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Herbs for meate and medicine in North Carolina

March 7, 2017
Essays & ArticlesFavoritesFeaturedHistorical Miscellany

An adapted version of a talk I gave at Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham, North Carolina, in June 2012.

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Raising backyard ducks: Final thoughts (for now)

February 5, 2016
ExamplesFavoritesFeaturedRaising Ducks

Much has changed since I first started raising ducks and chronicled my experiences here in 2002. To close it out — for now, at least — I stage a brief interview with myself about the experience of raising ducks. There’s also a movie.

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Efficiency, waste, and backyard chickens

January 24, 2013
Impressions

Most of the talk about reducing food waste focuses on big solutions and improving efficiency, but big solutions tend to create waste; in fact the pursuit of efficiency itself can create new kinds of waste even while limiting other kinds. Let me give just one example of why: Chickens.

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trail through grass into the woods

On Substack: The Road to Jockey’s Ridge

My journal of hiking the North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea Trail, with history, ecology, and whatever else the journey and the places inspire.

book cover: The Pirate Panther Princess
My novel The Pirate Panther Princess is now available in print! You can read a free preview of the first six chapters and buy the softcover via print-on-demand.

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