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Today, “organic” and “sustainable” are agricultural buzzwords, and many Ohio farmers strive to farm in an ecologically responsible way. But the shadow side of this story is also well-known to us: it is becoming more and more economically challenging to… [Read More]
A keynote speaker at this year’s Ohio Ecological Food and Farms Conference, Joel Salatin owns and operates Polyface Farm with his family in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Polyface Farm is a successful, small-scale, pasture-based farm which raises healthy people, animals, plants… [Read More]
“The State of Ohio, containing about 40,000 square miles, was once a magnificent hardwood forest. The forest types, thanks to the records of early surveyors, have been largely mapped. Yet it is almost impossible to form an adequate picture, from… [Read More]
May is the month when, even in the city, one can feel the best of the forest. Our particular forest. The canopy has closed in, and everywhere is exuberant greenery, still lush with spring moisture. Life abounds upon itself. Every… [Read More]
In Columbus, there’s a lot of buzz about greener living, local pride and sustainability. But I’ve yet to meet many Ohioans who have more than a passing familiarity with the fabric of Ohio herself. What’s she made of? What kind… [Read More]
In Columbus, there’s a lot of buzz about greener living, local pride and sustainability. But I’ve yet to meet many Ohioans who have more than a passing familiarity with the fabric of Ohio herself. What’s she made of? What kind… [Read More]
We cannot feel that all this extreme ecstasy is natural; it seems forced and hysterical; it is musical absinthe. — Boston critic’s reaction to the music of Debussy, 1905 Absinthe tastes like NyQuil. –Me, on Columbus Underground, 2008 Perhaps there… [Read More]
(FIRE IN THE HOLE: POSSIBLE SPOILERS) Okay, I saw Wall-E. I was very impressed. No, it’s no My Neighbor Totoro, but what is? Even Santa Claus v. Totoro would be a series of grey decisions, possibly resulting in some new… [Read More]
The Danish Poet, showing at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival Running time 14:23 Review by Mandy Henderson My daughter Greta and her father watched the Oscar-winning animated short The Danish Poet. Then she elected to watch it again… [Read More]
To all and sundry who replied to our query about opening an artist-inspired gallery in Grandview: First of all, I have been astounded by the resiliency, ingenuity and conviviality of this Columbus art community. Conviviality– you know, like when people… [Read More]
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