Toolshed: A Guide to Giving Abundantly

By Kendra Langdon Juskus Flourish magazine, Fall 2010   Giving is en vogue. And deceptively easy. Actually, it’s as easy as swiping a credit card. Lately it seems that every purchase we make is advertized as a purchase for good: … [Read more...]

Toolshed: Eat What’s in Season; Eat What’s Delicious

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By Rachel Stone Flourish magazine, Spring 2010   Though January is often the time for making resolutions, when it comes to the practice of seasonal eating, the spring and summer months are, for many folks, the best time to start. It’s a … [Read more...]

Toolshed: Organic Gardening 101

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By Christine Sine Flourish Magazine, Winter 2010   A good organic garden doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time to transform and build up soil with compost and green manure crops. It might take even longer to work out which crops grow … [Read more...]

Toolshed: Batten Down the Hatches

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Flourish Magazine, Fall 2009   Winter is a good time for lots of things: hearty soup, skiing, snow days, hot tea, and good books. But it’s also the perfect time to save energy and reduce your resource use with a thoroughly winterized home. … [Read more...]

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[from the Summer issue of Flourish magazine] Savings Sampler A little here, a little there—making even small financially and ecologically sustainable choices adds up to significant savings in the current economic climate. But making those … [Read more...]