Sustainability Journal

  • Summer crafts for kids. Part 2.

    Summer crafts for kids. Part 2.

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Use your senses.
  • Summer crafts for kids. Part 1.

    Summer crafts for kids. Part 1.

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Feed the birds.
  • Summer Birding in Napa

    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....

  • Thoughts on slowing down. Part 3.

    Thoughts on slowing down. Part 3.

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Meditating with a cat.
  • Journals Are Like People

    Journals Are Like People

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    I’m a writer. I have to write. When I’m not actively writing, I can feel the bars coming down around me, and the caged animal emerges. I also like to read what seasoned writers have to say about their writing...

  • Not Invited to the Garden Party

    Not Invited to the Garden Party

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Keeping bugs away from your outdoor living spaces, naturally.