Catching Waves for Heath

Catching Waves for Heath The power of surf therapy By Meredith Haas Gnome Surf instructor Ivan Tripp assists a young athlete during a lesson. Photograph courtesy of Gnome Surf. Although the days are getting warmer, the ocean has yet to catch up. But on this afternoon,...

Seeing Yourself in Science

Seeing Yourself in Science After-school STEM programs offer students skills, role models, and community By Ellen Liberman | Photographs by Jesse Burke The team started with no name; some of its members had never met. But once they wrapped their minds around the...

Cooking with Confidence

Cooking with Confidence Preparing Rhode Island Seafood at Home By Annie Sherman Chef Youji Iwakura of Washoku Renaissance in Boston teaches how to prepare local seafood. Portrait by Dana Smith. Have you ever prepared locally sourced sushi? Me either. I certainly...

Not Too Late: Book Review

Not Too Late: Book Review Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility By Monica Allard Cox When I was a kid, very few people had solar panels on their roofs, and those who did, we suspected, had been swindled.  Today, 8% of U.S. homeowners say they’ve...

Training Landscape Stewards

Training Landscape Stewards Fostering Agricultural Careers & Safeguarding Ecosystems By Annie Sherman| Photographs by Jesse Burke THE SUN IS ILLUMINATING AN UNSEASONABLY warm November day, and LaKiesha Stromley of Wild and Scenic Fine Gardening and Horticulture is...