Sep 24, 2020 | Of Interest
This is a beautiful story about art history, religion and getting along. A German abbey hired legend Gerhard Richter to design new stain glass windows for the abbey. Stain glass is a very old art form and combining it with a contemporary legend’s design was bound to...
Sep 17, 2020 | Of Interest
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about art during COVID. No less a genius than Andrew Lloyd Wright has urged England’s government that the arts are “at a point of no return” as urged them to allow theaters to reopen. Actors and directors and all that work with them...
Sep 10, 2020 | Of Interest
At our Cumberland Plateau farm we have dual goals of profitability and environmental restoration. We’ve been working with the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to restore native landscapes including savannahs. We believe that the restoration of habitat will bring...
Aug 27, 2020 | Of Interest
Florida has had a python problem for years. The huge reptiles are a threat to native species throughout the Everglades… Government agencies have tried various means to control and even reduce the population, with varying degrees of success. Now, they’ve hit a...
Aug 25, 2020 | Of Interest
I spend a good deal of my time exploring nature, researching and cultivating it. I share the wildlife and plant life on my Cumberland Plateau farm and the farming techniques we deploy to enhance native vegetation and wildlife. But today, I need to share this. This...
Aug 13, 2020 | Of Interest
In the last few weeks, hundreds, maybe thousands, of people received seeds in the mail. They came from China. Agronomists across the country were horrified. What if the seeds contained invasive species, what if they carried a contaminate that would hurt crop...
