Regenerative farming is simply farming like nature has for billions of years. When we look at nature what do we see? Dozens of different species of plants, animals and insects all living together in small areas and there are plants in the soil at all times. The reason nature does this is that's how it creates balance, feeds the soil, holds moisture and creates a perpetual cycle of nutrients. The more organic material in the soil the healthier it is. Why is this important to us? If we properly manage our soil it can be one of our greatest allies in reversing CO2 emissions and climate change. Wh ..read more

To begin let me allow insight into myself. I lived a very charmed life for much of my 46 years I have been alive on this little blue ball we call Earth. I did well in school, was an athlete who played and won high school championships and even went on to play football at a small D1AA school in Buffalo NY for a fleeting period. I had plenty of friends growing up, great parents and had an amazingly easy life. I was lucky enough to find my calling when I was young, which was sales, marketing, and business in general. In those jobs numbers made sense and spoke to me, my forceful personality and co ..read more

All of us are familiar with the mushroom side of fungi from the ones littering the forest floor to the nicely sliced ones that come on your pizza but few of us realize just how important they really are. First, our good friend the mushroom has a staggering n umber of species at and estimated over 10,000 but that pales to the total number of fungi at an estimated 5.1 million. That is right 5.1 million, making fungi the most diverse organism on the planet. So, what make fungi so important and why did they evolve to have so many different highly specialized species? Let us start with their impor ..read more

Over the past 40 years or so we have morphed into a disposable society. Everything from one use plastics to unrepairable electronics to furniture we plan to replace in just a few years. We buy things we can readily make for less money and everyday throw away things that can still be useful to us. Every time we make a choice to dispose of something instead of trying to find a new use, we lose an opportunity to reduce our footprint and be better stewards of the world. Here is a list of 101 ways you can not only make a positive impact on the world but also save you, and your family a few bucks to ..read more

One of the most important set of materials on the planet is one that many of us have either never heard about or were just recently made aware of their existence, rare earth elements. They have bazar names like praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium. They have strange and unique properties like being forever magnetized or posing natural luminescent abilities that never fade. So, what are these elements really and why are they so important to us? First off, the term “rare earth element” is a bit misleading as these elements are not actually rare in the environment ..read more

Much like we discussed in our segment about solar, wind power has tremendous potential to move our energy grid away from fossil fuels and into a renewable much lower carbon solution. Currently wind is dominate over solar production at 8.4% vs. 3.1% and is only second in renewables in the US to hydroelectric at a little over 16%. One small note on hydro; that percentage of US electrical production using this method was accomplished nearly 30 years ago and rather being set to increase it’s set to do the exact opposite because of climate fueled droughts in the Western states. Power output is alre ..read more

At this point most everybody realizes that we need to move our energy supply to renewable sources and that fact does not even rely on people even believing in Climate Change. Simply put at some point there is no more oil or gas or even wood. So, in part #2 we are going to dive into solar, the benefits, lies, truths and pitfalls of this promising and ever abundant energy source. First, we are looking at the construction of solar panels and how solar digs a very deep carbon footprint hole before becoming a positive force for CO2 reduction. To start with there are three major components of solar ..read more

When many of us picture the solution to CO2 emissions and Climate Change our minds wander to a place where huge smokestacks of coal power plants are replaced by solar farms, oil rigs in the oceans are replaced by giant wind turbines and smog spuing cars are replaced by the gentle hum of electric vehicles. The utopian sustainable, renewable, zero emissions dream like Earth in the Star Trek movies. The fact is as we stand here today, we are closer to developing the transporter to beam ourselves from one place to the next than we are that zero emissions future with an electric fleet. In the firs ..read more

Now this is a dish you can make together for a full meal or individually as a side to another dish, so it provides nice versatility. I put them both together since their flavors complement each other nicely and it creates a superfood meal loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and protein. Stuffed Mushrooms 1lb pack of Baby Bella Mushrooms Stuffing – you can make from scratch or simply use something like Stovetop 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon salt (you can replace the minced garlic and salt with garlic salt if desired) Parmesan cheese (optional) Af ..read more

This is one of my favorite pasta dishes because you can put so many different things into it so you almost never make the same version twice. It is the perfect dish to run through all sorts of leftover vegetables and depending on the mood you can make it spicy or briny or even a bit sweet. Let us start with the base sauce. Ingredients 28oz Can Crushed tomatoes – you can sub out the crushed for tomato sauce, whole peeled (will need to cut or blend them) or even use 6 or so large fresh tomatoes peeled and cut 2-3 tablespoons of garlic crushed or minced Basil – ¼ cup fresh chopped or 1 tablespoo ..read more