“There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.”— Wendell BerryThe modern world is obsessed with limits.We worry about the carrying capacity of fisheries, forests, aquifers, grasslands, and oceans. We debate the carrying capacity of cities…
Across the American West, a difficult and deeply symbolic conversation is unfolding once again.In recent weeks, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), supported by statements from the Trump Administration and several elected officials, moved to revoke grazing permits connected to…
Every day, we scroll through thousands of headlines, videos, posts, opinions, advertisements, outrage cycles, and breaking-news alerts. We have access to more information than any generation in human history, yet many Americans feel less informed, less connected, and less capable…
Eight years ago, this was just an idea.Or maybe more accurately, a question.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.A question about food.A question about ecology.A question about human…
There is a smell that rises from the earth in spring here in Vermont that no machine will ever replicate. Wet leaves thawing beneath the snowpack. Moss waking up on stone walls. Maple buds swelling red against gray skies. The…
The final episode of Season One of Wild Foods is now streaming nationwide on PBS.Watch here: Wild Foods on PBSEight years ago, this journey began with a question:What if a food show could be more than entertainment?What if it could…
New York City. The homeland. The place where I was born.Though Vermont has become the landscape that shaped my adult life, I would be wrong not to acknowledge the profound role New York City has played in both my family’s…
Deep summer days in Vermont are defined by several distinct characteristics. The heat of still-long days allows ample time for daydreaming, walks through the hills of my childhood forest, and plunges off the cliffs into the cool waters of the…
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