Two Poems
by Dennis Held
This River’s Part
As now, each evening brings a last embarrassment
Of light that shames the setting sun to drop its fan,
A tawdry f... Read More...
Unsprawl:
The Community of Civano
Tucson, Arizona
The Community of Civano located in Tucson, Arizona is a New Urbanist, 270-acre neighborhood designed and built using principles of sustainability, including reduced energy and potable water usage.
A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture
by Stephanie Anderson
I’m in western South Dakota, rolling across the prairie in a blue 1970s-era pickup truck, when I first see them. Buffalo—faraway brown dots on... Read More...
The House We Live In: New Plans
by Amy Knight
A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona
When you look into the distance in a landscape of rolling hills, somet... Read More...
The House We Live In: Disappointment
by Amy Knight
A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona
Reader, it did not go well.
I had met with the final bidder right whe... Read More...
The House We Live In: What Ifs
by Amy Knight
A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona
One of the ways I’ve learned, over the years, to cope with anxiety is ... Read More...
The House We Live In: Sad Party
by Amy Knight
A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona
A few years ago, I had gone on a handful of dates with a guy who ... Read More...
The House We Live In: Window
by Amy Knight
A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona
You know that corny old phrase, when God closes a door, he opens a win... Read More...
The House We Live In: Attrition
by Amy Knight
A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona
We sent our bid set to five contractors. One never wrote back. And the... Read More...
The House We Live In: Need
by Amy Knight
A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona
For a while, I was taking a medication that made me really sleepy in t... Read More...
The House We Live In: Out for Bid
by Amy Knight
A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona
We finally did it: we sent the drawings out for bid. I feel a little l... Read More...
The House We Live In: Depressed Design
by Amy Knight
A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona
I recently came out to a group of close friends as a person who l... Read More...
