Threads on the cheap
When clothes are being worn for a fleeting period of three months or less, buying new ones seems silly.
The ongoing pleasures of shopping local
Some of my regular local shopping stops, and an invitation to add your own.
Is it green to heat with wood?
The fuel is local and renewable, but there are a lot of other considerations.
Where do all the orphaned mums go?
You get less than a month to enjoy the plantings around Fontaine Research Park before they’re ripped out.
Compost for the lazy
We like to experiment with methods that save work and have a bigger payoff in the garden.
Down in the dumps in the garden
In contrast to our success with peppers, we had terrible luck with tomatoes this year.
Taking the heat from a big pepper crop
Dehydrating, freezing and otherwise enjoying the fiery fruits.
September ABODE plants ideas in your brain
Bamboo storage trays, houseplants on the bedroom wall, and so much more.
August ABODE gets its duck in a pickle
Our food columnist delves into pickle-making, and we visit a sweet White Hall homestead.
Escaped chicken spends night in tree
This morning, we woke up to what seemed like unusually loud clucking.
First time drying laundry outside
I’m amazed I’ve never done this before. Who knew it was so pleasant?
How to deal with paradise trees?
Cutting them only encourages them; even greenies urge pesticide use. What to do?
Blogs by green mamas
An awful lot of people out there are working very hard to make their personal lives more eco-friendly.
Finding out you use tons of electricity
A reader was told she uses 70 percent more juice than her neighbors.
June ABODE shows a better way to build
The Passive House standard comes from Europe and makes for houses that are 70 percent more efficient.
Preserved foods, in the same pot with fresh
We’re still eating our way through last summer’s stash even as spring foods reappear.
UVA should tell Cuccinelli to buzz off
The AG is making Virginia look like some kind of Bible-thumping backwater. I think we’re better than that.
Exploring the wilderness in McIntire Park
I spent a delightful morning with Devin Floyd yesterday, searching for proof that nature is all around us. Boy, is it!
