Good Fences
byIt’s not the first question everyone asks us about our farm. It’s the second one. The first is, “What are you going to grow?”…
low-impact development
Impossi-bull
byWhy is it that of my many friends who are some variant of vegetarian/vegan/pescatarian, it’s this here carnivore who is most excited that Burger…
Fine Point
by“Know your farmer,” is what the kids are all saying these days, right?* When it comes to Pecan Point Farm in Hurtsboro, Alabama, we’ve…
Xero, my hero
by“If stones could dream, they’d dream of being laid side-by-side, piece-by-piece, and turned into a castle for some towering queen they’re unable to know” —Okkervil River In my…
Alabama ‘Standard’ time
byFor 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)*
byFor 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’
byRoofing is something I’ve done a little bit of, on the two little sheds I constructed. And on Habitat for Humanity builds, where the…
Introducing: The Krakhaus
byHubby and I have a sickness. We can’t look at a dilapidated, rotting old home without seeing its potential. When we found this neighborhood…
‘Urbanized’ review
by‘Urbanized’ 2011; NR; 85 minutes (available on Netflix streaming) What was it about?: Filmmaker Gary Hustwit says it’s a film about the design of…