Trackers NW Blog

5 thoughts for family connection

14th

May

I grew up in an Italian family. A big one. My identity is wrapped up in mia familia. Here are 5 thoughts that could help strengthen those bonds so important to all of us... 1) Make a family recipe book. Simply ask everyone, including Uncle Earl, for their favorite recipe. If you're food snob, don't be so quick to judge; include Aunt Sofie's popcorn balls in spite of that. Then take it to the printer, adding a cover with a photo or drawing of Great Grandma's house. My family did it. It was called…

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Choosing camp instructors

7th

May

I realized I could do something very important with today's blog. I want to better inform parents about how we choose the instructors responsible for the well being of their children. Here are some important things to know about the people we hire. The ones we all trust to protect and care for our kids. Getting in is hard, nigh on impossible…

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Walking backwards

28th

April

As a teen I once walked barefoot in my garden. Dirty feet and hands. The smell of garlic in the sun. My non-high school tenure was a three-quarter acre Eden blossoming from my parent's backyard. Every day, for all day no one told me what to do. For hours I would sit, step slowly and listen for what was coming next. Each action and movement…

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HomeSteading School Responses

2nd

April

I received many incredible responses from parents about our proposed HomeSteading School. In fact, I was wonderfully inundated with emails. I want to give you a taste of how inspiring some of those letters were. Since the HomeSteading School blog last Thursday there's been a lot of excited feedback about the notion of a school. We may have…

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HomeSteading School

27th

March

Whether you home school or not, this blog may be relevant to you. One day I was hanging out with a circle of Trackers staff. We were having pizza that Jason made from his sourdough starter. It was topped with buffalo we recently butchered from a local rancher. I asked the question, how can we provide an immersion experience for kids, not…

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