May 17, 2023 | Wednesday Quotes
Human nature suggests with some urgency the importance of putting seeds in the earth. We all might stop and give ear to this perennial call and also recognize that our times give it increased urgency. Today, to not-plant seeds should be a rare exception. Aristotle...
Apr 13, 2022 | Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Proverbial statements often contain much wisdom. When they come to mind, it might be a fitting opportunity to ponder what deeper truth they contain. This proverb came to my mind while pruning raspberries...
Mar 18, 2020 | Man of the Household, Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“It was considered unpatriotic to hoard food.” It really struck me when my mother shared this memory from when she was a child during World War II. The war was an occasion for real soul-searching. Who am I, anyway? How is my life intertwined with that of others? How...
Oct 30, 2019 | Natural Steward, Natural Steward (Featured Posts), Wednesday Quotes
“Art imitates nature.” Aristotle This growing season was dry. A number of trees, not to mention my garden, suffered. Upon seeing them losing leaves in early September, I asked my local state forester to look at my trees, both ornamental and native. His suggestion?...
Aug 21, 2019 | Wednesday Quotes
“Of the art of acquisition [of food] then there is one kind which by nature is a part of the management of a household, in so far as the art of household management must either find ready to hand, or itself provide, such things necessary to life…” Aristotle, Politics...
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