Turning invasive plants into something sweet

Some people just love plants, as I've written elsewhere, and we humans have a rich history of cultivating, caring for, and consuming the plants around us. As we moved around the world, we brought plants with us, spreading them to new environments. This strategy has almost always been a Win for the plants we moved,…

Musings on Evaluation

For information about the evaluation services I can offer your organization, click here. Here's a quick story that may appear to be about jam but is really about evaluation: We begin in my friend's apartment, with me struggling to open a jar of homemade jam. I asked my friend for a butter knife so I…