Barry, Wacco BB has been a wonderful community resource and you are a true community treasure. Whatever new endeavor you take on, I am sure we will all benefit greatly from it!

On to the further...

Sebastopol Hardware paint department carries it.

Some of that amazing and beautiful photography was supplied by our own Michael Heuman! Great work, Michael!

Shall we rename this thread "Bullshit from Biden?" I think Bernie Sanders has proven his reputation for integrity enough to be more respected than this. Better still, something neutral like...

We need a long-range strategy. We need a vision of a path to the power to not only stop Trump and his allies, but to stop wars of empire altogether and redirect our national resources to benefit...

Thank you, AnnMarie, for opening this conversation.

We have to make this place be good for the other forms of life, because if it's not good for them, it's not going to be good for us either....

Try James Michener's "Hawaii." Epic, historical, entertaining.

Good for who?

Does anyone know of any local vineyard that is managed in a regenerative way?
That is, where diversity of plant and animal species is encouraged rather than a grapevine...

I think he's on it!

Valentine Date :heart::heart:

My inbox is empty, I’ve read the news
I checked out Facebook, youtube too,
My hands are clean, my nails are trimmed,
Barbara’s at the clinic, Raven’s at the gym,...

This box may be my last gift to you.

Open the perfectly fitting lid.

You won’t need to save the wrapping.

Inside you will find a stone. A fish. A mirror. A key.
A silver dollar. An...

Yes indeed, Rev. BE! Gratitude for BbH&O! And if we're adding individuals, it will be a long, long list.
I would make sure the list includes our two intrepid journalists/activists, Jonathan...

All beings large and small, animate and inanimate, attend matter’s mutual attraction.

Frank romance abounds:

The sea loves the fish, as the bear loves the woods.

Grasses love snakes like...

The following is my incomplete list of amazing, mostly unique and non-commercial local community treasures. I'm sure you will have your own favorites. Deep gratitude to all of them for helping to...

Conrad, I've read that when the Europeans first came to California it all looked like wilderness to them, though the natives had been living here and tending it for centuries, even millennia. You...

Shepherd, this is just over-the-top beautiful! I am so happy for you! Love is the best!
Your sharing of it this way is a wonderful gift to the community.

Building relationships and...

This is a good statement of our dilemma. How do we minimize suffering as the system collapses?

#WaveOfAction For A New Economic Paradigm

By admin, March 26, 2014
Written by Daniel...

Even organic vineyards are a monoculture wasteland to most non-human species, stripped of the food and shelter they need to live. Can we bring cumulative impact on wildlife into the permit process?...

Restoration is key, not only of the landscape, but of basic courtesy in our relationship with the non-human world. Our attitude of human supremacy is substantially the same as our attitudes of male...

My favorite is Jill Nussinow's The Veggie Queen. She's local, and the the recipe book features seasonal fresh vegetables. I've tried and enjoyed many of the recipes. Try her black bean and sweet...

Who wants it?

I take it there are local people who would like to see the project approved despite all the misgivings that have been expressed about it. I'd like to know just who they are and why...

Are there any west county gardeners who have not experienced the frustration of watching beloved plants pulled underground, or suddenly limp and dead because their roots are chewed off by gophers? I...

Excellent statement by John Robbins! The one good thing about the interest in Thrive is that it is a sign that thousands of people in the USA are again questioning the fundamental capitalist,...

They usually come into my house during the rainy season for two or three weeks and then leave of their own accord. I don't see the advantage of making them an enemy. They don't really hurt...