Footprint Magazine
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Columbia teacher will kayak the Missouri River. The whole river. By herself.
One of the first things Janet Moreland did when she moved back to Missouri almost twenty years ago was buy a canoe. A native to California, Moreland had enjoyed playing in water bodies since her childhood in Sacramento. “The American River was my playground,” says Moreland. From floating the American River to windsurfing in the … Continue reading
Dry your own way: air-dried laundry cuts down on carbon
Fresh data from the Global Carbon Project tells us CO2 emissions increased by 3% in 2011 and predicts by the end of 2012, CO2 emissions will have increased by 2.6%. The projection may be a slightly smaller increase than the year previous, but that is building on top of the highest CO2 emissions in human … Continue reading
Kombucha Curiosities
She is born from a floating white film, this mother of fermented tea. The film thickens, and grows to look like a slimy pancake. Lying atop green or black tea, she is a SCOBY, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, two organisms that usually do not grow together. A new, baby SCOBY pancake will … Continue reading
You Can Never Fail at Gardening When There Are So Many Chances: An Amateur Gardener’s Experience With Cool Season Planting
Many aspiring gardeners don’t realize the harvest doesn’t end when the weather becomes cooler and the days get shorter. Don’t abandon the garden just because fall is rolling around! Missouri does tend to have longer summers, which extends the production of peppers, tomatoes and other warm season vegetables well into … Continue reading
Craft and Harvest Amalgamate in Downtown Market
The Wabash bus station is a flurry of commuters and buses on most days. But every Sunday morning it is transformed into a public market featuring local food and craft. Every Sunday, starting at 9 a.m. lasting until 2 p.m., farmers and artisans come together in the parking lot between Orr and Tenth Street, joined … Continue reading
