WaterNotes

I recently came across teeny tiny bananas in the supermarket, a variety known as Lady Fingers here in the South.  I was sort of dumbstruck that there was more than one kind of banana.  Turns out, there is a constellation of varieties and cultivars grown around the world!  Much like the varieties of potato and [...]

 
Google is digging deeper into philanthropy.  They recently announced a contest, called 10^100, which will award $10 million for an idea that can literally change the world.  The idea must benefit as many people as possible. 
Of course I have to wonder, does it have to just benefit people?  Can it be an idea that supports conservation [...]

Living in Florida certainly has its advantages when it comes to climate.  Except when its the end of July.  Right now its so hot that M&M’s actually do melt in your hand before they ever make it to your mouth.  By ten in the morning the weather is absolutely steaming; nearly eighty-five Fahrenheit and easily seventy percent [...]

Tomatoes are, hands down, my favorite vegetable.  The recent paranoia surrouding tomatoes from grocery stores and salmonella cases has made me ultimately thankful for the three pots of ruby gems growing on my balcony here in Florida. 
And the interesting thing is that I’ve done nothing but water them.  Of all the vegetables that can be [...]

Yesterday was one of sheer intellectual overload for me.  I attended my university’s Focus the Nation event and listened to a few intelligent people discuss climate change, green living, sustainability, recycling, consumer production, environmental justice, green collar jobs, and the future for my generation.
I was intrigued by the ideas presented by the keynote speaker Dr. [...]