Goldenrod Everywhere!
In our Great Rivers ecoregion we are seeing goldenrod all over the place, bringing to mind Mary Oliver’s poem Goldenrod which honors this...
September's Migration Energy
This month we align our energies with the marvelous monarch seen in this picture taken in La Vista’s pollinator garden where the monarch...
Precious Jewels of August!
“Every second of life is filled with precious jewels.” Go outdoors in the early morning in August and sit with the above quote by Thich...
Abundant July
Who are the stars of the month of July? The natural events calendar gives me a good idea: purple cone flowers, blackberries, chiggers,...
The Energy of June
As I read through the daily happenings in nature on the June page of the Natural Events Calendar from the Missouri Department of...
The Promise of Laudato Si' for Integral Ecology by Mary Evelyn Tucker
On Saturday, April 21, Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker gave the keynote address at a conference held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the...
Celebrate Earth Day
This Earth Day thank an oak tree. Why? Doug Tallamy explains in his book Bringing Nature Home: Acorns feed deer, raccoons, turkeys,...
La Vista CSA Farm Memberships Available
There are many reasons to join La Vista's CSA Farm and share in the harvest: enjoying delicious fresh vegetables, a personal connection...
Easter Sunday and Our Deeper Memory
In this wonderful book Christ of the Celts, John Philip Newell tells us that Christ is the memory of what we have forgotten. As we...
Fossil Fuels Day
This internationally commemorated day is named by combining April Fool's Day with our growing awareness of the foolishness of relying on...
