The Atmospherics

I'd really like to go the farmer's market more often. I think if I can get my parents on board, our whole family could get into a routine of planning out our meals ahead and shopping for more of the ingredients there. It may perhaps mean a more limited palate, because certain things don't grow here, or don't grow during certain months, but I...

Now, this one is particularly simple in the context of the pandemic. We are local-focused eaters normally, but in the pandemic, when 98% of our meals over the last 4 weeks are cooked right here in the kitchen, ingredients from local farms is the simple and most delicious way to go. We feel good keeping the food miles down, we love to support...

This one is interesting in this particular historical moment. I long ago realized that buying random stuff was not a way to find happiness. I bought my car in 2005 and it was already 20 years old when I bought it. I have very few personal items besides things like bedside tables, chairs, a couch, and so forth. When I think about the things I...

First of all, composting is super easy. I remember Dr. Brakeman standing up in front of the Upper School at a morning meeting and saying, "If it rots, you can compost it." So, anything in our house that we are doing using and moving toward the trash, we just think: "Can we recycle this?" If yes, it goes in that bin. If no,...

I'm still getting the team motivated. I just sent a final email before we start the challenges tomorrow. I'm hopeful that all 18 of us, stuck as we are in our respective homes, freaked out about the state of our society and the world as we face this novel coronavirus pandemic, might take energy from the fact that each of us can do a few things...