AltWeeklies Wire
Becoming Biorationalnew
We examine pest control as if living systems matter.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
08-29-2006 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
Tiny Helpersnew
A look at the billions of bacteria that live in garden soil, on plants, inside beneficial nematodes and inside people.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
08-29-2006 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
To the Victor the Soilsnew
I have thrice confronted more daunting garden challenges than the one now glaring up at me from the yard below my office window.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-17-2006 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
Bedding Down for the Seasonnew
We discuss the contruction of raised beds.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-17-2006 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
Plummeting Pollinator Populationsnew
The demise of honey bees and other pollinators could have drastic effects on our food supply.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-06-2005 |
Gardening
A Real Slugfestnew
Learn to battle slugs with the powerful weapon of...coffee, and other tactics from the gooey world of slug control.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-06-2005 |
Gardening
Folkcatcher: a lyrical legacy -- the story of the Campbell Folk Schoolnew
The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N. Car., has turned 75 years old. Modeled on Danish folkehojskoles, the principal founder was the model for the lead role in Maggie Greenwald's film "Songcatcher." Courses at the school cover all the things folks make and do: crafts, music, cooking, etc.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
03-18-2005 |
History
Treasure Mapsnew
Now is the time to take a good look at this year's garden and take notes so you can plan your gardening strategy for next spring.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
10-27-2004 |
Gardening
I Want a Lover With a Slow Forknew
The slow food movement grew up in Italy and has moved across the U.S. An international gathering will pull slow fooders from around the globe back to Italy this fall.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
09-27-2004 |
Food+Drink
Gonna Garden My Heartnew
Planting flowers among my vegetables, instead of relying on "old-fashioned" row crops, created a delightful garden. Nature abhors a monocrop.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
09-27-2004 |
Gardening
The Worms' Turnnew
An experiment in condo vermiculture (the fancy name for worm farming) allows a writer to move his houseplants from chemical agriculture to organic.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
09-27-2004 |
Gardening
Wal-Mart Encourages Camping in Parking Lotsnew
With its 24/7 operations and expansive parking lots, Wal-Mart apparently realized it could make more friends (and more cents) by letting folks in self-contained campers spend the night (and perhaps spend some money while they're at it) than by chasing them off at the risk of alienating potential customers.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
08-19-2004 |
Travel
Stupid Squash Tricksnew
Squash plants are too darn big. The rational solution appears to be cultivating fewer plants, but late-season plant loss can cut productivity disastrously. Here are some simple tricks to help preserve your harvest.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
08-03-2004 |
Gardening
Daylilies: Neither Do They Spinnew
Beautiful and edible, weedlike in their tenacity, bearing handsome foliage and available in a wide range of warm colors – what's not to like about daylilies?
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-09-2004 |
Gardening
Symbionts I Have Knownnew
Certain animals, including chickens, copperheads, cats and dogs, are beneficial to gardens.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-10-2004 |
Gardening
