I have written several articles about organic gardening, a few of which are available online.  In conjunction with this weekend’s talk about Backyard Wildlife Habitats, this seemed to be the time to post a summary of resources available online.
Articles:

“Going Organic”
“Obtain a Yield” an article which explores the question why grow edible plants?
“Edible Landscaping” (article)
“Including Native Plants in your […]

Path To Freedom commented in their blog entry yesterday:  “I don’t know if it’s just us, but after reading a thought provoking or powerful op-ed or article on such issues like green living, peak oil, global warming instead of the typical byline about the author “so and so is a writer, teacher, activist, with a […]

Attract wildlife to your city backyard, to provide a home for our wild critters and to delight and educate your children.
Joanne Poyourow will talk about “Backyard Wildlife Habitats” on Oct. 29 at the Fall Harvest Festival at Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens.
The Festival will include wildlife shows, stories, and fall harvest crafts.  […]

(Address given Oct. 8, 2006 at the Earth Care Fair, Holy Nativity parish, Westchester, CA by Joanne Poyourow)
Fr Peter spoke about the word “environmentalist”, and how this word can hold many connotations, even negative connotations for some people.  Yet what is “The Environment”?
When we hear the word “The Environment”, we usually think of the wildlands:  […]

Today in solar cooker #1:  butternut squash.  In solar cooker #2:  Moroccan lentils and greens.
Today dawned rather overcast, almost threatening a light shower.  I wanted to test how the solar cookers would work in less-than-premium conditions.
For my experiment, I chose my most efficient combinations.  This summer I had tried many combinations, including my stovetop chrome-colored […]

posted to Transition Culture blog:
Ah, I see there is now some sort of label for myself, a neo-Jeffersonian-agrarian-what was it?
My first knee-jerk reaction was to Zachary’s declaration that “survival and sustainability are, in the long run, the same thing.”  He partially redeemed himself on that one later in his essay by expressing his belief in the unlikelihood of neighbors […]

   I have been using this diagram in my speaking engagements, and it is time to put it online where people can access it.  I call it the Timeline to Sustainability.
Environmental experts (such as David Holmgren, in Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability) estimate that it will take 500+ years for humanity to achieve a […]