Life in a Loaf of Sourdough Bread

The Good Table | written by: PAMELA DEY VOSSLER Rob VanKeuren with Flour Water Salt Head Baker Samantha Valenti, Opening day, November 2018 / / all photographs courtesy: Peter Wynn Thompson In hindsight, the breadcrumbs appear, … Read more here…

The Food Scrap Challenge

Giving Back | contributed by CAROLYN BAYNE and the Darien Advisory Committee on Sustainability,photograph by: BAMBI RIEGEL | riegelpictureworks.com Darien Advisory Committee on Sustainability members (from left): Dan Dolcetti, Carolyn Bayne, Mohan Ganadal, Christine LaJaunie, Amanda … Read more here…

The Art of Landscape Design

Art Show | written by: CAROL GUTHRIE left: How to carve a fabulous, three-level space from a weedy, amorphous slope right: The slope before / / photographs courtesy: Carol Guthrie All good art comes down to … Read more here…

Chris Filmer: A Class Act

written by: PAMELA DEY VOSSLER, photograph by: BAMBI RIEGEL | riegelpictureworks.com Chris with Darien Girl Scout Troop 50027 during a recent nature walk he led through the DCA Bird Sanctuary Chris Filmer builds bridges—12, so far. … Read more here…

Green Healing: The Restorative Power of Nature

Mind Set | written by: MEAGHAN HETHERINGTON, LCSW | Psychotherapist  photograph courtesy: Friends of Selleck’s Woods We know how it feels. You’re on a Zoom call about an important project while incoming email and news alerts … Read more here…

Why Organic Matters

In Good Health

In Good Health | written by: LINDA STEPHENS Many people ask me if it’s really necessary to buy organic or if I personally eat only organic foods. Organic food definitely costs more. Do the benefits justify … Read more here…

The Past in Future Tense

House Tour | written by: PAMELA DEY VOSSLER with SHARON RODDA—Houlihan Lawrence and Darien Town Historian MARIAN CASTELL Guild’s “Little Monticello” and the armillary sphere he placed in front of the home to emulate British country … Read more here…

Letter to Our Readers – April 2023

Dear Readers and Residents of Darien, As Earth Day this month focuses our attention on the environment, we are pleased to bring you this issue and its celebration of the kinds of actions embodied in the … Read more here…