With a lifetime of working in nature, I feel like a “holder of secrets” at times.
My second favoritest job ever was as an arborist, working for my friends Mickey and Susan as an undergrad. Each morning at a new job site we’d step into… read more →
Stuff by Geneviève Villamizar
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Mar. 11, 2020
Branching Out: Making love with a tree
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Feb. 12, 2020
Modern love, foraging and fungi
Merriam-Webster defines “symbiosis” as an interaction between two different organisms living in intimate association, typically to the advantage of both. Think of Nemo, impervious to the sting of sea anemones, taking refuge within its tentacles. In thanks, Nemo scares off predators of the anemone; his wastes nourish… read more →
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Jan. 15, 2020
Branching Out: Raising chickens for a lot more than eggs
When people hear about our WildChild Chikken Co-op, they either say “Oh, cool!” or “Can I join, too?” The co-op started with a Facebook post almost four years ago:
“We are moving and can’t bring our chickens. 1½ year-old hens for sale; some supplies included,… read more →
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Nov. 13, 2019
Film features connection beyond basecamp
“It was a group of us, John Callahan, the Marolt brothers, and Jim Gile. We all grew up on Cemetary Lane, skiing and ski racing,” says Mike Marolt, the son of an Olympic ski racer. “But we really got started into this stuff in the eighth-grade outdoor ed program… read more →
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Sep. 12, 2018
A family prescription for fun nutrition
It was just as the cucumbers were coming on and the fruit trees were heavy with apples and pears that I saw an announcement for a series of farm-to-kitchen cooking classes.
My daughter, Sprout, has grown up with her own “backyard grocery store”. We’re lucky… read more →
