One Big Fight to Save One Small Organic Farm

~ Via Change.org ~ More than 20,000 people have joined a popular campaign on Change.org urging officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, to save a 31-year-old organic farm instead of destroying it to build private soccer fields. Farmer Nick Maravell, Montgomery County residents, and the Montgomery Countryside Alliance, an agriculture conservation non-profit, are leading the campaign on Change.org to save Nick’s Organic Farm, the county’s only organic seed farm.... Read More

Peace of Mind through the Principals of Water

by Howard Falco When water stops flowing, it becomes stagnant, it festers and begins to break down and lose its life giving qualities. In essence, life for each one of us is very similar. When we are out of the flow of life, when we feel uncreative and stagnant as it relates to our dreams and true desires, we unsettled and out of sync with the world around us. However, the principals of fresh flowing water have much to teach us about staying in the flow of life. With... Read More

WHO WANTS TO BE A TRILLIONAIRE???

WHO WANTS TO BE A TRILLIONAIRE??? Sustainability as Arizona’s Exportable Commodity On the heels of another tragic event that centered the State of Arizona in the national spotlight, President Obama delivered the State of the Union address and asked Congress to put aside partisan differences and come together in a new era of cooperation to move our nation forward. “At stake is whether new jobs and industries take root in this country, or somewhere else,” he... Read More

ALCHEMY OF A SCAVENGER

“Through the combination of organic and found elements I allude to the human impact upon the environment, the transience of earthly things, and the process of change,” says Frank. Elizabeth Frank’s whimsical assemblage sculptures seem born from a hobbit’s curiosity shop.  Remnants of broken furniture, bits and pieces of vintage hardware and other found treasures come to life as wooden characters reminiscent of fables and folklore. Considering herself... Read More

TRENDS: Can Your Realtor Navigate the Eco Market? A Green Realtor Can!

As dust from the recent economic storm settles across the nation and the embattled housing market crawls toward recovery, a green trend in real estate is emerging with potential to help homeowners maximize what’s left of their weathered assets. In today’s realty market, energy efficiency, sustainable features and healthy indoor air quality trump once-treasured amenities such as hard wood floors, sprawling floor plans and granite counters.  While global warming... Read More

Green with Envi: Luxury that Suits the ENVIronment

“Deepak Chopra once said, “Inertia is comforting, and Americans will be extremely reluctant to make any change that might affect their high standard of living.”Luxury Ifinertia is comforting, perhaps it is because we are creatures of habit.  Or, is it more likely that becoming fully aware of our habits may require an admission of guilt followed by a sacrifice of life’s pleasures?  As for the reluctance to make any changes that might affect our... Read More

FILM: ACTION AND ADVENTURE RECONSIDERED

POSTCARDS FORM THE PARK Postcards from the Parks was produced by four friends — Susan and Peter Culp, Jocelyn Gibbon and Sam Jansen — to chronicle their experiences visiting Arizona’s 27 state parks.  “In 2009, I was appointed to the Governor’s Sustainable State Parks Task Force,” explains Susan Culp, “and when we began our work, I was surprised to realize how few state parks I had visited.  I wanted to see them all before making any recommendations... Read More