Farming Like the Incas

The Incas were masters of their harsh climate, scientists are finding - and the ancient civilization has much to teach us today.

Smithsonian.com, September 2011

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Climate Change Spurs Revival of Incan Agriculture

The World, September 2011

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Peru’s Asparagus Boom Threatens Local Water

The World, January 2012

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Saving Peru’s Food Biodiversity

Meet scientists and world-famous chefs who are working to preserve Peru’s startling crop biodiversity.

The World, November 2011

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What’s Cooking? Ceviche

Learning to prepare this Latin American treat.

World Vision Report, May 2009

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Elephants in Thailand

In Thailand, elephants historically have been religious icons, methods of transportation, construction cranes, even war machines. Most recently, they powered the country’s logging industry. When logging was banned in the late 1980s, elephants and their trainers, called mahouts, were out of work, begging on the streets. Now some have found a new way to make a living.

World Vision Report, September 2007

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Iceland’s Hydrogen Project

Iceland hopes to use its ambitious hydrogen project to wean the island nation off oil. This story explores what it means for Iceland — and for the rest of the world.

Living on Earth, May 2004

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Tracking Baja’s Turtles

Scientist Wallace J. Nichols made startling discoveries about the world’s sea turtles while working alongside Mexican fishermen in Baja California.

Living on Earth, March 2001

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Thai Monks and AIDS

Monks play a central role in Thai village life, and they have also played a crucial role in combatting the AIDS epidemic and caring for AIDS patients.

World Vision Report, December 2007

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Viva Brasil

The wood used to make violin bows – the same wood that in the past provided the name for the country Brazil – is today in danger of extinction. But bow makers may be the ones to save it.

Living on Earth, May 2003

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Afro-Peruvian Music

Peruvians are embracing the music of Peru Negro, a group of performers preserving the country's African musical heritage.

World Vision Report, October 2005

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Trekking the Andes

Hiking to Machu Picchu had always been a dream. Then, finally on the trek, I thought about the role the porters played in helping me achieve it.

World Vision Report, October 2005

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Living Through Grief

After American-Israelis Seth and Sherri Mandell lost their teen-age son, they founded a program in his name to help those who have lost family members to terror. World Vision Report, September 2004

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Nova Scotia Compost

This story profiles the Nova Scotia program accepting all types of food waste at the curb, dramatically reducing the province's trash sent to the dump.

Living on Earth, January 2002

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Israeli Life

In 2004, following years of intense bombing there, I visited Israel. I’d lived there for years, but it was my first time back since the start of the second intifada, so I interviewed friends and relatives to learn what had changed. World Vision Report, November 2004

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