Spring 2018 Almanac

Eco News, Spring 2018 Almanac
Plastic-eating fungus found at a landfill site in Pakistan
Currently, around the world, landfills are full of billions of tons of plastics. These plastics are attracting organisms that are seeking to exploit it.
Recipe, Spring 2018 Almanac
Asparagus & Lemon Risotto
This recipe is easy to make, absolutely delicious and packed with nutrients.
Gamechanger, Spring 2018 Almanac
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth has no patience for plastic and is taking Buckingham Palace plastic free!
Eco Tip, Spring 2018 Almanac
Hibiscus Flower
The red hibiscus flower is cultivated worldwide for both its aesthetic appeal and its medicinal uses, which is in the form of tea.
Spring 2018 Almanac, Sustainable Design
Food Pharmacies
Some pharmacies are dispensing fruit and veg as well as drugs. Many medical issues have symptoms that can be managed or preventative with exercise and nutritional care, but access to things like fresh fruits and vegetables or healthy protein can be challenging for certain populations.
Artist, Spring 2018 Almanac
Vincent Van Gogh
For Vincent van Gogh, nature was the defining subject of his art. Over the course of his short but intense working life, Van Gogh studied and depicted nature in all its forms—from the minutiae of insects and birds’ nests to the most sweeping of panoramic landscapes...
Spring 2018 Almanac, Tree News
Tree Spotting
We all know that a walk in nature is a great path to tranquility. But did you know you don’t necessarily have to leave your front room to be able to reap the psychological benefits the great outdoors has to offer?
Spring 2018 Almanac, Sustainable Design
The Green School
he Green School is located in the jungle in south central Bali. Begun a decade ago by John and Cynthia Hardy, it was intended to do nothing less than create a future generation of “green leaders,” even as it would defy...
Recipe, Spring 2018 Almanac
Almond Cake
A delicious, satisfying and easy to make cake!
Eco Garden, Spring 2018 Almanac
Poison Ivy
How to get rid of POISON IVY in your garden, without using toxic herbicides.
Eco Tip, Spring 2018 Almanac
Car Air Fresheners
It’s time to stop making air fresheners for cars, and phase them out just as skin-exfoliating products were, the polluting microbead kind.
Nature News, Spring 2018 Almanac
Seed Libraries
Seed libraries provide vegetable seeds so that people can grow food they might not otherwise be able to get.
Eco Tip, Spring 2018 Almanac
PW Tips for Spring!
The two most diverse, all natural and beloved kitchen ingredients in my home!
Book, Spring 2018 Almanac
Natural Gardening for Birds: Create a Bird-Friendly Habitat in Your Backyard
A Practical Illustrated Bird Oriented Gardening Book with Great Reference Charts. Bird watchers everywhere dream of a landscape dotted with fruiting shrubs nests tucked into twining vines and birds flocking to feeding stations.
Book, Spring 2018 Almanac
100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive
The international bee crisis is threatening our global food supply, but this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators.
Book, Spring 2018 Almanac
Children’s Book: Bertolt
This is a charming, touching story about an imaginative boy whose best friend is an oak tree named Bertolt.
Animal News, Spring 2018 Almanac
Border collies
Border collies run like the wind to bring new life to Chilean forest.
Spring 2018 Almanac
May 13, 2018: Mother’s Day
Go for a walk in nature!
Eco Cinema, Spring 2018 Almanac
Leaning into the Wind
Riedelsheimer's exquisite film illuminates Goldsworthy's mind as it reveals his art.
Spring 2018 Almanac
The Butterfly Whisperer
Described as “the butterfly whisperer,” Tim Wong, is an aquatic biologist at the California Academy of Science (in San Francisco), who spends his free time working to bring back the California Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly.