I am back in the United States, having left Bolivia almost a week and half ago. There are many things in the Bolivian sphere I could comment on, but I am reluctant to do so. In short, I will comment on a few observations. Any hope that people might have had of [...]

Water, as we all know, is critical to almost all forms of life. Previously, I noted what my life was like in rural Bolivia, where there was no potable water system, and the community where I lived, myself included, was forced to get all of its water from a nearby irrigation canal. [...]

 Welcome to the 122nd Carnival of the Green. Last week's Carnival was hosted at Conserve Plastic Bags, and now, here we are at Agroblogger. After reading through the submissions, I became aware that so much of what is addressed by the green movement is our relationship to the material world. Considering environmentalism is [...]

From the years 2000 to 2003 I lived in a small Bolivian village that had no potable water. Though there was no water in taps, we did have the irrigation canal (pictured above), that made life possible and bearable. Living without indoor plumbing is a challenge, but it is possible, and millions [...]