How cool is this? I published Green Living for 15 years, following 15 years published by my predecessor, Marshall Glickman. For a dozen of my decade and a half I was joined by Gary Munkhoff and his partner, Susan Place, who published an Oregon-based edition. They are carrying on, looking better with each successive issue.... Continue Reading →
Chickpeas? … Really?
Best of the 'Gest Silverbacks like to eat well, so it's no surprise that we periodically focus on our nummies. This post on chickpeas explores on a simple foodstuff that has surprising, and delighful, versatility. Since sampling chickpea ice cream, we've also enjoyed chickpea pasta and puffed chickpeas. So far, however, no chickpea bananas. Originally... Continue Reading →
Turn Our Prisons into Gardens
Kris LaMar is a Master Gardener and has been volunteering at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville in the ‘gardening’ component of their Family Preservation Project. This article was published originally in Green Living Journal. More info at greenlivingpdx.com. They Too Shall Garden Murderers, child sexual predators, heroin dealers, identity theft perpetrators, robbers and burglars. Perhaps not the ‘type’ you... Continue Reading →
The Junk Food Side of Global Warming
[Silverback Gary Munkhoff (Columbia River SBs) publishes the Portland area edition of Green Living Journal. This article appeared originally in the Summer, 2019 issue. Subscribe at https://www.greenlivingpdx.com] Gary Munkhoff If there is one thing that we humans should have learned by now, it's that meddling with nature results in unanticipated outcomes. Spraying weeds and insects... Continue Reading →