by Rachel | Nov 3, 2014 | ALL, Make a Difference
Last week my husband and I joined a friend at the UU Meetinghouse in Amherst. She had organized a community viewing of the (very powerful) documentary, “A Place At The Table.” It was disheartening to learn that 50 million Americans rely on charitable food programs –...
by Rachel | Oct 18, 2014 | ALL, Inquiry
Every year, from late September through late October, cranberry bog owners throughout eastern Massachusetts harvest this beautiful, tart fruit. Ten percent of all cranberries are dry harvested with mechanical pickers that comb through the bogs – these are the fruits...
by Rachel | Oct 12, 2014 | ALL, Inquiry
On a gorgeous early fall afternoon, we were closing up the old family cabins for the season. It’s a beautiful setting on the north shore of a lake in eastern Massachusetts, and regardless of how often we are there, the setting is so stunning that it’s nearly...
by Rachel | Oct 6, 2014 | ALL, Inquiry
A few weeks ago, we spent a warm early fall Tuesday with my folks at the Roots Market in Manheim, PA. A wonderful slice of central Pennsylvania – this is the land of my mother’s people (so it’s part of my heritage, too). We passed the Amish carriages on the...
