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Georgia is a melting pot of flavors. Wedged between the Caspian and Black Seas at the crossroads of some of the world’s most historic empires, Georgia blends east and west with a dash of influence from the Mediterranean and Middle Continue reading Georgian Food – A Beginner’s Guide
Of all the wild mountain regions of Georgia, Tusheti is the wildest. Tucked into the far northeast reaches of Georgia along the Chechnya border, Tusheti delivers again and again on its reputation for dangerous roads, stunning terrain and passionate people. Continue reading Tusheti – Shatili to Omalo
If you know a little something about Georgia, you can tell when someone is from Svaneti. Maybe it’s the fact that their last name ends in –iani, rather than –adze or -shvili. Maybe they speak an ancient, unwritten language unintelligible Continue reading Svaneti: Mestia to Ushguli
My mother called him the “Kahuna”. Originally the Hawaiian word for a priest, expert, teacher, or advisor, kahuna was adopted by the surfing community as a term to imply a certain level of expertise or group leadership . I don’t Continue reading The Kahuna
If we all had more time each day to call our own, how would we use it? Writers, poets, artists, philosophers, and politicians have chewed on both components of this question for centuries. They’ve talked about “elevating everydayness” with the Continue reading Homemade Pesto
You built your backyard vineyard. You planted some vines. You trained them up the trellis for a year or two, harvested some grapes, and finally had the chance to crush them with family and friends on harvest day. You now Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Managing the Must
As an educator, I spend a lot of time with teenagers. This has many benefits, such as exposure to ideas, music, opinions, and even vocabulary one might otherwise miss. It also results in some drawbacks, such as exposure to a Continue reading The Benefits of Boredom
In recent years, a significant amount of reporting and commentary seems to indicate a growing dissatisfaction with our current work-life model. For example, prior to the pandemic, America was witnessing an increasing number of highly educated young professionals leaving office Continue reading A Brief History of Time, Work, and Leisure in America
Harvest. It’s one of those words which, metaphorically, has come to symbolize so many other aspects of our lives. It represents the culmination of months of work and collaboration, is often a celebration between humans and nature, and is generally Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Harvest
“I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Whatever the worries of the hour or the threats of the future, once the picture has begun to flow along, there is no room for them Continue reading Defining Leisure
One of the greatest aspects of backyard vineyard winemaking is your connection to – and awareness of – the cycle of the seasons. After the excitement of spring bud break, the hard work of summer maintenance, and the celebratory rush Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Winter Pruning
Of all your decisions for a backyard vineyard, one of the most important is choosing your harvest date. No matter how well you pruned the year prior, how good your soil may be, or how well you trained your vines Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Determining Ripeness
The Good Life In 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, Helen and Scott Nearing moved from New York City to a farm in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Although the motives for their move were numerous, and the Continue reading Helen and Scott Nearing