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By Makenna Goodman IN Food & Health Mar 30 2010
Gordon Edgar is the cheese man at the largest independent grocery in San Francisco, and lives and breathes the stuff. He knows what he's talking about, and he's not a snob. He's a former punk rocker and has an imaginary white schnauzer for a pet. He's hilarious, and who knew cheese could be so hilarious. + READ MORE
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By Makenna Goodman IN Tech & Transport Nov 20 2009
With the doom and gloom of climate change and the frightening post-peak oil reality, it's hard to understand why the US is so far behind the times when it comes to trains. Whatever happened to the days of cross-country landscapes zooming by from a sleeper car? Or how about just plain old common sense, sustainable mass transit? It's crucial to consider the future of transportation in this country. So while we're shelling out gazillions in gas money (depleting what little reserves we actually have), passenger trains are rusting on their tracks--and what a waste it is. + READ MORE
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By Makenna Goodman IN Home & Garden Sep 16 2009
Renovating your home can help prevent injury and increase your ability to live independently. Find out how retrofitting your home can help you age self-sufficiently. + READ MORE
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By Makenna Goodman IN Home & Garden Aug 6 2009
Permaculture is one of those words people toss around a lot?especially nowadays with the upped interest in gardening, and the increase in concern about connection to our food.Learn about what plants host beneficial insects, what plants hosts beneficial birds, what plants you can let your chickens roam in, how you can... + READ MORE
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By Makenna Goodman IN Home & Garden Aug 4 2009
There are plans in the works for the world's largest telescope--one that can see back in time to the first stars and their formation. I know, right? Blows your mind. But while you wait for this magnificent (and seemingly impossible) invention, you can turn back the clocks of time in your own home. Starting in the kitchen. And by the way, you don't even need to have a garden! Try something new: turn your produce into preserves, without nutrient loss. You'll be eating fresh veggies even in the coldest of months, and as for your hors d'oerves platter?it'll be the talk of the town. + READ MORE
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By Makenna Goodman IN Home & Garden Jul 21 2009
When most people think of gardening, they think of vegetables, not fruit—especially those who are gardening in small spaces. Who could ever fathom having a peach tree in their Brooklyn backyard, after all? It seems so...so...California. But it can be done. Fruit trees are extremely adept at growing vertically, and berry plants can fit just about anywhere. + READ MORE
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By Makenna Goodman IN Work & Connect Jul 15 2009
Wind energy expert Paul Gipe, author of Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Home—and Community-Scale Wind Energy Systems, goes into great lengths outlining the differences between power and energy, and debunks the myths of wind turbine manufacturers' unscrupulous "power ratings". Knowing the difference between these terms, Gipe says, will inform your decisions on alternative energy, and perhaps most important these days?save you money. + READ MORE
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