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Flash your cash: SLO Cash mob!
As an introvert with his Sun in Cancer and a penchant for writing poetry, I am normally very uncomfortable with the word "mob". I immediately picture villagers with pitchforks, trashcans on fire, and bloated, greasy-haired wiseguys in pinstripe suits. But what if...
Wood you like a ride? Wooden bicycles
Here at Bambu Batu, the House of Bamboo, you might say we have a tradition of breaking with tradition. When they zig, we zag. When they talk about riding a bike to work instead of driving a car, we say, hey, how about riding a wooden bicycle to work? The idea of a...
Enchanting Chanterelles: Mushroom hunting in SLO
Someone you know may be a member of a secret society. Shortly after a rain, clad in heavy slacks, long sleeves and sturdy shoes, they leave the comfort of their living rooms and televisions to hunt for gold in the oak forests of California. What they seek...
Waxing Poetic: Big Dipper Wax Works
The people at Big Dipper Wax Works of Seattle are crazy about honey bees, and for many good reasons. Aside from being keystone species that pollinate a number of plants including the fruits and vegetables we consume, these hard-working insects produce such miraculous...
Green parties for smaller footprints
Thanks to Pacha Hornaday for contributing this guest post. Our daughter Mathilda recently celebrated her second birthday, and since she has a lot more friends now than at the time of her first birthday, we decided to throw her an age-appropriate (i.e. messy) birthday...
Sage advice: White sage’s healing properties
Even without a thorough knowledge of white sage's (Saliva apiana) mystical characteristics, simple observation of the plant will impress upon the onlooker a profound sense of respect and reverence. Its long, grey-green leaves are covered with hundreds of soft,...