On an impromtu trip to the Adirondacks, we found ourselves near the base of Blue Mountain. I snapped a few shots of some interesting Lichens. There were many more I did not get pictures of…I was too busy enjoying myself. I don’t know much beyond the very basics of lichenology at this point, but I […]
Against Playing the Devil’s Advocate
I went through a Richard Stallman phase a couple of years ago. I still to this day think that RMS is one of our strongest modern philosophers. His willingness to question commonly used words and their connotations in pursuit of a language which more accurately reflects the nature of the world is highly admirable. In […]
“Final Straw” filmmakers release part one of extended Larry Korn interview
The filmmakers of the movie “Final Straw” (www.finalstraw.org) have released part one of three of an extended interview they conducted with Larry Korn in 2012. Portions of this interview were used in the “Final Straw” movie. Here is what they had to say: Seen as the father of modern day natural farming, Masanobu Fukuoka is […]
Rest in Peace Larry Korn.
I was saddened yesterday to learn of the passing of Larry Korn. Larry was an advocate of Natural Farming and Permaculture, and no doubt changed the world through his chance (truly fateful) relationship with Masanobu Fukuoka. Larry, following the winds of life, brought Fukuoka’s book “One Straw Revolution” to the United States to be published, […]