You know how the interior of big franchise stores are so familiar, so uniform from one to the next that, once inside, you couldn't say if...

Part of the delight of travel is picking up on the little curiosities of another culture; how they do things differently (and to stretch...

I recently heard humans described as an "overabundant, renewable resource" by author, filmmaker, and champion of localization Helena...

Here in Alberta our weather woes typically involve cursing our frozen fingers as we scrape icy windshields or groaning when May rain...

In June when I wrote about our new backyard greenhouse, the fresh white paint inside had barely dried and the young plants, still tidy...

Here we are in a new season - and in some ways a new world entirely - and I'm happy to report our little food-growing addition is complete.

We've been cooking up a new little project for our urban plot at Hereabouts - a wee space for soaking up the sun and growing more food.

The tiny house faces south; the main roof overhang manages the sun that enters the clerestory windows, while the two canopies manage sun...