Choosing activities on a short winter beach getaway, can be tough. Going to an all-inclusive for the first time, my sister and I knew we’d have a lot of pool and beach time, eventhough we never anticipated a stressful beach emergency! Before we got there though, I read up on the great Maya reef and snorkeling rose to the top…. Read More
My Visit with the Water Guy May Yield a Farm Visit
This week I had the chance to work from home one morning. That sweet excuse to sleep in a bit came because the water company needed to replace a water meter so I spent the morning with my laptop in my lap. 🙂 Finally, the reason for my extended time at home showed up — a guy from the water… Read More
Clean Water: An American Expectation That’s Uncommon in Much of the World
I hope others are enjoying my 30 days of thanks posts half as much as I am. Each day up I get to talk about whatever I want, just doing it from a mindset of gratitude. Today I want to bite off a major topic…. Much bigger than my last few days. Today I am thankful for something that is… Read More
I is for Irrigation — Water Use & Conservation on the Farm
Irrigation is one of those crop practices that was really near and dear to people’s hearts last year since so much of the U.S. had a drought last year. I know here in St. Louis we all longed for rain and in the meantime, I was glad I had a timer on my soaker hose so my tomato plants in… Read More
VIDEO: Celebrating Rare Rain During the Drought of 2012
I woke up in the middle of the night to the bright lights of lightning and the crashes of thunder. It was so exciting, I had trouble getting back to sleep! Seriously! Not from fear, mind you but like so many of you, I was thrilled that rain could be coming! As rain hit the windows though, eventually I was… Read More
Recalibrating What it Means to NEED Rain or to Suffer a Drought
So happy about the rain that has fallen down in #STL today! My yard REALLY needs it! #justsayin — Janice Person (@JPlovesCOTTON) September 4, 2011 That tweet is really easy for lots of people to understand. So much of the US has been drier than normal and high temperatures. We have all seen lawns like mine. The yard that seemed… Read More