Looking back on my journey through Mexico and Central America: Part I. As I post this, today (October 11, 2021) is Indigenous People's...

Also published on the Indiana University Healthy IU website, which you can find here. A demonstration plot at Christ Lutheran Church in...

The view from elsewhere can be jarring, but a new perspective provides insights. How small I am, and how big and beautiful the world...

A better future is within reach, and one local coffee roaster is leading the way through the direct purchase of high quality specialty...

A tribute to my mother-in-law for Costa Rican Mother’s Day, August 15, 2021. Mothers-in-law might have a bad reputation, except for in...

My first post on New Backwater was on August 8, 2020. On this last week of the first year, I look back, and look ahead. Soooo many...

This is where things start to change. My husband, Anthony, employing some of the homebrewing methods he has learned through experience...

I have learned to accept some uncertainty, but can it all be chalked up to God’s will? Our family vacationed “out West” for a couple of...

I love interviews. Group interviews are just as good as individual interviews. I love taking notes in a group setting as people share...

Holding one of Grandpa’s hands was always a thrill, knowing that I was holding the smooth strong hand of one of the handsomest farmers in...