Downtown developer Chuck Lewis has died
The prominent Charlottesville businessman developed York Place on the Downtown Mall and founded Kathy’s Produce.
A local meal that made us proud
Every year, when the asparagus comes in at our CSA, we mightily rejoice.
May ABODE goes off-grid
We visit a family who lives without a well or electricity, and still pulls off a cool mod style.
Local Food Hub dirt is under my nails
I am newly manicured thanks to a morning of volunteering at Maple Hill, the Hub’s educational farm.
Homestead update part three: the fence
Though it would have been cheaper to run the fence off our house power, we spent the extra dough for a little solar panel.
Homestead update part one: the chickens
After a rocky start, the first two weeks of chicken-keeping have delighted us.
Emily Nelson, local artist of leaf and worm
It’s not that I have an obsession with worms. It’s that they’re part of the zeitgeist.
Soaking up the smarts of Gary Snyder
The poet talked about the forest service, Mt. St. Helens, and many more of the ten thousand things.
Getting down and dirty with the worms
Green living is not always for the squeamish. At least not at our place.
Rebecca Solnit gives me something to think about
Does gardening and canning really contribute to the greater good, even if it’s "green"?
A ray of hope on mountaintop removal, and other Green Reads
The EPA (and what does that stand for, again?) is flexing its muscle to stop a West Virginia mine.
Travel tradeoffs: The green, the bad, and the ugly
We tried to reduce our trip’s impacts, but the tourism industry seemed out to thwart our attempts.
Local green listservs I love
Who wouldn’t like their inbox to contain more fresh eggs and energy legislation?
Growing a more local garden
We’ve always used Maine-based Johnny’s Selected Seeds, but I’m intrigued by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in Louisa.
Recycling in stereo is harder than it sounds
Crutchfield used to have a trailer outside the store that would take most electronics, but no longer. What to do?
Finding spring in dead skunks
In our hermetically sealed world, it can be easy to forget, or resent, the seasons.
Sharing eggs makes you cool
Neighbors sent us home with a dozen eggs from their very own chickens. Now this is living.
Schlepping organic matter, and other undignified actions
Banana peels, tea bags, etc: I can’t stand throwing this stuff away.
February ABODE rocks the 100 yard diet
As usual, our shelter monthly includes a lovely range of green content.
Home sales started recovery in 2009, CAAR says
Compared with 2008, home sales were down 8.7 percent overall. But consider that sales were down 28 percent at the year’s midpoint
