The OG forager was Euell Gibbons, a wild food advocate from the middle of the last century. I just finished re-reading a book of essays put out by The New Yorker magazine editors few years ago called Secret Ingredients, a collection of food and drink writing since the magazine’s inception over 80 years ago. One that just blew Continue reading
Greetings for the New Year The wheel has turned again, and here we are at the starting point of a New Year. Greetings and Blessings for the New Year! What a great time to focus on how best we all want to live our lives: spending more time with those we love, creating meaningful work, Continue reading
Share More, Be Happier What would make you happier? More money? Sure, why not? Maybe not. A recent book (Happy Money: The Science Of Spending by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton), reports that the amount of money, or income each year most Americans need to be happier, is about $75,000. Anything after that, and the beneficial effects Continue reading
Why More People Should Be Using Herbal Antibiotics Antibiotics are one of the greatest medical advancements humankind has made to date. But with the rise of antibiotics, their success has also created several unforeseen issues, the most pressing being powerful strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Luckily nature has several of its own herbal alternatives that can Continue reading