Thanks to our Seattle friend Marita, we enjoyed a gentle 3 mile day hike around Naches Peak in the Mt. Rainier National forest. Rock grottoes sprinkled with tiny colorful wildflowers, sepia stone ridges with a trace of snow, lakes and ponds framed by dark green conifers. A … [Read more...]
Bees Come In For a Landing at the Airport
September 5, 2013 by 4 Comments
Beekeeper John Woodworth and I suited ourselves up in protective garments. Robyn videoed from a distance as John opened a bee box lid and lifted up a wood frame. Dozens of bees walked around on the waxy honeycomb they'd built inside. He pointed out the queen. Nearby … [Read more...]
Dancing with Nyamuziwa Marimbas at Ballard Farmers Market
September 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sunday mornings we bike to the colorful Ballard Farmers Market, our primary food supplier in Seattle. We fill our bike bag with local grass-fed raw dairy, eggs and meat plus colorful seasonal veggies. The last two Sundays I couldn't help but dance to the infectious rhythms … [Read more...]
Seattle Community Farm – Fresh Produce for the Neighborhood
August 29, 2013 by 1 Comment
August 17, 2013. The small strip of land in the Rainer Vista area of Seattle was once an empty lot covered with trash and dead cars. Now it's a small farm producing fresh produce for the neighborhood. The area has a lot of subsidized housing and not a lot of fresh produce … [Read more...]
Among Friends in Oregon and Northern California
August 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Back in the late 1970s I dreamed of traveling around the country in my trusty VW camper bus. I imagined parking safely at the home of friends. Or friends of friends. Long before I learned that very few degrees of separation exist between any two people in the world, I … [Read more...]
A Community Rights Movement is Reclaiming Democracy
August 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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...]
The Primal Diet for Body and Mind
August 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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?
August 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
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
August 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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
August 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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...]
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