The Radical Homemaker鈥檚 Reading List: 8 Books for Happier Families, Healthier Guts, and Saner Lives
A short list of books that have kept discovery alive and well in 2014 at Sap Bush Hollow farm.
Health & Happiness
Why It’s OK to Be Angry on Thanksgiving
Quite often it is our darker side that illuminates the best part of us, that brings us to where we need to be.
Photo Essay: At a Half-Mile-Long Table, Chefs, Farmers, and Volunteers Feed a Neighborhood for Free
In St. Paul, Minnesota, artist Seitu Jones wanted to start a community-wide conversation about food access and food justice鈥攁nd where better to talk than over a good meal?
An Alaska Native Myth Tells of a Never-Ending Blizzard鈥擭ow You Can Learn About It on Xbox
The first video game developed by an indigenous-owned company uses gaming鈥檚 immersive storytelling style to connect players with Alaska Native culture.
7 Ways to Get Happy鈥擶ithout Costing the Planet
The starting point is to realize we have choices鈥攍ike meaningful work, authentic relationships, and gratitude.
An Introvert Cooks Dinner for 80鈥攁nd Learns Something About Community
I love my solitude. I also love my community. But my independent nature has never been unusual in this town.
When My Husband Was Fired, I Felt Shame鈥擳hen Gratitude
I had grown up identifying joblessness with shame and failure. But here we were, on the other side of the employment equation, and for the first moment in my grown-up life, everything felt 鈥� right.
Empathy Heroes: 5 People Who Changed the World By Taking Compassion to the Extreme
Want to learn to change the world with empathy? Get ready to learn from the masters.
The Avengers Join Guardians of the Galaxy and Other Marvel Heroes to Make Bullying History
鈥淭he center of Marvel鈥檚 storytelling history is the eternal struggle between good and evil, with many of its greatest superheroes having to contend with鈥攁nd rise above鈥攂ullying, in all its forms.鈥�
These Two Vets Walked Thousands of Miles to Heal Trauma and Raise Money
Two veterans trekked across America to leave behind the trauma of war and raise money for fellow vets. Now they want to offer the same healing experience to others like them.
What I Learned About Living From Dying of Cancer
Many more patients are now living for years with the diagnosis of terminal illness. The author describes her journey to what she calls 鈥渓ivingly dying鈥濃�攆acing her death by living in the moment with grace and mindfulness.
Denmark Becomes Second Country to Let Citizens Choose Their Gender Without Having Surgery
A new law allows transgender citizens to decide their own gender鈥攁nd all it takes is a piece of paper.
How to Pickle Almost Anything
Why ferment? It鈥檚 practical magic. Here are a few basics to get you started.
The Radical Homemaker鈥檚 Guide to Finding Peace When Your Kids Are Eating You Alive
Rather than feeling guilty for not giving each child everything they deserve, I will feel gratitude for the grace with which they accept my limits.
Why I鈥檓 Staying In My Hometown (Even Though Everybody Knows What I Was Like as a Kid)
Brought on by the sound of a screaming child, I reflect on my past, my community, and how we can become our true selves without fleeing our roots.
Three Projects that Block Violence Against Women By Bringing Communities Together
These projects show how everyday people can address violence in our own communities by breaking through the silence to interrupt abuse.
My Chicken Became a Cat鈥擜nd Taught Me to Imagine a Happier, Healthier World
If there is one key to making it in a family farm鈥攐r in any business that thwarts the trend toward relentless greed and destruction of the planet鈥攊t is the ability to believe.
Beyond the CSA: Four Ways Communities Support Everything From Books to Beer
You know the model: Consumers purchase a share of the season鈥檚 harvest upfront and get a box of fresh produce each week from the farm. Now you can get your medicine that way too.
The Radical Homemaker’s Guide to Friendship and Chocolate Cake
Sure, life goes on even if it is devoid of buttercream. But when it is there, life just seems so perfect鈥攅ven if you only get to eat buttercream once or twice in a year.
6 Ways to Bring More Empathy to the Internet
We asked psychologists, user experience designers, and writers what web users could to do to promote more empathic interaction in online places. Here's what they said.
The Radical Homemaker on the First Step to Becoming a Farmer
While making the season's tomato sauce at three in the morning, I mull over the origins of my desire to farm.
How the #FergusonSyllabus Can Help Teachers Talk About Race and Rights on the First Day of School
Teachers and educators collect ideas and resources for how to talk about Ferguson with students of all ages.
When Personal Boundaries Get Fuzzy鈥� Sometimes It’s Worth It
No matter what age we are, the challenge of telling others "no" never really goes away.
Pros and Cons of “Normal” Jobs from The Radical Homemaker
"There are times when I question whether I was a fool to walk away from a conventional career."
How “Giftivism” Helped Turn a Tough Oakland Street Into a Close-Knit Community
鈥淲hat if we, in this neighborhood of physical and structural violence, look for the light ... and amplify it?鈥�
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