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At least once each summer I take the long way around the trail. I walk on the road toward Highway 382 and enter the Hoover Nature Trail, which leads south to an intersection with the state park trail. This route take more than twice as long to complete, and the change in scenery is welcome.… Read more
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Our lilac bushes are in their second bloom of the season. It is not normal. They have leafed out, at least in part, and the number of blooms is as good as it was during Spring on some of them. I simply take this as one more example of the climate crisis disrupting natural cycles.… Read more
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Our garden is going strong as we enter the weekend that signifies the unofficial end of summer. Public school started this week, and political candidates keep saying there are less than 70 days until the election. It is time to take stock of what remains to be done during this unusual year. I hope readers,… Read more
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Life would be more difficult if I couldn’t read or write any longer. These skills represent a connection to a broader society, one in which I have invested my whole life. Read more
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Wendell Berry died on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. Known best by conservationists as the author of The Unsettling of America, Berry had written more than 50 books of verse, essays, and fiction by his death at age 92. It is difficult to work in the local food movement without giving a nod to Berry for… Read more
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Yesterday, I took four boxes of tomatoes and a few eggplants to our child near Chicago. They have a friend with commercial food processing equipment and sun-dried tomatoes and powdered tomatoes are in the works. I could never get enough moisture out of them with the dehydrator I bought for a buck at a yard… Read more
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Long-time followers of this blog know I joined The Climate Reality Project, a non-profit organization founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore that educates the public about climate change and advocates for urgent global action. Chairman Gore seldom speaks outside the context of the project, so who else do I follow to stay up… Read more
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The last leg of my summer reorganization is about scheduling time so I get the most important things done. I don’t want to be a slave to a to-do list, yet there are things I want to accomplish in life. Importantly, these are my book A Working Life, reducing the number of possessions, and helping… Read more
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On Friday, I received a second set of comments on the second part of my autobiography, A Working Life. Two more copies are out to early readers who are close family members, yet I’m ready to move forward with the second big edit. I expect this work to begin as the garden winds down. There… Read more
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I hadn’t realized the fall migration had begun. I saw a Monarch butterfly land on a milkweed plant that had already flowered, and was thankful because it had been a couple of years since I saw one. Later, I saw a couple of them flying across the road when I drove to town. This weekend,… Read more
Tales from the pilgrimage.
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