The Mission: Sustainable team is on an urban homesteading kick. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out Operation: Urban Homestead, now in production. We were thrilled to find that iVillage.com shares our enthusiasm.

A few great photos of YOUR urban homestead could... Read the rest of this entry »

This Saturday from 10:00 to 3:00, gardeners all over Seattle will be rolling up their sleeves in support of food justice. The event is called Spring Into Bed, and if Seattleites Stephanie and Michael Snyder... Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, we sat down with Gail Savina, the founder of Seattle grass-roots organization, City Fruit. By offering classes on fruit tree maintenance and by getting excess fruit to people who can use it, City Fruit is helping people recognize neighborhood fruit... Read the rest of this entry »

It’s officially winter time in the Pacific Northwest and one sure sign is rain. We are famous for our liquid sunshine, and when it decides to come down, sometimes it feels like it’s never going... Read the rest of this entry »

In my last post I talked about mycorrhizal fungi. The top points hit:

• Of all terrestrial plants, 95 percent form a relationship with a mycorrihizal fungi.
• The fungi’s mycelium (rootlike filaments) give the plants access to nutrients in hundreds... Read the rest of this entry »

I believe sustainability comes down to knowing that each choice we make has a “cost.” The true “cost” is a combination of the economic, social and environmental costs set against the offsetting benefits associated with each choice we make. 

The reality of sustainability is that most people only make small changes... Read the rest of this entry »