This past summer, a housemate of mine lent me a book called Wild Fermentation, written by Sandor Ellix Katz and published by the Chelsea Green Publishing Company of White River Junction.

I spent the month of February, in of 2007, learning to farm organically. I was, almost literally, in la-la land. My hosts Suzanne and Alvaro moved there with their six children after fleeing Chile for political reasons in the 1960’s.

The climate debate is no longer centered on the question, “Is it happening?” but rather “What are the specific effects going to be?,” “Are we seeing some of these effects already?,” and “At what rate do we have to curb our greenhouse gas emissions to stabilize the climate for future generations?”

Since leaving Dartmouth, I have been lucky enough to find regular nine-to-five jobs that pay me to help save the planet.