Sep 3, 2018
This piece was first delivered as a Firestarter Talk at the 2018 National Rural Assembly where the theme was “Building Civic Courage.” The Rural Assembly is organized by The Center for Rural Strategies whose mission strives “to create better...
Jun 11, 2018
Before my current job as an Americorps volunteer serving on the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies, I had never heard of ‘socially engaged art,’ nor lived in a town so small as where I find myself today. The town of Paonia, Colorado, is home to 1,500 residents, in...
May 24, 2018
Photo thanks to Ellen Macdonald We already know how to be independent, needing nothing from anyone, paying for whatever we want or need using hard-earned money that we spend our lives to get. For we were born into this society and taught that this is what was normal...
May 18, 2018
It is always a treat to visit the Olympic Peninsula —especially the folks at Finnriver Farm and Cidery in Chimacum— to see how things are evolving. Since my last visit in 2015, Finnriver has considerably expanded their already ambitious project, continuing to build...
May 7, 2018
Bren Smith started fishing commercially along the northeastern coast of the United States at the age of 15. By the time he’d hit 40, he’d also fished the west coast, up into Canadian waters. But everywhere he went, it was harder and harder to make a living, as the...
Apr 4, 2018
Viroqua, Wisconsin has been increasingly recognized as the small town that could… a place where time and time again, creativity, chutzpah, and community have coalesced to add lasting value and vitality to the town. The opening of Pierce Hill Performing Arts this...
