My Russian House Guest at The Ringling
Having a Russian house guest has helped me appreciate my home a bit more.
Category: Living Local
How My Garden Is Growing
At the place I’m living, I am very blessed to have two raised garden beds to grow whatever I want. The first year I was here, the neighbors did most of the garden tending. However, when they decided to move out, the garden got a bit overgrown with weeds, and …
Pelicans’ Lives Matter
The best thing that happened to me today was that my friends and I got to help a pelican in distress.
Can We Develop an Economics of Happiness?
Should the trend of globalization continue to be based on mere financial growth and indebtedness or the actual economic wealth of local communities?
Novus Community House Spring Work Day
We accomplished a lot on our Spring work day at the Novus Community House in Sarasota.
Steve Plays The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime
If you’re in the mood for shopping and good music, I will be playing at The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime on Thursday, January 31 from noon to 3.
Eat Local Farm Tour
I had the great opportunity this last weekend to go on the Eat Local Farm Tour presented by Transition Sarasota and The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. We visited five different local farms who all contribute to the community through their own special niches. The tour …
“Siesta Key” In Perspective
There’s a very good chance that this whole Siesta Key debacle has gotten out of control. When the first trailer came out, there were a lot of people upset over how badly it interpreted real life on Siesta Key. Then, when news came out about the possible allegations of its …
My New Garden
I started a new garden this weekend. I’ve had the pots for awhile, as well as the soil, and I could have started sooner, but I’ve just sort of been nesting for the last 6 months. This is the first place that’s been “mine” in 12 years, and considering how …
Can We Develop Homes For People Instead of Profit?
Although it has become common practice in Sarasota, as it has in so many other expanding American communities, there is a problem with the “build it and they will come” residential development model, one that is contributing to the breakdown of community spirit and the lack of affordable housing. Should …