Seasonal eating, via soups and beyond
Comments on a canning blog reveal what people nosh in the winter.
Faces of mountaintop removal
An intriguing project will explore energy and other conundrums in February.
Mixed news on uranium mining
McDonnell says "not yet," the mining company plays it cool, and green groups keep on worrying.
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January ABODE: Fun house
More than a decade ago, Marianne Bechtle and Ann Gayhart bought 42 acres of wooded land in Batesville. At the time, they lived on Rugby Road, but knew they wanted a rural life someday for themselves and their three sons. It would be a while until they started the process of building a country house, [...]
Step into the circle: tracking the new American shamanism
We’re standing in a circle around a small fire. As a group, we turn to the south, lifting our rattles and shaking them at the sky, where a half moon bites the darkening blue
Local food rubber meets the road
Loudoun County has trouble getting locally grown produce into its schools.
A book to give you TV time back
Make the Bread, Buy the Butter is the most sensible publication of 2011.
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December ABODE: Mix it up
The Coleman-Tharpe house is a standout in its postwar neighborhood. (Photos by Andrea Hubbell) In a way, Charlottesville’s full of houses like the Tharpe-Coleman place off Cherry Avenue. It’s boxy, modest, and surrounded by similar neighbors, all built for working-class families in the mid-1950s. In another way, this house is one of a kind. After all, the neighbors tend [...]
Local woman produces next to no garbage
Check out the inspiring, informative Zero Garbage Challenge.
Staying out of the 50 percent
Half of gifts will get thrown away. Here’s a clue as to which ones get the ax.
December ABODE breaks the box
A remade cottage, a pan full o’ greens, and why not some easy money while we’re at it?
The recycled house now has a kitchen!
Following up on an ABODE story, we peek at the kitchen of a master salvager.
What about doing nothing with leaves?
There are options for dealing with fallen leaves. One is to sit on your hands.
Buy nothing, buy small, or just stay home
Today is the day not to shop. Tomorrow’s the day to shop local.
