Cassandra Hemenway The phrase “Zero Waste” has been bandied about by gorgeous thirty-something Instagrammers long enough, so most of us have at least heard the term. It can seem like a nearly impossible goal, especially when the social media mavens … Continue reading →
(This is a companion article for “Cross Country Skiing.”) Roger Lohr Throughout the years, there have been some significant transformations in XC skiing to the benefit of skiers. XC Skis: The most recent trend in XC skis is no wax … Continue reading →
Electric Groomer Keeps the Trails in Shape at a Local X-C Ski Center N.R. Mallery “We have completed our electric groomer!” Eli Enman, the general manager at Sleepy Hollow Ski and Bike Center in Huntington, Vermont, excitedly announced. He hoped … Continue reading →
Jessie Haas What if we really could have it all? Abundant, nourishing food for everyone, farmers able to make a good living while producing it, beautiful wildlands, a resurgence of threatened plants, bugs, birds, and animals, and a cooler planet? … Continue reading →
Jessie Haas The climate in which we developed our civilization was shaped by grass and the animals that ate it. Co-evolving, grass and grazing herds built enormous stores of carbon into the soil, cooling the planet. Now, humans are entertaining … Continue reading →
Maine Grange Farmer’s Initiative Sets Its Bar High Toby Martin The Maine Grange Farmer’s Initiative, formed this past August by two members of the Maine State Grange, Toby Martin of Islesboro and Steve Verrill of Poland, is stepping up to … Continue reading →
Larry Plesent Contrary to popular opinion, science is not a collection of facts and immutable truths or laws. Rather science is a method of inquiry; a system designed to inch us closer and closer to increasingly accurate understandings of the … Continue reading →
David Fried In every snowflake there is a flower waiting. Flowers, when they fade away, become seeds for snowflakes. Snowflakes, when they fall, become flowers when they melt. How else to explain the softness of fresh snow and the warmth … Continue reading →
Barb and Greg Whitchurch The Golden Brook Elementary School project, in the Windham, NH, converted an overcrowded, “vintage” facility into a new facility that supports a safer, more effective learning environment. The designers incorporated as many energy-efficient features as … Continue reading →
George Harvey In early January, Nancy Rae Mallery, the publisher of Green Energy Times spoke in a very brief interview with builder Bob Irving. The questions and answers went as follows.: NRM: Did you know we are planning on publishing … Continue reading →