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.
Rolling cloth towels seem less wasteful, but can we overcome our germophobic training?
We put all this effort into what we feed ourselves, and the other mammal in our household eats processed food.
Spring stuff is on the way out and summer crops still have a ways to go. It’s kind of a gap in the season.
Friends hand-wash their clothes in a plastic tub. I’m not prepared to take that on.
A reader was told she uses 70 percent more juice than her neighbors.
All in one day, you can celebrate local food, waterways and footpaths. Get ready.
For several years, the terms “green building” and “LEED” have been all but synonymous. Considered the gold standard (or, in some cases, platinum) for sustainable design, the LEED program has made inroads nationally, with lots of local buildings now LEED-certified. Many others are recognized under EarthCraft, EnergyStar, and other programs. Now, a group of home […]
Thirty-one years ago, Roger Voisinet moved to Charlottesville from Montreal. He lived near Sugar Hollow, at one end of the single road that bears many names: Sugar Hollow Road, Garth Road, Barracks Road, Preston Avenue, and Market Street. “Like any newcomer, I would explore the city,” he remembers. One fall day, he was biking […]
The Passive House standard comes from Europe and makes for houses that are 70 percent more efficient.
The 2010 Buy Fresh Buy Local guide is about to hit the mail stream, and it’s worth a close read.