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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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EarthCraft tour scratches green house itch

Afflicted with roving eyes for houses? Interested in green building? This tour’s for you.

Erika Howsare | May 21, 2009

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More than two dozen gas leaks mar Albemarle property

When David and Holli Traud moved into their house in Keswick last May, it had the clean, safe feeling of a brand-new building, complete with white picket fence

Erika Howsare | May 19, 2009

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Tanks on the corner, gas in the well

When you learn what this Albemarle family’s been through, you think "What amazingly rotten luck!" Then you learn more…

Erika Howsare | May 19, 2009

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Charlottesville is all kinds of eco

A snapshot of the many manifestations of green in Charlottesville right now.

Erika Howsare | May 15, 2009

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What we would trade for our cars

All the vitriol stirred up by my recent post about Harris Teeter has me thinking.

Erika Howsare | May 13, 2009

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Green reads for iris season

Hello, friends and neighbors. We’re here to talk about good green reads.

Erika Howsare | May 12, 2009

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How to change the way everybody eats

Right about now, the new Buy Fresh Buy Local guide is probably showing up in your mailbox.

Erika Howsare | May 8, 2009

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Stuff not to buy at LEED-certified Teeter

It seems appropriate for shoppers at the new HT to honor all those good steps by not buying the following things there.

Erika Howsare | May 6, 2009

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Garden update: Pest control mostly working

So far, so good with no-spray methods keeping bugs at bay.

Erika Howsare | May 4, 2009

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Perriello scores a few more eco-points

Tom Perriello’s looking to get the love from the Fifth District’s energy crowd.

Erika Howsare | May 1, 2009

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