DUDE’S CORNER: What Dude thinks about the “development” he observed

DUDE’S CORNER On a recent road trip, I wasn’t driving so was able to observe  what was going on in the terrain.   What I saw disturbed me. I didn’t see “progress,” I saw destruction.   Bulldozers were doing wholesale destruction.  They were knocking down all the trees in certain parcels.  Just...

DUDE’S CORNER: LEARNING ABOUT WILD FOODS

ON LEARNING WILD FOODS   Have you ever attended a wild foods class,  learning how to recognize the wild edibles, such as the classes that Christopher has been teaching for decades?  If so, you are learning one of the most ancient skills.   I believe learning to identify edible plants...