BEFORE I VISITED SEKEM, the flourishing intentional community in the Egyptian desert, I’d never heard of the concept of paid time for personal growth—horizon-expanding activities with an emphasis on creativity. I Continue reading →
ON A SNOWY OCTOBER NIGHT, I sat across a wobbly table from my sweetheart and took my first bite of venison in decades. The flavor was strong: iron, salt, and a Continue reading →
Ann Linder and Bonnie Nadzam
IF FUTURE HUMANS WERE TO GUESS which animal we most revered, depended upon, and loved, it would not be our cat and canine companions, noble horses, or overworked cows. It would Continue reading →
I pull into Black Oaks, weaving my car through the stands of shaggy oaks, and park just past a greenhouse. There, I make my way to a group of people chatting Continue reading →
Mario Reinaldo Machado & Margarita Fernandez
ON A CLEAR DAY, looking down from the Lomas de la Canoa in central Cuba, you can see the ocean some fifteen kilometers to the north. From here, the contours of Continue reading →