a Dump to a Park
August 9, 2007 By 1 Comment
A closed landfill in Santa Barbara county is not just being restored with native plants. It also has a pilot project growing oil-rich jatropha for biodiesel. Restoration horticulturists Karen Flagg and Don Hartley of Growing Solutions do restoration education and remediate … [Read more...]
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