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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
By: Barbara Kingsolver
Well-known novelist Barbara Kingsolver takes us on a different journey in her memoir Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Kingsolver and her husband and two daughters move from their Tucson, Arizona home of many years to a farmhouse in the southern Appalachians. One of the main reasons for their relocation was their desire to live in a place that could sustain them. The family decided to spend the following year trying to the best of their ability to grow everything that they eat and if they can’t, buy it only from a local farmer.
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
By Bill McKibben
The term “deep ecology” was coined in the 1970s and references a philosophy within the environmental movement that emphasizes the incorporation of humanity as part of ecosystems; and that the choices that people make in their daily lives affect the ecosystem in which they find themselves. Bill McKibben plays on those words with his manifesto Deep Economy, and urges the reader to think about the usual concept that having more things necessarily implies growth. McKibben’s book shows that our choices as individuals matter to our greater community of humanity and that the way we consume things, food, and…
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
by Christopher Bailes
As the year comes to a close, and winter has set in, it is a wonderful time stop by the James R. Frorer Holly Collection to view the many different species and cultivars that make the Scott Arboretum so unique. But, when looking for a resource that will explain the cultivation and growing requirements for many of the most popular kinds of hollies, look no further than Christopher Bailes’ book. Hollies for Gardeners is an in-depth guide to the best holly species and cultivars to bring to your garden, many of which are growing here at Scott. Bailes explains…
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