Francis Followers

i have enjoyed the challenge! I would love to do this again.

I believe bamboo products are readily available in my community. After reading about the many benefits of bamboo I will be sure to seek out bamboo products whenever possible.

Today starts my No-Car-Tuesdays.  This is my third year for this self imposed challenged. It challenges me to do the best possible job combining errands on other days. If I need to run an errand on Tuesday, I have to walk or take the bike...it's great.  Sometimes, not so great when the weather is bad  The goal is to have No-Car-Tuesdays year...

Pictures of hungry children and parents, who suffer immeasurably from an inability to feed their young, answer this question.  Seed money that allows families to sow their own crops or to form cooperatives is by far a superior way to help those in developing countries.  In the U.S., neighborhood gardens, backyard raised beds and chicken coops,...

I have ordered a tree that will not arrive until June.  But I have donated $35 to the Arbor Day Foundation. They will plant 35 trees in my name.  It is a great organization.  Check it out.

Eating meat is part of the dietary culture and history of North America.  Passed along from one generation to the next are the tales -- wide open spaces of the West, where herds of buffalo roamed and cattle was raised and driven to market. Eating meat is part of our heritage.  Our challenge is to put our story within the context of other...

It's good in every way...provides shelter and shade....a home for wildlife....a peaceful place to contemplate...it's arms reach to the sky to honor of our creator...it's roots reach down to ground us.   Right now the Arbor Day Foundation is celebrating by offering to plant 35 trees for a $35 donation up to 105 trees for a $105 donation.  I'm...

Reading Nicholas Kristof's book, Half The Sky, had a lasting impact on the way I think about this issue. His follow up book, A Path Appears, helped me find ways to help women so that they can in turn help their families and communities. I highly recommend these books to anyone with an interest in this area. They are deeply moving and will lead...

I think the waste of  land motivates me to change my behavior. I had never thought about food waste in this way before. Since land is a limited resource it seems the most significant waste to me. The labor and investments were compensated by the sale of the food, so i am not motivated by those. The waste of water and fertilizer trouble me when...

You know all those unsolicited cards you get from random organizations, I like the ones that are blank on the inside, I use these to hand write a note to politicians.  I sincerely believe these carry more weight than an e-mail. Peace     Jim Myres, OFS