A very late Earth Day post. This article by Michael Pollan, from the most recent New York Times magazine, provides a great discussion of the factors that contribute to our current excessive energy consumption and proposes some solutions. Growing food in Tucson is tough but doable, right? People grow all sorts of food here. I’m [...]

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  Have you seen any great wildflower displays? We saw some amazing poppies, and, um, Purple Flowers, and Yellow Flowers. The pics on the page were taken close to downtown–the first pullout on your right as you go up A Mountain, a three minute walk down the trail. Glorious!

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We went to the St. Phillip’s Plaza farmers’ market last week (for the first time!) and were impressed by the variety and quality of the goods, especially the produce–and it’s December! Some gorgeous lettuce and delicious tomatoes that were inexplicably described by the seller as tasting “better than a tomato”.  Some really amazing goat cheese, [...]

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