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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

ALISHA BREWER NELSON: Learning The Fine Art of Haggling

You know, when you make the decision to move off grid, on top of a mountain, in Montana for the very first time, you...

SCOTT DREYER: No Man Is An Island Indeed PART II

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide...

MELINDA MYERS: Designing A Wildlife-Friendly Landscape

We love watching the bunnies hopping across the lawn or ground squirrels scurrying away with a cheek full of seeds. That is, until they...

ALISHA NELSON: Liver – It’s (NOT) What’s For Dinner…..

Getting married is the easy part. It's what comes after that often proves challenging. Take my husband for instance. Pretty normal guy. Hard working, honest,...

SCOTT DREYER: No Man Is An Island Indeed

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor...    --Ecclesiastes 4:9 This Bible verse--nearly 3,000 years old--speaks to the value of friendships...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow an Earlier and More Abundant Tomato Harvest

Be the first in your neighborhood to enjoy a garden-ripe tomato. Then continue harvesting an abundance of flavorful tomatoes throughout the growing season. A...