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We All Need to Be Tree Huggers Now
We All Need to Be Tree Huggers Now It’s about respecting our elders Originally published pre-Substack, on January 14, 2020, and included in my collection, From Outside, available in paperback or as a digital download. The author with a giant fir tree in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon Nearly everything about contemporary human life needs to change if we […]
“Degrowth” is a tough sell
“Degrowth” is a tough sell We need positive language to work toward positive outcomes The seeds of Big-seeded Biscuitroot (Lomatium macrocarpum), a traditional First Food of western North America. Photo taken in eastern Oregon, Aug. 15, 2022. March 14th was “Earth Overshoot Day” for the United States. What that means is that, if every country in the […]
Can Our Veggie Gardens Feed us in a Real Crisis?
Can Our Veggie Gardens Feed us in a Real Crisis? Musings from someone who has tried and failed to grow all their own food A haul from the Author’s urban farming operation in Portland, Sept. 15, 2007, set out for CSA members to pick up (Photo C.H.White) This is one of my all-time most popular essays, […]
Reindigenizing the Anthropocene
Reindigenizing the Anthropocene This essay is a response to “Redefining the Anthropocene,” by Erik Molvar, which was published on Counterpunch on May 13, 2021. I recommend that it be read first. First let me first stress that I am not calling out Molvar personally or even specifically here. As a staunch opponent of livestock grazing […]
Slaughter of the Innocents: COVID-19 & the Future of Agriculture
Slaughter of the Innocents: COVID-19 & the Future of Agriculture listen to the author read this post: or watch on YouTube It’s early days yet, but the COVID-19 pandemic has already proven to be revelatory, exposing much that is ugly about the “normal” functioning of the US: the sorry state of health care, the unresponsiveness […]
Our Veggie Gardens Won’t Feed us in a Real Crisis
Our Veggie Gardens Won’t Feed us in a Real Crisis Massive flooding and heavier than normal precipitation across the US Midwest this year delayed or entirely prevented the planting of many crops. The situation was sufficiently widespread that it was visible from space. The trouble isn’t over yet: Hotter-than-normal temperatures predicted to follow could adversely affect corn […]
The Failures of Farming and the Necessity of Wildtending
The Failures of Farming and the Necessity of Wildtending Kollibri terre Sonnenblume came through Saint Paul late last year and I will never forget his eye contact. It was steady and intimate. He was unafraid of what judgements lay on the other side. I tried my best to keep it, but rather sheepishly, turned away […]
The Troubles of “Invasive” Plants: Collateral Damage, Monsanto, and the Tragedy of Pinyon-Juniper eradication
The Troubles of “Invasive” Plants: Collateral Damage, Monsanto, and the Tragedy of Pinyon-Juniper eradication St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum). Photo by KtS This is part one of a three part series. In this part we discuss: a) the negative effects of invasive plant removal methods, b) the involvement of Monsanto in popularizing invasion biology, and c) […]
What to Do at the End of the World? Interview with Climate Crisis Activist, Kevin Hester
What to Do at the End of the World? Interview with Climate Crisis Activist, Kevin Hester Kevin Hester is an environmental and anti-imperialist activist living in New Zealand who is raising the alarm about the dramatic, planetary-scale changes that are underway. He is expecting “the imminent collapse of the biosphere from the perfect storm of […]
