Tag: rainwater harvesting

  • Inspiration

    I consider myself a lifelong learner, constantly expanding my skills and awareness. I’ve gravitated towards specific areas, including the environment (particularly climate change, biodiversity, soil, plants, ecology, and ecological living) and community change (democracy, community and political organizing, topics related to democratic socialism and an equitable society—anti-racism and anti-xenophobia), and reading often provides the vehicle…

  • Dipping Back In

    It’s been a hot minute since I last wrote a blog post. Why? Life.  Introspection. I didn’t want to write and publish just for the sake of it. I think I’m ready to share what I’ve been thinking and doing in the 21 months since my last blog post. First and foremost, yes, I’ve been…

  • Regrounding.

    I’m still working on the next post in the Terra Foundation Grant series, don’t worry… it’s a lot of information to organize, and I’ve had an action-packed few weeks plus some time just thinking. I thought it might be more useful to take a moment to check in on where I’m at after a trip…

  • Failures and Victories, Part 5: Irrigation

    Welcome to another episode of good and bad choices I’ve made in my home landscape. Previous posts in this series cover hardscape; beds, berms, and swales; living mulch; and fencing. Today’s post again feels very personal, and I want to give a disclaimer that while some of the things I’m discussing today may or may not work…