“The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan is one of the most interesting and important books I’ve read. In this NYT article he answers the question of what humans should eat:

Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

[via The Happiness Project]

On September 5, participating booksellers will be donating 5% of their profits in order to promote literacy in Australian Indigenous communities.

I just heard about the series of Oblique Strategies cards by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt, which prompt users to approach their creative problems in a different way. Luckily there’s a dashboard widget for MacOSX.

Related to the Oblique Strategies is this set of prompt cards for ” writers, poets, or any creative individual that needs inspiration”. [PDF Download]

Useful resources about effectively using the media to raise awareness of environmental issues.

Connectivity is up, marriage is down, the population is aging. And talking about your bathroom renovations obsessively is bad form and a sign that you avoid looking at the bigger picture.

I’ve got corn, bean and squash seedlings already - now to wait for slightly warmer weather. I have a horrible feeling that come zucchini time I’m going to be overwhelmed with yellow squash and zucchinis!

Obviously, once you’ve grown the Three Sisters plant guild, you’ll need to eat up their bounty - here’s a list of related recipes.

*drool* Just found the River Cottage website - it’s UK centric, but seems to be full of information about delicious, relatively sustainable, seasonal food information.