Digging into potting soil
Unsatisfied with commercial soils, this year we experimented with mixing our own.
Turn on to The Electricity Fairy
Showing tonight at 7:30, a documentary about the juice that’s running your computer, and what it means to Virginia.
James Madison, father of environmentalism?
An author explains where Madison came up with the wacky idea of saving trees.
Sharing compost with the crows
They may steal our kitchen scraps, but we’re still glad to have them.
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March 2011: Standing tall
It was love at first sight. Until the day Mark Hampton and Jay Alexander first laid eyes on a house built by Charlottesville design-build company Latitude 38, they thought they were looking to buy an older dwelling —maybe a 1930s bungalow. One look at the Latitude house changed their minds. “We went from wanting old [...]
The Age of Info versus the view
What’s more important: a reliable Internet connection, or an unspoiled landscape?
Garbage on your screen
A video series documents some pretty heinous litter and pollution around Charlottesville.
Gardeners, get your knowledge on
Eliot Coleman is coming to town! And you can make $50K growing food in your backyard!
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February 2011: Cabins, for now
“I don’t throw away things that still have life in them.” With that simple credo, Peggy Mucklo explains why she chose her house. The 1825 log cabin—moved from Milam, West Virginia, and reconstructed on her land near Lovingston—was in remarkably good shape when she found it nearly 20 years ago. But more than that, it [...]
Hurrah for Walmart! Did I just say that?
Development marches on, but it feels good to know that the Wilderness will not go under the bulldozers.
Local food in the doldrums
In a pale and chilly world, it’s tough to stay connected to our eat-local ideals
Fracking danger in our backyard
One of the 10 most endangered environments in the South is right around the corner.
Discarding oven mitts and other weird stuff
There are giveaways, and then there’s the stuff you can’t even recycle.
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January 2011: A place between places
Seen through the trees on a steep Rugby-area hillside, W.G. Clark’s modern house presents a translucent glass-block face to the bustle of Barracks Road. “I’ve always admired this hillside,” says architect W.G. Clark, looking through his house’s east-facing windows. “It’s so wild.” Through the glass is a snarl of trees and vines that spill down a [...]
Keeping the old cars running
Having a family member who is willing and able to work on cars is an eco-boost.
The ultimate local food?
Turns out, breastfeeding isn’t just healthy and convenient; it’s green, too.
New Year Res: Save one tree
It’s silly that I haven’t nixed the junk mail before, so I’m doing it now.
Turning the lens on globalization
A documentary about photographer Edward Burtynsky, Manufactured Landscapes, left me feeling a little sick.
A life festooned by plastic bags
My fondness for the bulk aisle means my shelves are full of plastic plumes.
Local chicken feed is back on the shelf
Made in Fishersville, the stuff we like is available again at Southern States.
