Doko Farm is practicing an old idea that’s gaining support and momentum during these modern times. Raising heritage animals was once redundant. Farmers knew the bloodlines of their breeding stock as well as they did their grandparents. Then factory farming happened. Raising as much meat as possible, as quickly as possible, and as cheaply as possible became the go-to plan.... READ MORE >
Steve Rubin was born a “Chicago Boy” but moved to LA when he was four. His family lived across the street from the old Stadium Theatre in West Los Angeles and was “at the movies three times a week. I grew up a movie kid. I loved movies; my mother loved movies; my dad loved movies.” Rubin attended UCLA, studied... READ MORE >
On Saturday, April 13, the second annual Irmo Community Earth Day Celebration will be held at McGregor Presbyterian’s Lawn and Learning Garden at 6505 St. Andrews Road in Irmo. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. The first Earth Day in America was a teach-in on April 22, 1970. The event originated when Senator Gaylord... READ MORE >
On the morning of February 6, Dr. Valerie Hoyt-Parrish (Ms. Val) stood against the breeze racing across the Saluda River. The Cutler School students were taking a snack break and reviewing their morning field trip. The chilling wind was affecting every human, tree, plant, and even the river itself. However, the unflappable Ms. Val stood calmly, asked questions, reiterated their... READ MORE >
Fireflies, or we as rednecks from Alabama refer to them, lightning bugs, are the puppies of the insect world. Anyone exposed to a group of them as daylight disappears on a spring evening finds them delightful. If they happen to be synchronous, they can be giggle inducing. This redneck from Alabama first learned of synchronous fireflies while watching a program... READ MORE >
Growing up in Chesapeake, Virginia, Amy Umberger regularly surprised her mother with gifts like snakes, frogs, and various other crawly things most mothers don’t usually appreciate. “I’ve always had a love of nature.” After attending Liberty University in Lynchburg for her undergraduate degree, Umberger moved south to Columbia and earned her interdisciplinary masters of arts degree in natural sciences at... READ MORE >
Last December, between the 8th and 9th, Robin Jones passed away at Christopher Towers, a HUD supported Senior Living complex on Gervais Street. He died like he lived, alone and content with his place in the world. In the 84 years he walked this planet, he accumulated several close friends and created stunning examples of his artistic talent. His death... READ MORE >
When the Environmental Protection Agency first contacted individual states about increasing support for sustainability, South Carolina decided to sign on starting with government agencies, colleges, and universities. Jane Hiller, who attended some task force meetings, realized we needed to start much sooner, at the student level, “so they grow up with these ideas, rather than needing convincing later on.” From... READ MORE >
During the last year, The Columbia Star has published several stories featuring students learning about and being involved in the Natural World. Camp Discovery, with its link to NASA GLOBE, Green Step Schools programs, Project Learning Tree, and others, have focused student activities on outdoor programs linked to Conservation. These programs are impressive but there are gaps. The Environmental Education... READ MORE >
Bailey Slice Parker, executive director of the Gills Creek Watershed Association, pulled into the Cutler School parking lot at the same time as this reporter. We were trying once again to get the water test completed in the creek that is a large part of Cutler’s educational curriculum. As we chatted briefly about banjoes and what not, a Gills Creek... READ MORE >
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