Happy Dancing Blog

People often use the phrase "busy as a beaver" to describe a hardworking individual who is always focused on completing tasks. It's an apt name, for beavers are said to be second to only humans in the way they modify their habitats. In their native ranges, beavers are a keystone species, meaning they play a vital role in the ecosystem around them.

We tend to be more aware of pollinators (bees, butterflies, moths, beetles and some flies) in warm-weather months, there are things to do right now that are crucial to preserve pollinator habitat.

The Happy Dancing Turtle garden team has planted several different purple vegetables in the garden. You may be accustomed to enjoying purple onions (which we also grow), but read on to discover some varieties you may not be familiar with.

Why is Jim Chamberlin nuts for hazelnuts? Hint: It's not a cash crop!

I started this challenge incredibly optimistic. I was optimistic about myself, my available time and even my enthusiasm. It got real, real fast! Sweat and flip flops became a part of the equation. There were wins, there were…not wins.

A mindset can make all the difference. Jim Chamberlin explores what it means to nurture, rather than exploit, soil.

I mean you drive your car and park it at your campsite, cabin, yurt, or other camp lodging option, allowing you to bring some luxuries along that wilderness camping does not.

I have never had a productive conversation with a caterpillar, nor asked them a question I received an actual answer to. What you are about to read is based on scientific research done by others and connections I made in my own brain. Please proceed at your own risk.

I genuinely wanted walking (or maybe skating) to become something ordinary, woven into the fabric of my days instead of treated like a special occasion. Then life, in its usual unceremonious way, happened.

Resources for understanding air quality and air quality alerts.