Acorn Time!
Acorn Time! Did you know acorns have sustained humans for thousands of years? From ancient Native Americans to European and Korean cultures, these nuts were more than just survival food—they were a staple, rich in nutrients and history. Today, I’ll show you how to harvest and prepare acorns just as our ancestors did, offering […]
The Forest is Gone…So What?
Driving By “I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, we can’t eat money, or drink oil.”- Autumn Peltier A recurring theme is happening in my life. It’s called deforestation, and you may have heard of it. If one drives through Rockland County, New York, today, you’ll find the amount of forest cover […]
Beyond the Wall of Green
The industrial approach to the conservation of our natural places, as opposed to urban spaces, is often characterized as an offshoot of the “Leave No Trace” movement. (1) In a similar thread, John Muir in the late 1800s, who was considered one of the fathers of the early American environmental movement, upon visiting Yellowstone National […]