Monthly Archives: August 2011

Very Inspiring Permaculture Farm in Australia

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

When most people decide to leave their city lives and become an organic farmer, seemingly from scratch, they focus solely on the farming and how to make ends meet. Here is an enterprising couple in Australia, Nick Ritar and Kirsten … Continue reading →

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Nordic Cuisine = Healthy, Fresh, Local, Foraged, and Pickled Even!

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

The Seattle Times published a piece yesterday (8/24/11) on Nordic cuisine. It is really fascinating and points out the growing trend in restaurants to find healthy, raw, local foods for high cuisine. An excerpt: “It is sometimes called “new Nordic,” … Continue reading →

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The Follies of “Sustainable Development” – a Brilliant Cartoon and some Thoughts

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

http://www.survivalinternational.org/thereyougo I discovered this on Facebook this morning. It is very brilliant. And speaks to so many of my passions – indigenous people’s rights, quality of life and sustainability, native wisdom and sustainability, and the blind arrogant interests of western … Continue reading →

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To Live Content… quote – William Henry Channing

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study … Continue reading →

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Best Way to Write a Book – Clean the Refrigerator

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. – W. Somerset Maugham If you remove “novel” and insert “non-fiction book”, there you have me. I’m searching for those three rules. In the meantime, … Continue reading →

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Fracking – A Quiet Insidious Environmental Catastrophe That Needs Permanent Halting

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

[posted first on Facebook — more links added here] I have just returned from the Fracking film, “Gasland” that was shown tonight at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore. Fracking is a very disastrous approach to drilling for natural gas whereby … Continue reading →

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A Virtual Sandbox to Play In

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

A friend on Facebook just posted this earlier today and I love it. It’s a virtual sandbox where you can play with colors and designs and then post your final work (or erase it and start over) on their website. … Continue reading →

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Time Waits for No One… Souza

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

“For a long time, it seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, … Continue reading →

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Grandfather William Commanda Passes – August 3, 2011

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

“Although different people have different ways of understanding the truth, there is only one Creator. All of us, no matter what our beliefs, come from this Creator. That’s why when Indian people gather we always say, ‘Let us put our … Continue reading →

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God’s phone number…? Guestblog

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Mare Cromwell

For any who might be interested, my good friend Phila Hoopes has asked me to guest blog on her beautiful and inspirational blog, Soulpaths.She wanted me to share some thoughts about my book: If I gave you God’s phone number….Searching … Continue reading →

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