“The oldest task in human history is to live
on a piece of land without spoiling it.”
- Aldo Leopold
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118 ~ My favorite things, Part 1
One essence of a good friend is reliability. It's the reason that technology (at least in its current iterations) isn't one of my friends…
117 ~ I skin a deer
We're nearing the end of a string of Wisconsin deer hunting seasons, and the woods have been generous thus far…
116 ~ Olive oil season - orders open!
My nephew Keegan recently had a fine harvest of organic, heritage olives in Umbria, Italy, and you can again share in the end product - his 2024 extra virgin oil…
115 ~ Thankful for some things Wisconsin: Leopold and Wright
Two of the most significant thinkers of the 20th century on the importance of uniting humans with nature were Wisconsin contemporaries…
“Saola Stories” update
Ten days into the crowdfunding campaign to raise $25,000, some good news on where we are…
113 ~ Life lived through moussaka (or, ‘From moussaka to Oaxaca’)
With this abundantly dry and sunny autumn, the gardens have been pushing out an abundance of late season produce…
112 ~ Slow food the Swiss way - Scargada
I recently returned home from Switzerland, where the ways of life, and especially the foodways, proceed at a slower, less instant and drive-thru pace....
110 ~ The big generosity of small friends
After being housebound with a recent bout of Covid, followed by a visit of a few days by a fine friend from California, I dove into my Subaru Outback for an overnight of car camping and trout fishing. The Wild was calling to reconnect…
109 ~ Food ways and trout ways of Sicily
Herewith some notes on finding in Sicily good food (easy) and native trout (less easy, but possible).
108 ~ A Memorial Day reflection: Who should we remember?
This Memorial Day weekend I'm reflecting on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC…