On the Road to a Solar Future

On the Road to a Solar Future

By Debbie Piesen On I-40 West in New Mexico, 200 miles from our destination, Cheryl blew a tire. Cheryl is our trailer, and she was heavily loaded down with the solar equipment that we planned to install in Tsaile, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation. When we pulled over we...
The Virtue of Virtuality: DNE Is Still Dancing

The Virtue of Virtuality: DNE Is Still Dancing

By Paul Freundlich What to do with a community that is defined by physical contact, at a time when physical distance is the law of the land and possibly a matter of life or death? That’s a conundrum which many communities confronted in March of 2020, but none more...

Bodies in Isolation

Being immersed in mainstream culture and isolated from supportive, body-positive communities can prevent choice and body-awareness exploration. But living in a supportive community can make alternative choices and attitudes easier to sustain.

What Can We Learn from the Amish?

Touch the soil, live simply, and be satisfied with “enough”: it’s worked for the Amish for almost 300 years and it can work for us as well.