Raw milk: Idaho ranchers on why not to pasteurize by Kirsten Dirksen on August 14, 2010 Before the advent of pasteurization, all milk was raw milk. There were also a lot more food-related illnesses. Universal pasteurization …
Idaho Cottonwood homestead’s back to basics: raw goat milk by Kirsten Dirksen on August 14, 2010 They’re as playful as dogs and they also provide milk (and if you want to, also meat). Backyard goats may …
A family bike that’s a go: a bicycle built for 3 (plus 1) by Kirsten Dirksen on August 12, 2010 If you prefer bikes to cars, having young kids don’t mean you can’t stick to two wheels. When the kids …
A river, 3 generations of family and the meaning of life by Kirsten Dirksen on August 3, 2010 When the past feels bigger than the future and death whispers for loved ones, a trip to a childhood haunt …
Mark Twain’s "hideous place": the case for Mono Lake by Kirsten Dirksen on July 24, 2010 When Mark Twain visited Mono Lake in the 1860s he called it a “lifeless, treeless, hideous desert… the loneliest place …
The human scale of tiny homes & McMansions as fad by Kirsten Dirksen on July 21, 2010 Stephen Marshall built his first tiny home as a way to afford his own home in the pricey San Francisco …
A truly mobile office: tiny art studio on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on July 20, 2010 Even if you don’t own land, you can own your own workspace, provided it’s got wheels. Stephen Marshall of Little …
Little house on a trailer: 12 feet wide is not a tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 19, 2010 It’s a 12 foot wide home on wheels, but Stephen Marshall says his original house on a trailer isn’t a …
Tiny home for two plus shipping container as art studio by Kirsten Dirksen on July 15, 2010 Bigger is not always better and it’s nice to have options. Or that is how artist Joe Hawley chose to …
Raw sauerkraut: a fermented, probiotic superfood by Kirsten Dirksen on July 12, 2010 “Sauerkraut is almost a perfect food,” explains Alexander Valley Gourmet’s founder David Ehreth. “It has cabbage which is a good …
