August 31, 2010. "We need to get free of Wall Street," David Korten's eyes blazed, "not try to fix it by tinkering at the margins... It can't be fixed. It has essentially become a legal crime syndicate" (my paraphrase). With a David-meets-Goliath fervor, our passionate … [Read more...]
Cecile Andrews – From Simplicity Circles to Community Building
September 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
August 28, 2010. My first impression upon entering Cecile Andrews' cheery house is that simplicity doesn't mean deprivation. The author of Circle of Simplicity, Less is More and Slow is Beautiful, Cecile lives in a spacious Seattle house brightened with colorful dishes and … [Read more...]
A Natural Builder Renovates for “Social Architecture” too
September 2, 2010 by 1 Comment
Thursday, August 19, 2010. Natural builder Lydia Doleman of Flying Hammer Productions gave us plenty of stories about the urban neighborhood community that's evolving from two adjoining homes she purchased with friends. And she gave us a tour of the cob studio and … [Read more...]
Fresh Homemade from a Bakery CSA
September 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The enticing fragrance of fresh yeasty bread beckoned us into Jen Ownbey's converted-garage bakeshop in Olympia, Washington. A huge variety of loaves graced her shelves: yeast breads, regular and gluten-free; quick breads with mixtures of grains; sweet treats. While we … [Read more...]
Broadening the Conversation about Childbirth
August 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment
A conversation with three co-editors of Squat Birth Journal wasn't on my original taping schedule. But when they contacted me, I thought it'd be a great topic for a show. Natural child birth, birthing without interventions and drugs, is about as sustainable an alternative … [Read more...]
A Tiny House for Middle Earth
August 28, 2010 by 1 Comment
"Wind up, up, up the road to the tippity top of the hill," read the directions, "and when it flattens out at the top, my house is a hop, skip and a jump away in the young alder woods." What magical place were we coming to, and who would write such directions? As we walked … [Read more...]
Dignity Village: Intentional Community for the Homeless
August 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
Tuesday August 17, 2010. Dignity Village is the most colorful intentional community we've visited, not just for the murals and vibrant colors painted on the buildings. But also for its story. It is a community of about sixty homeless people. Now nearly ten years old, … [Read more...]
A Gleaning Project Shares Fruitful Abundance
August 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Portland Fruit Tree Project (PFTP) is a grassroots gleaning organization with a social conscience. Not only do volunteers share in the harvest, but half of the harvest goes to food banks and other agencies serving low-income people. And half of the harvesting positions are … [Read more...]
Free Geek – Computers for the Community
August 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Wednesday, August 18, 2010. When our friend Daniel Lerch said we just had to get a tour of Free Geek, I wasn't sure this was Peak Moment show material. After the tour, I was sure. A few days later, Reuse Program Coordinator Alison Briggs gave us a tour of the huge busy … [Read more...]
Synchronicity in the City
August 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
In a city the size of Portland, what are the chances of running into one of the five people you know that live here -- and in an off-the-beaten track location? And that person happened to be the ONLY one we'd planned to visit that wasn't available (he was caring for a friend … [Read more...]
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