by Lora | Nov 1, 2025 | Healthy Food, Healthy Living, Uncategorized
Over three dacades ago I taught third, fourth and fifth grade in a small rural school district. About 70-80% of students qualified for free and reduced lunches. We also offered a free breakfast program before school. Buses arrived twenty minutes before school started...
by Lora | Nov 6, 2023 | Garden, Sustainability
A promotional video for the value of Conservation Districts to homeowners shows our garden results a year after construction of the rain garden. The Better Ground campaign promotes Conservation Districts. In March 2019 we received a surprise letter in the mail. The...
by Lora | Jun 22, 2021 | Healthy Living, Sustainability, Travel
My dedication to reducing my personal contributions to the climate crisis can challenge some of my deepest desires. Connecting with nature and fellow humans in unfamiliar settings is one. One of the greatest conundrums is my yen for a change in perspective. That need...
by Lora | Jun 22, 2021 | Healthy Living, Sustainability
As the world held its collective breath waiting to learn if George Floyd’s killer would be held accountable, the ability of all beings to continue breathing was put under pressure in another way. A Guardian report published that same week highlighted an ominous...
by Lora | May 21, 2021 | Healthy Living, Sustainability
Plastic Free July is an initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation that envisions a world free of plastic waste. From humble beginnings in 2011, now millions of people across the globe take part every year, with many committing to reducing plastic pollution beyond the...
by Lora | Apr 21, 2021 | Community, Sustainability
Looking for something to refresh your home environment? Interested in the latest trend of “Grandmillenial” style? What could you do instead of opting for a quick and easy search on the website named for the river and complex ecosystem of its South American watershed?...
