http://www.ecofeminismblog.org Ecofeminism, Subsistence Living, & Nature Awareness Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:44:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The documentary film Gasland (www.gaslandthemovie.com) introduced me to the people who are living in the earthly hell created by the extreme drilling technique, called fracking, currently favored by the major gas companies who dig 8,000 feet, inject water laced with 596 toxic chemicals to pump up natural gas mixed with ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=488 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="This huge bale, or mitumba, of fabric heading out of sight"][/caption] I shop for treasures in unlikely spots. I enjoy my time browsing through thrift shops and flea markets. As a lifelong admirer of quality fabric, textiles are a weakness for me. I can almost always think ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=467 With “developing” and wealthy nations now battling over obtaining their fair share of global carbon emissions, the belief that all people will someday enjoy the standard of living of the wealthy nations has become an unmistakable fantasy. Human societies are already in overshoot, consuming the resources of one and a ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=455 Fall, 1950 Marie said to her long-time doctor, “As you know I have had four pregnancies in six years. I have three healthy children, and I have my hands full! I’d like a tubal ligation to insure that I don’t get pregnant again. I do not want any more children.” Dr. ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=416 The lesbian feminist movement was sizzling, with formerly heterosexual women racing out of stagnant relationships with men and into the beds of their best women friends. This was the mid 1970s and I was going to graduate school in social psychology at the University of Kansas and undergoing huge life ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=407 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="500" caption="Igor, the vulture with a wingspread five feet wide"][/caption] Vultures are majestic birds with an important part to play in the health of our ecosystem. Vultures take their job as scavengers seriously and want our respect enough to wear tuxedos to collect the garbage! Seriously, isn't this ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=342 Both. Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter is a unique tomato developed by a man nicknamed Radiator Charlie for his skills at his radiator repair shop. This was Charlie Byles who sold his unique tomato plants for one dollar each in the 1940s and was able to pay off most of his ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=309 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Clematis Among the Eastern White Pine Cones in Paula's Wreath"][/caption] Spring finds every gardener full of enthusiasm for the turning of the seasons. We want to turn the soil of our gardens and work magic with Mother Nature. We are ready to turn our backs on winter ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=267 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Early July in the Pumpkin Patch"][/caption] I fell for a warty, peach-colored pumpkin at the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market last fall. The knobby growths and pale color attracted my imagination as the multitude of pumpkins jostled for attention on the long flatbed trailer. The pale color and the ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=251 In a recent column in Orion (May-June 2009) Derrick Jensen criticized the “simplicity” movement and what he says is one of its core questions, “If our world is really looking down the barrel of environmental catastrophe, how do I live my life right now?” Jensen’s criticisms of simplicity living are ... http://www.ecofeminismblog.org/?p=238