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.
People who complain about chickens in their neighborhoods are either elitists, hopelessly out of touch, behind on the trends, or all of the above.
Last weekend, we got a bit of green education at home, one of those moments when you directly confront your own impact on the planet.
Earthy stories from around the Web, all in one energy-efficient location.
A joyous event happened at our house this week: We got a letter from our CSA announcing the start of the new season!
Ross McDermott is traveling the U.S. in a vehicle powered by veggie oil, taking photos of wacky festivals.
If anyone doubts the curious inventive powers of the human animal, feast your eyes on this.
Bush’s people, especially Cheney, made a deliberate point of ignoring climate change during the eight years they were in power.
I wrote a while ago about the dumb plan to build a Wal-Mart practically on top of the Wilderness battlefield. Texans and Vermonters both oppose the idea.
It’s what any artist or writer would kill for: a separate space in which to work, but one that requires no commute at all. A space that’s convenient, but allows no distraction. “I wanted it to be comfortable but not too comfortable,” says Sharon Shapiro about her painting studio. In other words, the perfect balance. […]
It took about 18 months for the dream house of Geri Schirmer to become a reality, but the project had its roots in a much longer period of, well, dreaming. “It was the culmination of 30 years of planning in my head,” Schirmer says. “I did the Parade of Homes constantly. I’d walk in and […]