Katrina Martich

My first of the month blog posts are dedicated to the practice of Living Connected. For September 2021, our focus is on the living beings...

My first of the month blog posts are dedicated to the practice of Living Connected. Plants are the focus of our practice for July 2021....

What does it mean to resist even when you know you can’t overcome injustice? I heard this question last week while part of a group...

My first of the month blog posts are dedicated to the practice of Living Connected. Soil is the focus of our practice for June 2021....

Where do you go for retreat and renewal? I seek out natural areas. Unlike the built environment of people, where I just feel “small,” the...

Land, and its importance to people, is an ancient story. In its simplest definition, land is the dry ground on which we stand. It’s the...

Much of the U.S. is in record-setting cold and snow as I write this blog post. Birds who migrated to my area of Texas for winter are now...

A study by the Pew Research Center indicates about three-quarters of adults in the U.S. are concerned about protecting the environment;...

“I don’t have time for this!” I wanted to yell, as I stood at the kitchen counter tearing an egg carton apart, so I could put it in the...

Why aren’t you talking about climate change? More than any other question I’m asked, people want to know why I don’t keep climate change...

Many people are aware of the invasive boa constrictors that threaten native ecosystems in Florida, but did you know we have a native boa...

The pandemic is prompting many conversations about the common good versus individual rights. The tension between these two is ages old....

At the most basic level, we eat for the same reasons we breathe and drink – to survive. But eating is so much more than mere survival. We...

Tyson Foods recently warned, “the food supply chain is breaking.” I agree, but probably not for the same reasons. Anyone who has read...

I live in a state where the lieutenant governor suggested grandparents should be willing to expose themselves to, and if necessary, die...

Gene Stratton-Porter was an amazing woman. I recently read about her in a Smithsonian magazine article. She lived in northeast Indiana...

“Good fences make good neighbors.” This famous line from Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall,” is often quoted as a reason for...

I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. One reason is their all or nothing nature. They seem to be a set-up for failure. Being...

It’s summer as I write this post, which means I’m in the middle of lawn-mowing season. I remember begging my dad to let me mow the lawn...