Aric Sleeper: How a Tribal Rights Lawyer Is Winning Back the Rights of Nature
Attorney Frank Bibeau found a way to legally protect nature by suing the state of Minnesota in the name of manoomin, or wild rice, sacred to the Ojibwe people.
James Crews: Small Moments
The world is not made only of sorrow
and heartbreak. Something always
slips through the gaps of a given day
Kim Stafford: Poems for a Cause
Maybe we’re past hints and whispers,
our chance gone for subtle scents
and fugitive flavors—time for coffee
black, jolt of onion, garlic unadorned.
Video: How to harness the ancient partnership between forests and fungi
If we want to better understand the environment and combat climate change, we need to look deep underground, where diverse microscopic fungal networks mingle with tree roots to form symbiotic partnerships, says microbiologist Colin Averill.
Michael Simms: Hatred
I scythed, mowed, axed
hoed, trimmed, yanked
and eyed with vicious intent
this intruder eating my garden.
But the satanic bramble would not die.
Video: Alexis Nikole Nelson | A flavorful field guide to foraging
Whether it’s dandelions blooming in your backyard or purslane sprouting from the sidewalk, vegan forager Alexis Nikole Nelson is on a mission to show how freely growing flora could make its way to your plate.
James Crews: I Keep the Window Open
Life’s too fragile
to waste on money or importance,
handing over the hours that will never
be returned to us.
Aidan Smith: Despite Meat Industry Lies, Plant-Based Diets Are Healthy
Plant-based diets have been connected to a decrease in mortality.
Gail Langstroth: Easter Sunday
then The Sun This Morning : one round, middle C
Charles Davidson: The Road from Eden
The secret is in the vigil of watching and listening…
Video: A Boat Carrying 500 Refugees Sunk at Sea. The Story of Two Survivors
Aboard an overloaded ship carrying more than 500 refugees, a young woman becomes an unlikely hero.
Baron Wormser: Within The Weeping Was Joy
Preface to the 2nd Edition of The Road Washes Out in Spring: A Poet’s Memoir of Living Off the Grid
Anne Pinto-Rodrigues: Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet
As humankind grapples with climate change, communities around the world show what’s possible by planning hundreds of years ahead.
