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In recent years, a significant amount of reporting and commentary seems to indicate a growing dissatisfaction with our current work-life model. For example, prior to the pandemic, America was witnessing an increasing number of highly educated young professionals leaving office Continue reading A Brief History of Time, Work, and Leisure in America
Harvest. It’s one of those words which, metaphorically, has come to symbolize so many other aspects of our lives. It represents the culmination of months of work and collaboration, is often a celebration between humans and nature, and is generally Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Harvest
“I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Whatever the worries of the hour or the threats of the future, once the picture has begun to flow along, there is no room for them Continue reading Defining Leisure
One of the greatest aspects of backyard vineyard winemaking is your connection to – and awareness of – the cycle of the seasons. After the excitement of spring bud break, the hard work of summer maintenance, and the celebratory rush Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Winter Pruning
Of all your decisions for a backyard vineyard, one of the most important is choosing your harvest date. No matter how well you pruned the year prior, how good your soil may be, or how well you trained your vines Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Determining Ripeness
The Good Life In 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, Helen and Scott Nearing moved from New York City to a farm in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Although the motives for their move were numerous, and the Continue reading Helen and Scott Nearing
My personal interest in the classical definition of leisure began, unsurprisingly, at work. My job was very abstract – we were tasked with quantitatively measuring the impacts of foreign security assistance in corrupt, mismanaged countries emerging from years of civil Continue reading Finding Leisure
An Introduction The concept of leisure should once again be part of our collective dialogue. For many of us, it may already be so. The past year provided an unprecedented amount of time – time at home, time alone, time Continue reading Noble Leisure
We covered a lot in the Year One Vineyard Management (Part One) post. The main takeaway is this: above all else, year one in the backyard vineyard is about preparing the vines for long, healthy, and productive lives. This means Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Year One Vineyard Management (Part Two)
A country twice the size of France with a population of just over three million, Mauritania is a nomad’s paradise. The open spaces, rolling dunes and starry nights can give even the most rooted of homebodies an itching to wander. Continue reading How to Ride in a Mauritanian Bush Taxi