Spring has finally arrived at The Big Raise
It’s been the wettest winter for more than 50 years at the Big Raise and it was particularly cold...
Calling in the soil doctor at The Big Raise
One of the first things we did after buying The Big Raise was to commission a land analysis from...
Towards a permaculture energy strategy
Our future goal is to use wood from our six hectares as our primary fuel source but we’re a couple...
Extinction of the human race or collapse of human society — does it make a difference?
Climate twitter – the most fun twitter – has recently been reigniting the debate between human...
Bering Sea ice is at lowest level since at least 1850
On Alaska’s West Coast, the feeble April sun is shining this week on a fresh spot of open...
Bee-killing neonicotinoids to be banned across Europe
The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the...
S is for Sleep
If you want a longer, happier, healthier life, and if you want to be slimmer, more attractive and...
J is for Jet Stream
The jet stream — a powerful river of wind high in the atmosphere — shapes the Northern...
V is for Vipassana (Meditation)
A personal reflection by Alexis At the end of 2016, I was profoundly depressed. The climate...