Sustainability Journal
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A Small History: Lawns
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
When I was a kid I didn’t know there were yards without lawns. Everyone had a lawn where I grew up, to the point where the word yard is nearly synonymous with the word lawn in my early years. And...
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Summer Birding in Napa
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
Birdwatching is a way to interact with the natural world. So many of us find value in interacting with pets, but to have birds come to a feeder at your house, is a way to metaphorically touch the wild world....
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Not Invited to the Garden Party
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
Keeping bugs away from your outdoor living spaces, naturally. -
Summer Films
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
It’s summertime. Not really though, the summer solstice is twenty-four days away. That longest day spent on the deck or in the pool, baking in the glorious oven that is summer heat, still tantalizingly awaits. BUT the weather is dependably...
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Mediterranean Secret Garden
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
Native & Drought Friendly Gardening in Napa