Ensemble Homestead Site Update - Q1 2023
For one reason or another, I’ve become very interested in permaculture. For those who don’t know (like me, a short time ago), permaculture, defined by co-founder of the practice, Bill Mollison, is “a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than
To Change Business, Reject It
News broke last week that Yvon Chouinard, the Founder of Patagonia, gave his company away for the sake of “fighting the environmental crisis and defending nature.” [1] Yvon has repeatedly defied the expectations of business. He built Patagonia into a leading example for almost everything in the realm of what
What’s Possible
Five of the six biggest waves ever surfed were surfed at Nazaré. Nazaré is a small Portuguese coastal town where, first in 2011, an American surfer named Garrett McNamara, rode a 78-foot wave. This set a new world record and changed the big wave surf world forever. Since McNamara’s
Slow Down for More
We spent the last two weeks of August driving well over 2,000 miles. Owen (our 6-month-old), our two dogs, Annie and I all packed into our Subaru Forester. (Thank you, Thule XT, we couldn’t have made this trip without you) Since Annie and I have been together, this
How to Be a Conscious Consumer
There are two seemingly contradicting realities of “conscious consumerism”: 1. No matter how “consciously” we buy, we aren’t going to shop our way into a more sustainable and equitable world. 2. The ways we do/don’t spend our money are incredibly impactful. Maybe this is confusing at first
Magic Exists
Orca whales are the apex predators of the ocean. And humpback whales might be the protectors of the ocean. It turns out, humpback whales will go out of their way to protect smaller marine animals from orca whale attacks. In fact, of 115 humpback-orca interventions documented, 89% were explicit rescues
Is the Inflation Reduction Act a *Real* Climate Win?
Unfortunately, when climate makes it into the news (not often enough), it’s almost never worth paying attention to at all. Reporting on climate is too often substituted with mere noise—doom & gloom mention of the crisis or coverage of a political will-they-won’t-they game. U.S. Senate Republican Democrat
28 Ideas that Could Change the World for the Better
This last Friday (June 10th) was my 28th birthday. I thought it would be fun to spend some time in reflection and put together a post like this: sharing things I’ve learned over my life so far. I’ve had an interesting set of experiences; I left college early,
How Businesses Can Be More Sustainable
⭐️ Bonus Material: Get the Sustainable Business 101 Email Series We’ve just about covered it all in this Sustainable Business series. We’ve covered why sustainable business is important. We’ve defined what a (truly) sustainable business is. We’ve shared examples of sustainable businesses out in the world. Finally,
Breaking Down the Practices that Make a Business Sustainable
⭐️ Bonus Material: Get the Sustainable Business 101 Email Series Welcome back again to my Sustainable Business 101 series. We’ve covered why sustainable business is important, what a sustainable business is, and what some examples of sustainable businesses operating in the world are. Today we’re getting a bit more
