The Paleo diet has become fashionable in some circles, though most adopters don't realize that with few exceptions Paleos ate more plants and fish than red meat. Archaeological and archival research shows that Indians of our northeastern temperate deciduous forest and coasts have used such foods ever since.
My Evanston journey from industrial gardening and lawn care to organic
When I first began gardening after moving to Evanston from New York City, it was what I would call industrial-style gardening, based on the products I found in the supermarket.
Old roses for an old house garden
When I moved from Manhattan to green, leafy Evanston in 1992, I resolved to have a garden. As a former New York city apartment dweller, I'd shown a thoroughly black thumb with house plants. Nothing I tried to grow thrived.
Lindens in Evanston
Evanston's parkways and yards are ornamented with many diverse Lindens. These are lovely largish trees with heart-shaped leaves and small pendant panicles of creamy white flowers whose strong fragrance fills the surrounding air in early summer.
Characters in Evanston residential history: Julius White
The names of some of Evanston's subdivisions and roadways hark back to some of our past heroes and also to some characters who don't quite fit that label. The White Subdivision that I live in was named for one of the characters, Julius White.