The paleo diet, ancestral eating, pro-metabolic, the homesteading craze, the houseplant obsession–I think all of these trends are indicators that many of us feel that “progress,” as we define it, has in some ways taken us too far from our roots as human beings.

We have the instinctual drive to be capable/work with our hands, provide for ourselves and nourish younger beings–whether that’s plants, dogs or children–in a very basic sense. We crave contact with nature, our bodies crave nutrients in the forms and amounts that they’re found in whole foods, and our minds crave the sensory and intellectual stimulation that can be found doing handicrafts (versus working on the computer).… Read More »