Localism

We found a solution to our greatest fear and now we can’t be stopped. Our brains, hard-wired to live with scarcity allowed us to discover tools and through their use we discovered scarcity’s opposite– abundance. The…

Recently, the Columbia University Journalism faculty hosted a one day conference focusing on the problems of and potential solutions for reporting on ecological issues. In it, author and commentator Naomi Klein said that the reason…

There’s an abiding truth about conservation–no matter how much we may want it to be about the living world beyond humankind, inevitably it gets down to the things that people do and don’t do. Staggering…

Cross the border at Tijuana and Mexico hits you like a burst of distilled chaos. Ensenada has all the features of a lively fishing port anywhere, with a big dash of Mexican fun thrown-in. Head…

If you’re a fan of clarity of vision and decisive action, the government report published on Wednesday entitled West Coast Fisheries: Sharing the Risks and Benefits is something of a disappointment. Make no mistake–there are…

The Localism idea is almost certainly already on your radar, and probably has been for a while. Proponents have been extolling the virtues of farm-to-table, independent producers, and the virtues of the farmer’s market for…

The quiet in Sandspit is deafening at times. Don’t get me wrong. I like it. If you’re used to city living, the genuine silence at the edge of the world is a rare and beautiful…

If you ever want some perspective on how personally dependent you are on the global supply chain and all the problems it brings, just spend a day with someone like Phil Oates. Phil is a…