Erika Howsare has been a C-VILLE contributor since 2002. Her first nonfiction book is The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with Our Wild Neighbors (2024), and she hosted a podcast miniseries called “If You See a Deer.” She teaches writing locally.
Mark Jones explains what’s budding on his farm this season.
Few things are more wholesome than children in the garden. Growing plants with your kid has it all: fresh air, science, and life lessons on everything from patience to self-reliance. (Plus, eating dirt is said to boost the immune system.) But how do you actually get your kids gardening? Grow the fun stuff. Pick crops […]
Sure, unstructured time is great for kids—whiling away the hours banging on pots, giggling at penguin documentaries or rolling down hills. But now and then, even the most schedule-averse parent is bound to feel the need for an outing. Whether for exercise, education or just plain fun, an Official Activity of some kind might be […]
Sky Blue on the art of running a gardening company from a bike seat.
Author Richard Louv, the nature deficit disorder guy, explains why not to be a Luddite.
StreamWatch’s Rose Brown explains what the heck exurban means, and what it means to stream health.
Mark Jones, local farmer, on one of the core principles of permaculture.
Rose Brown on what the Zero Garbage Challenge means for disposables.
Appalachian Voices’ Tom Cormons on why you should care about the SCC.