Columbia Ecovillage (part 1) – From Apartments to Community

What if you could turn an apartment complex into a houseful of friends? Joe and Pam Leitch did. They purchased the apartments adjoining … [Watch]

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An Eco-Sense House – Natural Building, Natural Living

The Eco-Sense House is alive! From dream (see episode 103) to reality. Its curving cob walls embrace Ann and Gord Baird's … [Watch]

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Farm Camp — Connecting Kids to Their Food

Join the kids at Farm Camp! You'll watch them care for turkeys and rabbits, listen to a harvest season story, and cook up applesauce. … [Watch]

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Inspiration Farm – Cultivating Nourishing Food and Creativity

"Changing times calls for changing lifestyles." says Brian Kerkvliet. "So [we've] put more energy into the land… The more you get … [Watch]

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Sail Power Reborn – Transporting Local Goods by Boat

"We are revitalizing an ancient form of transportation … using just the power of the wind and the tides … to move goods and … [Watch]

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Oil Puts the Squeeze on the Economy

This turbulent, troubled global economy is precisely what Chris Martenson predicted in early 2010, "When Exponential Meets Reality" … [Watch]

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Local Investing Made Easy

We're "keeping money flowing locally so we're more prosperous as a community," says James Frazier, co-founder of the Local Investment … [Watch]

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How Much Food Can I Grow Around My House?

In summer 2006 Judy Alexander embarked on an experiment to see how much food she could grow, and how many neighbors could benefit, from … [Watch]

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Gourmet Cooking for the Paleo Diet (part 1) – Meet the Chef

Longtime chef and caterer Pauli Halstead had drafted her cookbook Cuisine for Whole Health when her personal diet took a U-turn. Working with nutritionist Nora Gedgaudas, she removed gluten and … [More]

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Living with the Predicament

Janaia's the guest this time! She tells host Ivey Cone: "This is not a problem. A problem can be solved. This is a predicament. We can’t solve our way out of this one, with technology or any other … [More]

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Road Trip Planned for Summer 2013

We're embarking on the next Peak Moment tour this summer!  We're heading to the Pacific Northwest. Our return route may be via the Canadian Rockies to Colorado and New Mexico. We'll see. If you can … [More]

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An Artist’s View from Coyote Overlook

This is where we live. What inspires us. Just a short walk around Round Mountain, Coyote Overlook boasts a vista extending across the Rock Creek watershed to the South Yuba River canyon. Beyond is the … [More]

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Seeking the Happy Story (part 2) – Reality Ain’t What You Believe

"If you really grasp the idea that this is not suddenly going to turn around, in six months or a year, you begin to look at your life very differently," says Dr. Kathy McMahon, clinical psychologist … [More]

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Living with the Predicament – Ivey and Me

You asked for it! After we had our Connect the Dots: Systems in Collapse video panel discussion, some Peak Moment TV viewers asked to hear more of my perspectives. Host and producer Ivey Cone said … [More]

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Seeking the Happy Story (part 1) – But What Do You Feel?

We live in a culture that wants only the upbeat response, the story with the happy ending. We marginalize people who express anger or grief about the impossible predicament we're in — societal and … [More]

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Gnarly Ancestral Oak Going Strong after Three Centuries

Like a guardian spirit (do you see her watchful eye?), this Ancestral Black Oak welcomes us as we enter Bearhaven Meadow at Lone Bobcat Woods near Round Mountain in the South Yuba River … [More]