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NATURE’S TURN: ‘Diet for a Small Planet’ 50 years evolving — Are you in?

“To help save the planet, quit wasting food and eat less meat. The conservation nonprofit Rare analyzed a sweeping set of climate-change mitigation strategies in 2019. It found that getting households...

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Seven techniques to get yourself organized

As the summer comes to an end and you start thinking about starting a new season, ask yourself some questions: Is your life, or your home, encumbered with too much stuff? Would you like to organize...

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NATURE’S TURN: Explore new world plants—A Berkshire ramble on the Appalachian...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail (A.T.), the first National Scenic Trail, is pivotal in the lives of people who have experienced walking almost 2,200 miles in the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to...

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Education and the future of humanity

Editor’s note: We are happy to welcome Cheryl Heller, Ph.D., to The Edge as a columnist. Heller is an artist, writer, designer and entrepreneur who works with leaders at every level to imagine and...

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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer stars rising, east. Planet Venus reigns, west. Public...

In the western sky, during evening twilight, brilliant planet Venus and dimmer, red Mars highlight setting winter constellations and their bright stars. The season’s brightest star, radiant orange...

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NATURE’S TURN: Flowering Berkshires — Enchanting native plants in the wild...

Deep beneath the flowing forest canopy of these Berkshire hills, a succession of spring-flowering shrubs blooms in the understory, and ephemeral spring wildflowers flourish on the forest floor. A...

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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer night life with Swan, Scorpion, Eagle, Luna and...

Celestial wildlife unique to summer skies are in full view in the east to southeast as evening twilight deepens at summer solstice time. Two avian constellations appear in the Summer Triangle, which...

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NATURE’S TURN: Meadow in a garden bed, border

When plants self-sow, we may look at their offspring as weeds or as gifts. Recently, while appreciating robust stems of perennial pollinator plants emerging in a well-established border, my gaze...

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EYES TO THE SKY: Perseid meteor shower – sublime fireworks from outer space

In a dark sky lit with stars a streak of bright light appears and is gone in one inspired breath. Then, a brushstroke with a long and lasting trail carries our spirit on a sublime ride. A meteor is...

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NATURE’S TURN: ‘Diet for a Small Planet’ 50 years evolving — Are you in?

“To help save the planet, quit wasting food and eat less meat. The conservation nonprofit Rare analyzed a sweeping set of climate-change mitigation strategies in 2019. It found that getting households...

View Article

Seven techniques to get yourself organized

As the summer comes to an end and you start thinking about starting a new season, ask yourself some questions: Is your life, or your home, encumbered with too much stuff? Would you like to organize...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
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Education and the future of humanity

Editor’s note: We are happy to welcome Cheryl Heller, Ph.D., to The Edge as a columnist. Heller is an artist, writer, designer and entrepreneur who works with leaders at every level to imagine and...

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Image may be NSFW.
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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer stars rising, east. Planet Venus reigns, west. Public...

In the western sky, during evening twilight, brilliant planet Venus and dimmer, red Mars highlight setting winter constellations and their bright stars. The season’s brightest star, radiant orange...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

NATURE’S TURN: Flowering Berkshires — Enchanting native plants in the wild...

Deep beneath the flowing forest canopy of these Berkshire hills, a succession of spring-flowering shrubs blooms in the understory, and ephemeral spring wildflowers flourish on the forest floor. A...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

NATURE’S TURN: Meadow in a garden bed, border

When plants self-sow, we may look at their offspring as weeds or as gifts. Recently, while appreciating robust stems of perennial pollinator plants emerging in a well-established border, my gaze...

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Image may be NSFW.
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NATURE’S TURN: Explore new world plants—A Berkshire ramble on the Appalachian...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail (A.T.), the first National Scenic Trail, is pivotal in the lives of people who have experienced walking almost 2,200 miles in the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

EYES TO THE SKY: Perseid meteor shower – sublime fireworks from outer space

In a dark sky lit with stars a streak of bright light appears and is gone in one inspired breath. Then, a brushstroke with a long and lasting trail carries our spirit on a sublime ride. A meteor is...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

EYES TO THE SKY: Summer night life with Swan, Scorpion, Eagle, Luna and...

Celestial wildlife unique to summer skies are in full view in the east to southeast as evening twilight deepens at summer solstice time. Two avian constellations appear in the Summer Triangle, which...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

EYES TO THE SKY: Perseid meteor shower – sublime fireworks from outer space

In a dark sky lit with stars a streak of bright light appears and is gone in one inspired breath. Then, a brushstroke with a long and lasting trail carries our spirit on a sublime ride. A meteor is...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

EYES TO THE SKY: Summer stars rising, east. Planet Venus reigns, west. Public...

In the western sky, during evening twilight, brilliant planet Venus and dimmer, red Mars highlight setting winter constellations and their bright stars. The season’s brightest star, radiant orange...

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