Mark PhillipsGrowing Chestnuts in the Northeast US: a Value Chain PerspectiveChestnuts are all the rage in the Agroforestry community in the Northeast United States. Regenerative agriculture advocates like Ethan…8 min read·Feb 13, 2020--3--3
Mark PhillipsHow I Eliminated my Chronic Pain through a Mind-Body ApproachThis is the story of my several year journey with chronic pain in my hands and wrists that originally developed as repetitive strain…22 min read·Jan 15, 2020--7--7
Mark PhillipsMind Body Syndrome Resource ListA resource list for understanding what is variously referred to as Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS), Mind-Body Syndrome (MBS), and / or…3 min read·Jan 15, 2020--1--1
Mark PhillipsFood, Fermentation, and Right LivelihoodThis is an edited transcript of a talk and discussion given at the Eco-Institute on October 24th, 2019. It draws from Cultivating Right…11 min read·Sep 4, 2019----
Mark PhillipsComplexifying the connection between animal agriculture and climate changeIn this post, I share a series of different resources that challenge the emerging narrative that ‘eating animals is bad for the planet’…8 min read·Mar 10, 2019--1--1
Mark PhillipsHead, Heart, Hands: Reflections on Life at Schumacher CollegeThis post offers newly revised reflections from my life-changing visit to Schumacher College in May of 2016, where I participated first in…7 min read·Mar 16, 2017----
Mark PhillipsUnlocking the Potential of Place in the Brandywine River ValleyIn Spring of 2016 I had the opportunity to take a short course at Schumacher College on bioregionalism and the story of place with Pamela…7 min read·Jan 11, 2017----
Mark PhillipsWhat is the New Economy?This is a personal exploration of what the “new economy” means to me, drawn from experience at multiple conferences over the past two and…8 min read·Nov 24, 2016----
Mark PhillipsSoil Carbon Sequestration: a Surprising Opportunity to Heal Ourselves and the Planet at the Same…Two years ago I had the good fortune to stumble into Jeff Wallin and Bob Cirino at an info session for the Bard MBA in Sustainability, a…8 min read·Nov 2, 2016----
Mark PhillipsHarvest Day at the CSAThis past Sunday was Harvest Festival at the Community Supported Garden (CSG) at Genesis Farm, one of the first organic farms in the…4 min read·Oct 18, 2016----