While in Portland we videoed Paul Cienfuegos. This energetic and articulate firebrand is the Portland area regional organizer for the Community Rights movement. What's that, you ask? In a nutshell,"communities across the country are practicing non-violent, civil … [Read more...]
Things are Cookin’ at Wallingford Community Kitchen (241)
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The Primal Diet for Body and Mind
We've eagerly anticipated videoing a conversation with Nora Gedgaudas during the past few months while Robyn and I read aloud her book Primal Body, Primal Mind: Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and a Longer Life. We flagged dozens of passages that spoke to us. Nora … [Read more...]
What is GENUINE Sustainability?
I've looked forward to meeting Rick Reese since I read his thoughtful and highly readable book What is Sustainable: Remembering Our Way Home a year ago. Rick's driving question is "what is genuine sustainability?" In his just-published Sustainable or Bust, he reviews over … [Read more...]
The Giving Is Growing at Monroe’s Sharing Garden
In 2010 we videoed Chris Burns and Llyn Peabody in Sharing Gardens - Giving and Receiving (episode 193). Since then, they've moved the garden to a much larger plot. Their community's support has grown, too: volunteers and materials keep pouring in. Their project pretty much … [Read more...]
Jan Spencer’s Permaculture Food Forest
There's no way we could stop by Jan Spencer's in Eugene, Oregon without getting an updated tour of his permaculture project. Suburban Renewal - One Backyard at a Time with Jan was our first permaculture show (2006, episode 37). True to his permaculture roots, Jan is … [Read more...]
What Do You Think Is Worth Fighting For? (240)
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What Do You Think Is Worth Fighting For? (240)
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A Forest View – and Smoky Wildfires
July 30,2013. As I painted this view from Dunsmuir in northern California, layers of smoky haze filled the air. Smoke from multiple wildfires in southern Oregon reduced visibility like thick fog. I found it difficult to get a good deep breath as we traveled north. The … [Read more...]