Interview with Nancy Margulies

World Cafe host (and so much more) Nancy Margulies, interviewed by Nicole Anne Boyer: NAB: When and how did you first become involved in TWC? NM:  About the time Juanita and David were figuring this out, they came out to Sundance where Margaret Wheatly was doing a...

Paradise Unpaved

FireHawk Hulin ‘Stumbled" me a link to this great visual story by illustrator/author Franke James. Franke’s story of battling the powers that be to create a little beauty and health in her front yard is the perfect antidote to Joni Mitchell’s...

Storm Chaser and Vanishing World

Two absolutely stunning books appeared on my doorstep the other day, review copies of new photography books on the theme of global warming, courtesy of the high-quality publisher Harry N. Abrams. Storm Chaser (Abrams); Photo: © Jim Reed They are both remarkable works...

Composting Simplified

Compost is garden soil made out of things that used to be alive. Plants love it. What is the easiest way to start a compost pile? Designate a space in your yard to be the compost pile, about three feet wide. Then add weeds, straw, leaves, dirt, water, and kitchen...