Jim Chamberlin
5 days ago5 min read
Soil Health, Part One
Jim Chamberlin, Happy Dancing Turtle’s Conservation Technician, also operates a 109-acre diversified farm and forestry operation near...
Liz Bristow
5 days ago3 min read
Stumbling into Sustainability-Reusable Water Bottles
I grew up in the Central Valley of California during the start of the recycling revolution trend, but that doesn’t mean I understood it....
HDT Team
Dec 92 min read
Winter Care for Indoor Plants
Indoor plants brighten our lives by providing much-needed color in the winter months. Research suggests they may also reduce stress and...
Jenny Hill
Dec 63 min read
Tips for Preserving Produce: When Freezing is a Good Thing
If you’ve heard an undercurrent of whining every time you step outdoors, that may have been my muttering carried on a brisk north wind to...
Jim Chamberlin
Dec 45 min read
Soil Health, Part Three
Jim Chamberlin, Happy Dancing Turtle’s Conservation Technician, also operates a 109-acre diversified farm and forestry operation near...
Jim Chamberlin
Dec 45 min read
Soil Health, Part Two
Jim Chamberlin, Happy Dancing Turtle’s Conservation Technician, with his wife, Audra, operates a 109-acre diversified farm and forestry...
Jenny Hill
Dec 33 min read
Adventures in Sustainability: Food Waste and Some Great Alternatives
The numbers are sobering: According to the Environmental Defense Fund , 160 billion pounds of food goes uneaten every year in the United...
Jenny Hill
Dec 34 min read
Many Rewards with Bingo Scavenger Hunt
This fall marks the start of Happy Dancing Turtle’s fifth year of Bingo Scavenger Hunts! For each season since 2020, a new bingo card has...
Jim Chamberlin
Dec 34 min read
Farmer-to-farmer Learning Makes Meaningful Change
Sustainable agriculture gives me hope. What gives me hope is the knowledge that much of what ails us and the planet we are part of can be...
Jenny Hill
Nov 223 min read
Tips for Treading Lightly Through the Holidays
The holiday season is here! For some, it can feel like the season of overwhelm. After Thanksgiving, does time actually accelerate towards...