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Eating on Mars, Cap’n Mal, and organic gardening on steroids
Since twelve men left their mark on the Moon, humanity has wondered about the prospects of venturing further out, to the Red Planet. It’s a daunting undertaking, from the journey itself to the prospects for sustaining life on a planet … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, Firefly, food and drink, futurism, gardening, go for Mars, science
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What Are People For? (Comments & Selections)
What Are People For?© 1990, 2010 (2nd Edition) Wendell Berry210 pages Did the Lord say that machines oughta take the place of livin’? (“John Henry“, Johnny Cash) Wendell Berry is a softly outspoken critic of the triumph of inhumanity. What … Continue reading
The Botany of Desire
The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye View of the World© 2001 Michael Pollan256 pages Meander through your garden and ponder the meaning of life; such is the advice of Michael Pollan, who in The Botany of Desire … Continue reading
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Tagged around the house, food, food and drink, gardening, Michael Pollan, Netherlands, science
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Crunchy Cons
Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, gun-loving organic gardeners, evangelical free-range farmers, hip homeschooling mamas, right-wing nature lovers, and their diverse tribe of counterculture conservatives plan to save America (or at least the Republican party) © 2006 Rod Dreher 272 pages … Continue reading