What drives us, or “what makes us tick”, is an ancient question asked by philosophers, religious scholars, mystics and the curious for time immemorial. The time and space necessary...
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Stolen Watershed: Your Water, Your Life.
Several hundred island residents attended a forum May 30th in Nanaimo to discuss, share and learn about our world’s water crisis, the results of privatization in other countries and...
What Happened on the BP Oil Rig?
After the Deepwater well blew out, the first announcement from British Petroleum (BP) assured the public that “we have the best engineers in the world.” Then they announced that...
Farmers’ Market Q & A
Q: Why shop at farmers’ markets? A: Only decades ago, 90% of Canadians were involved in agriculture, now it is less than 4%. Farmers’ markets reconnect people to farmers and farming,...
Ten Suggestions for Effective Activism
Effective activism is a long-haul process, not “save the earth in 30 days, ask me how.” But there are some principles that seem to reoccur for people addressing every kind of challenge...
Backyard Apothecary - Cleavers
It’s not hard at this time of year to be in awe of our green earth. Everything is budding or blooming and leaves are reaching for the sky. Outside in my yard I’ve been watching...
The Symbiotic, Biological Purpose of Humans on the Earth
I regularly do a meditation practice that begins with being aware of breathing, in and out…in and out…relax, focus on it. Think for a moment about the exchange made with...
FOOD: “Buyer Beware” In The Health Food Industry
Recently I was given a media pass to the Health Food Trade show, since I write about food for Synergy Magazine. During the 90s, I attended this trade show as an employee of a Nanaimo...
Is There Life Without a Car?
I’m “weird,” and proud of it. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not weird in the way many people use that word: I am socially capable, generally interesting to talk with, sometimes...
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