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A city’s local food revolution: Whole Terrain interviews Brad Masi

On October 2, 2017 by WT Web Content

Originally posted December 26, 2010 by Hanna Wheeler When you think of Cleveland, what comes to mind? The industrial city whose polluted river caught on fire? The undesirable city recently rejected by local hero, LeBron James? The dumpy, depressing city featured in American Splendor by…

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Whole Terrain wins recognition for design

On October 2, 2017 by WT Web Content

Originally posted December 20, 2010 BRATTLEBORO — Four area area businesses were recognized in the 2010 New England Regional Awards of Excellence Competition, presented by the Printing Industries of New England. Two second-place Awards of Recognition were presented for the Whole Terrain soft-cover book…

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Volume 24: About Time

On September 22, 2017 by WT Web Content

The call for submissions for Volume 24: About Time closed on December 31, 2017. The adult mayfly has a lifespan of less than 24 hours, while bristlecone pines can live thousands of years. Geological time works at even grander scales. How do…

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Volume 23: Breaking Bread

On September 22, 2017 by WT Web Content

Published in 2017. Order a copy of this and other volumes here. The simple act of making bread, from sifting to baking, can evoke a flood of memories, anticipation, and reflection. We anticipate the scent of warm bread wafting through the home,…

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Volume 22: Trust

On September 22, 2017 by WT Web Content

Published in 2015-2016. In a quiet clearing among the hemlocks, a boy stands on a hewn log bench, arms folded, eyes closed, his back to two rows of fellow campers. Their arms are outstretched and loosely interlaced. In unison, they count down…

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Volume 21: Metamorphosis

On September 22, 2017 by WT Web Content

Published in 2014 In nature, the classic example of a caterpillar encapsulating itself in a cocoon and emerging a winged butterfly epitomizes metamorphosis. There is a shifting beauty in three distinct stages merging to form the developmental process of a single creature….

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Volume 20: Heresy

On September 22, 2017 by WT Web Content

The English word heresy is derived from the Greek hairesis, meaning “to choose.” Although it is now defined as a thought that challenges prevailing orthodoxy, its root simply describes the expression of free will. As such, heresy has the potential not only to dismantle…

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Volume 19: Net Works

On September 22, 2017 by WT Web Content

Published in 2012 As environmental practitioners, we cast nets to sample nature, to gather knowledge, to provoke action. Ornithologists use mist nets to capture birds for banding, advocates and organizers use social networks to foment governmental and public action, and vast amounts…

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Volume 18: Boundaries

On September 22, 2017 by WT Web Content

Published in 2011 Boundaries represent limits that confine, constrain, or exclude, yet they also provide identity, protection, and safety. Some boundaries are solidly grounded in geographical fact, others are superimposed by political action, and still others are conveyed by culture and tradition. Across political, social,…

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Volume 17: The Significance of Scale

On September 22, 2017 by WT Web Content

Published in 2010 The phrase “think globally, act locally” may have become a bumper sticker cliché, but now more than ever we grapple with questions of scale. Climate change looms as an overwhelming global threat. Despite good intentions, small actions like changing our light…

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Whole Terrain

Announcing the Publication of Breaking Bread

Author: WT Web Content

A city’s local food revolution: Whole Terrain interviews Brad Masi

Whole Terrain wins recognition for design

Volume 24: About Time

Volume 23: Breaking Bread

Volume 22: Trust

Volume 21: Metamorphosis

Volume 20: Heresy

Volume 19: Net Works

Volume 18: Boundaries

Volume 17: The Significance of Scale