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Jim Chamberlin

Soil Health: The Challenge of Our Time

Soil health is defined as the ability of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem. The soil's ability to function, to cycle water and...

HDT Team

Workshops Focus on Water, Resiliency, and Mental Wellness

For the 17th Annual Back to Basics, there are 47 workshops on a wide variety of topics. From Blacksmithing to Gardening to Clean Energy,...

HDT Team

A Day Devoted to Sustainability

Back to Basics is one of Happy Dancing Turtle’s hallmark events, bringing together experts, enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and everyday...

HDT Team

Q&A with Freshwater's Carrie Jennings

A highlight of Back to Basics will be the keynote address from Dr. Carrie Jennings, research and policy director with Freshwater. In...

Jim Chamberlin

The Forest Below Our Feet

I have a distinct memory from years ago of a portage we took on a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. I believe the...

Jenny Hill

Reconsider Gift Cards

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the end-of-the-year holidays–busy schedules, parties and family gatherings, expectations to perform...

Jenny Hill

Clothes-minded: What Is the True Cost?

Do you find yourself spending both more money and less money on clothing today? It seems like some basics, like jeans, cost more. But...

Jim Chamberlin

Celebrate World Soil Day

World Soil Day is December 5th and is dedicated to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable...

Jenny Hill

Tips for Treading Lightly Through the Holidays

The holiday season is here! For some, it can feel like the season of overwhelm. After Thanksgiving, does time actually accelerate towards...

Jenny Hill

Rs for Resilient Living: Repair

In the list of the Rs--such as Reduce, Reuse, Refuse, Repurpose--Repair is a step many of us may not immediately think to take. Often I...