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Erika Howsare

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.

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Whole Foods takes the heat

The Organic Consumers Association has been attacking the chain on workers’ rights, greenwashing and more.

Erika Howsare | September 17, 2009

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Another reason to be proud of Joel Salatin

Now he’s won a Heinz Award. A hundred thousand smackers for our local guru of better farming!

Erika Howsare | September 16, 2009

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I challenge you to a broccoli! And other local foods.

Here’s one to make your mouth happy. The PEC, your ever-reliable champions for local food and farmers, is running an Eat Local Challenge starting September 21.

Erika Howsare | September 15, 2009

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Montessori’s green island on Pantops

Just back from a tour of the Montessori Community School, where I spent a solid hour wishing that I could go back to middle school.

Erika Howsare | September 10, 2009

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A chair made of bone and other Green Reads

Let’s get things off to a preposterous start with this story about how the uranium industry will study its own safety.

Erika Howsare | September 10, 2009

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Virginia may tighten screws on runoff pollution

Here’s a riddle. When is rainfall bad for the environment?

Erika Howsare | September 8, 2009

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Follow-up on Deeds: Still not that green

A mere hour or two after I posted last Wednesday, I got a phone call from Creigh Deeds’ people.

Erika Howsare | September 8, 2009

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Bust two moves at the CCDC

Shake your groove thing with the designingest crowd in town, not once but twice. But first, some edification.

Erika Howsare | September 3, 2009

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CAAR endorses Norris, Szakos, Snow, and Thomas

Four candidates will receive financial support through local Realtors’ backing.

Erika Howsare | September 3, 2009

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Why is Creigh Deeds ignoring the environment?

I have gotten little or no indication over the past weeks that environmental issues are a key part of Deeds’ platform.

Erika Howsare | September 2, 2009

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