A first happened in Industry, Maine not long ago:  Mark Ancker was buried in a mushroom casket. It was entirely made of mycelium, the intricate root system of fungi. Such caskets take a week to make and are wholly biodegradable, disintegrating in about 45 days. It’s all part of what is called a quiet revolution…

There’s a contest going on in the UK: Choosing a tree of the year. I’m sharing that this contest is happening because the idea is rather magnetic and I believe we ought to imitate it and have our own.  From 40 trees ten have made the short list and people will vote on which one…

When the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 people said you can pass a law but you cannot change people’s hearts, meaning of course that racism could not be undone by a bill. In 2025, that thought still holds, but in the reverse. Laws and directives to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion can be…