Writing travel, home and garden, and general interest features taught us a lot—especially the overseas assignments. Doing so boosted our awareness of and interest in serving nonprofits that support the environment, sustainable travel, affordable housing, and third world development.

Samples of our writing for consumer publications:

• Multiple appearances, “Digging Dinos”
  This story about where ordinary people can dig for dinosaur bones appeared in 25 newspapers, magazines, and websites in the U.S., Canada, and Japan.

• Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Getaway/Midwest: Stokely Creek Lodge, Goulais River, Ontario”
  You can fill up on gourmet meals here, confident you’ll work off the calories on backcountry Nordic ski trails. Other newspapers in the U.S. and Canada also ran this story.

• Los Angeles Times, “Floating Through the Wildest West”
  This travel cover story told how to canoe Montana’s wild and scenic Missouri River, camping near landmarks Lewis and Clark described in their journals. Shorter versions appeared online and in many other newspapers.

• The World & I, “Community or Cash? Betel Nut’s Changing Role on Yap”
  Betel nut has become the top export from the Micronesian archipelago of Yap. This poses health, social, and environmental challenges to the culture.

A partial list of our magazine, newspaper, and online story credits includes:

AgPix
AllOutdoors.com
Asahi Evening News (Tokyo)
Booth Newspapers
Boston Globe
Christianity Today
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Endless Vacation
Eternity
Family Fun
Financial Times
Freelance Success
Gorp.com
Grit
Harrowsmith Country Life
Horticulture
Islands
Los Angeles Times
Miami Herald
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
National Gardening
New York Post
Organic Gardening
San Francisco Examiner
Toronto Globe and Mail
Travel America
Travelocity.com
Westways
The World & I