‘Cool’ world
One of the things we’re always worried about here at The Dew Abides is sounding too preachy. Or like we don’t make mistakes, or…
April, 2013
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Produce Department
Georgia Organics’ spring newsletter arrived yesterday, with a cover story that asks what could be hitching a ride on our fruit and vegetables. (Hint:…
Taking the high road
We first learned about High Road ice cream at the Farmers Feast — a ridonkulous nine-course meal made entirely of food and wine sourced…
Earth Day starts with "Ear"
What is it that makes rock stars — dudes who often drink hard, wear black mascara, smoke nefarious substances and write about things that…
Attack of the Killer Weedwacker
The black-eyed susans never saw it coming. (I must preface this story by saying it was ultimately my fault.) The city owns the sloped,…
TED’s excellent adventure
The year 1984 will be remembered for Cold War paranoia of Olympian proportions, Ethiopian starvation, and embassy bombings abroad. But those same 365 days…
Alabama ‘Standard’ time
For 12 years, save one, we’ve made an April pilgrimage to Waverly, Ala. — a town of just 185 people, so small that when…
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Your Trash After Midnight)*
For reals? Sweden is importing 800,000 tons of trash each year to generate electricity? And only 4% of their household garbage ends up in…
‘Brad and Jenn Build a White Castle’
Roofing is something I’ve done a little bit of, on the two little sheds I constructed. And on Habitat for Humanity builds, where the…