A Look at Cohousing in Nevada
Throughout the United States, the majority of housing is made up of suburban, single-family homes. However, as an increase in housing demands is met...
Denial of boutique slaughterhouse leads to accusations of ‘NIMBYism’ and concerns...
While many individuals who come to the western Sierra region fall in love as soon as they lay eyes on its beautiful green fields...
Heather Sallan: Finding satisfaction by helping others.
About 20 years ago, Heather Sallan was disillusioned with the state of the world and the amount of poverty she saw in Reno, so...
Wild Harvest – Part 2
A farmer’s almanac
I wasn’t about to eat just anything, though. I needed some guidance from someone who knew what an edible crop looked like—both...
Wild Harvest – Part 1
Wild harvest - Part 1
I’ve lived in Reno’s West University neighborhood my whole life. It’s a small swath of the city, a few miles...
Hydroponics – farming’s indoor future
The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the most challenging years in the modern age. Not only for the COVID-19...
A Crash Course on the Economics of Climate
Opinion
By now, almost everybody (looking at you, Heartland Institute) knows that climate change is an environmental crisis that demands action. I won’t dwell on...
When “Organic” Means Inequality: A Tale of a Local Grocery Store
Earlier this month Raley’s in South Reno reopened with a fanfare celebrating their new O-N-E concept. Focusing on organic foods, Raley’s proclaimed, “We are...
The Lessons a Pandemic Yields
Opinion
What we have individually and collectively endured for over a year with Covid-19 has yielded many learning opportunities if we reflect on what has...
An urban farm for every city block.
Opinion
Growing up in northern Nevada provided me with the perception of downtown Reno as my own urban backyard. Reno is a small city split...