The future of education will not be in a classroom, or certainly nothing that resembles today’s idea of a classroom.

I am going to make the case for gardens (somewhat as metaphor, but mostly real gardens) as (in part) as our future classrooms.

To read the essay (which is shorter than this expanded verision) head over to Green Shade at SubStack and subscribe. 

What (real) books can do differently. It's not exactly what you think.

To read the essay and more, head to: 

https://greenshade.substack.com/p/read-old-books-readiness-for-ai 

Introduction to the A.I. mines and the problem of Education....

Original essay here: 

https://greenshade.substack.com/p/we-all-work-in-the-a-i-mines-explained 

We wonder about the missing herds of cattle in New York City and praise milk. 

Dispatches from the forests of New York City. 

For the written verion and images go to dovecote.substack.com

Re-Enchantment of the Hudson Valley - Origins of Central Park 

We go in search of the mystical project behind Central Park. Also hamburgers. 

Dispatch from the forests of New York City. 

For the written version and images head to dovecote.substack.com

The Lost Sheep of Prospect Park. 

We go in search of the missing Dairy in Propect Park, Brooklyn. 

Dispatches from the forests of New York City. 

For the written version, images of the Dairy and more go to dovecote.substack.com 

The Lost Sheep of Prospect Park. 

We go in search of the missing Dairy in Propect Park, Brooklyn. 

Dispatches from the desk of the Chief Forester of NYC. 

For the written version, images of the Dairy and more go to dovecote.substack.com 

Horses have been and should be a timeless feature of NYC. Join us as we review the horses at the dawn of the skyscraper age, their disappearance, and the future of our hood today. Read the article and find images at https://dovecote.substack.com/p/horses-make-nyc-beautiful

Join us as we reveal an on-going 200-year-old milk war in New York City, from the loss of our country milk to the current skim-milk law for our school children. To read this piece and see photos, etc, head over to dovecote.substack.com and subscribe. 

Come on a journey as we spot the goats in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, remember the sheep of Central Park, and contemplate beauty, pasture, health, and the future of our world. Find images and morea at the post for this episode at https://dovecote.substack.com/p/bring-the-sheep-back-to-central-park