Last week, i had a mini-depressive episode. I just couldn’t get out of bed to go to my internship. The thought of going to work the next day was unbearable. So, i called in sick, turned over, and slept some …
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Since March, i have been very intentionally immersed in nonviolent communication through a virtual community and a pretty intense class. As i am emerging from the semester, i am noticing that i feel more exhausted than usual. And i am …
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Grappling with finding ways to counteract stereotype development, i decided to take a permaculture design course. Permaculture suggests that we can design our communities to ensure sustainability but do these designs address issues of justice? That was the question i …
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Search for “let go of expectations” and you will find oodles of pages that tell us why it is important to let go of our expectations but they never really tell us how (including my own musings on expectations and …
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Cob is an ancient building material made with sand, clay, water, and straw (see cobbing in action in this promo trailer starting @ about 0:43). It has been widely used in many cultures, including in Germany for the traditional timber …
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My permaculture class went on a field trip to learn more about dealing with water in permaculture designs. One of the first things you notice in the areas around San Francisco: The hills are brown. During the summer time, there …
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