The No Impact Project
August 21, 2009
By Colin Beavan
Have you heard of Colin Beavan, the No Impact Man? Well, now he’s part of the CSL Blog Posse! Here’s an introduction to his work, written as he and his family were just getting started. Now that their year-long no impact journey has ended, there is a book, a film, and many more exciting adventures to come. Make sure to check out the trailer for his documentary film below! You hear of one study saying… Read More >
35 Years on a Small Organic Farm
May 1, 2009
By Brian Fassett
A slice of Edible Heaven The more things change, the more they stay the same. Nowhere is this truer than on a small organic farm deep in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. On Earth Day last week I craved a reality check, so I called my friends Rusty and Sue Nuffer, who have spent most of the past four decades with their hands deep in the dirt. When I called, Sue picked up the phone… Read More >
Planet Ponzi
March 13, 2009
By Brian Fassett
I don’t know about you, but I sure enjoyed Bernie Madoff’s ponz-o-matic perp-walk for the cameras yesterday. Who doesn’t love a billionaire on the red carpet in cuffs? Fascinating! How does a greedy geezer get away with such a colossal swindle for so long? But I’m not talking about government’s lack of oversight here (that’s a whole other mess), I mean the quiet checks and balances within a man’s own soul. This is why we… Read More >
Bookworm Posse: “In Defense of Food” pt. 1
February 9, 2008
By Brian Fassett
Hello All! I hear there’s a party going on in here. I’m not sure which bar I should hit first, the wine or the wheatgrass… My globetrotting wife Kris is in South Carolina for the weekend – in the middle of an all day yoga class as we speak – so I thought I’d kick things off with our little book club. For anyone just dropping by, we’ve begun reading Michael Pollan’s In Defense of… Read More >
