Nature and Environment Articles
Explore how sustainability creates a connection between our communities and the natural world that sustains us.
Do Not Hit the Snooze Button
By Steven McFadden
In the context of all the foreboding alarms concerning our turbulent reality, the sustainable and local food movements are revealed to be keenly shrewd and resourceful responses.
Sustainable Travel to Healdsburg, California Part 2: Celebrating Sustainability with Farm-to-Table Dining & Shopping Local
By Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity
Sustainability meets farm fresh flavor, with opportunities to shop local in Healdsburg, California, about two hours north of San Francisco. From biodynamic wines expertly paired with your locally-sourced meal to abundant opportunities to shop local, this forward-thinking community demonstrates how travel can preserve the very places we seek.
Sustainable Travel to Healdsburg, California Part 1: Staying at LEED Gold-Certified H2 Hotel
By Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity
Sustainability meets farm-fresh flavor and eco-chic hotel design in Healdsburg, California, located in Sonoma County's wine country, about two hours north of San Francisco. Bed down on organic linens under a living green roof at the award-winning H2 Hotel, a LEED Gold-certified green hotel property.
Bringing Nature (Mealworms) to the Classroom
By Shannon Mach
Today's children have become increasingly detached from nature, so we are grateful to the educators who bring the natural world into the classroom. In one public school, mealworm farming provides therapeutic benefits, learning opportunities, raises environmental awareness, and connects students with nature.
The Significance of Your Kitchen
By Michael Johnathon
The first room you enter when coming into my farmhouse is, as it should be, the kitchen The kitchen is the architectural welcome chamber in abodes worldwide. It has been this way since mankind first figured out that food and a sense of community are interchangeable and inseparable.
7 Tips for Winter on the Homestead
By Kayla Matthews
Make the most out of the cold winter months with these seven suggestions.
Homes and Walls
By Michael Johnathon
Why old homes have a spirit, a breathing life, that new homes do not.
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