Candlemas Day has come and gone. This day divides my winter. It is the time when half the candles and half the hay must remain for what is left of the winter. Here in Canada... Read More
On Saturday, March 19, Point Reyes Books presents Call of the Forest: Water, Climate & Spirit, a day inspired by Diana Beresford-Kroeger. Noted authors and climate activists will join Diana for a series of moderated... Read More
Years ago, I noticed this little shrub in the neighbour’s patch. He was a farmer who ran a mixed farm. His name was Stanley Kerfoot. Mr. Kerfoot walked to the Cornus amomum and pulled off... Read More
I have just returned from a two week tour of the United States for my latest book, “The Sweetness of a Simple Life”. Adriana Magana, whose passion for trees is expressed in permaculture, hosted me... Read More
The Lorenzo readings are held on the east coast of Canada. I have just returned home from delivering the Lorenzo de Medici lecture at the University of New Brunswick in Saint. John. This maritime city... Read More
The most important function of a forest is something that we will never see. It is called fragrance. Trees and forests from the tropics to the Boreal, all produce some sort of smell. The older... Read More