Lay of the Land
A Dill in Every Soup
I love to look at dill. I love to handle it, chop it. It’s an elegant shape. Its featheriness is touchable; I brush it on my cheeks when no one is looking. Continue reading
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Cherry Season
1. MY MOTHER’S MOTHER kept a set of painted wooden nesting dolls on top of her television. When I was small and went to her house, I would take the set Continue reading
A Taste of Wonder
Chocolate
“The plainest things, it seems to me, are filled with wonder.” —Lucille Clifton SOME PEOPLE are perfectly fine without it. My friend Ross jokes that he can go for months Continue reading
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Sharing the Table
Take a visit to Ryder Farms, an arts residency in Brewster, New York, and learn how artists and activists find space to thrive on a working farm. Continue reading
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Caretaking
LOCAL ECONOMIES are the foundation of democracy, sanity, and a healthy natural world. Wendell Berry and Helena Norberg-Hodge explain why. Continue reading