This is what I’m talking about…some red maple buds blooming make me so happy! See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Matt Mitchell’s posterous

On the ragged edge of the world I’ll roam. And the home of the wolf will be my home. –Robert Service The purpose of this quest is to see the world as it once was. To experience its growth and life as it would be without human intervention. Seek out an old-growth forest,

A fireplace reminds me of home For starters, there’s the nostalgia factor. I grew up with a wood heater in the den in my house, and a fireplace in the basement. I liked fire then and I still do, though I haven’t depended on wood for heat in many years. I like the way a

I constantly have a half dozen or so projects ongoing as I try to improve what I’ve begun to think of as my “sustainability quotient,” which is how I determine how successfully I’m pursuing the act of [re]evolution. [Re]Evolution, as we’ve established,

Here are some updates of a few among the many projects myself and my family are currently involved in. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) One day soon the field they’re plowing in the picture above will be supplying my family with vegetables. I’m planning to plant

We are a warm-weather species, in general. Which only makes sense, if you think about it. Even for people who live in and enjoy cold-weather climes, the preparation for autumn has historically been a tedious process. It’s a never-hurried approach in which we make sure that there

This is not a diet, but you will find yourself healthier if you eat this way. No flavor enhancers. No preservatives. No artificial sweeteners. Just pure, wholesome (preferably local), foods. You know you’ve been wanting to do this anyway, right? Well. Now you have an excuse.

If you recently completed the quest Treasure Chest you may feel that this quest is redundant, but it isn’t. There are nuances involved in this quest that are totally separate from Treasure Chest, although it’s perfectly acceptable to do them both at the same time. One

Get ready to embrace your inner pirate! Here are the steps to this quest: Pick out a collection of items that you own and that have some value to you. Place them in a container. Now: take it somewhere and bury it. The container you choose can be anything from a cigar box to a Tupperware

For everyone (like me) who hates the mind-numbing, boring procedure of getting fit (and I believe we are the majority), here’s an idea to make it a little less boring and maybe even fun: don’t do exercises, do fun things instead. Take the following list, print it out and post