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Submitted by Deborah Gordon MD. Sustainable agriculture is local, organic, and affordable.  Sustainable agriculture must also feed the farmer and, contrary to Monsanto’s line, is the best way to feed the world.  So what can I do to help make that happen?  I know —  I can organize a 5-leg…

Ann and Clark Zimmerman, LAc. are a husband and wife partnership who practice Chinese medicine in downtown Talent.  They are both originally from Indiana, but met in Portland on the first day of school at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.  After obtaining their masters in Chinese Medicine, they got…

Scott Brown posed nude for a girlie magazine and then became renown for driving a pickup truck.  The Reverend Brad Carrier combines both.  The truck is a 1966 (mostly) Ford 3/4 ton pickup.  It has a custom paint job of five colors added over the years, plus surface rust. Brad…

You’re invited! On Friday July 9 the Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan arrives in Ashland, as part of 13 routes touring 130 cities in the US and Canada, en route to Havana! This annual project is a challenge to the US government’s blockade and travel ban aimed at undermining the…

I have just returned from India where I have been in the Oneness Movement for the last four years. While there I was initiated as a Oneness Trainer, someone who carries the frequency of awakening and the vision of humankind waking up now and in the next two years by…

Jean Bakewell is an artist and a very active community member.  She is a long time member of the Lithia Artisans Market and a woman of many talents.  Along with her partner Kay, she has made Ashland her home for almost two decades.  I spent the afternoon sharing coffee and…

Here is a quick interview template I worked up to assist in the creation of great interviews. IT’S SO EASY … That I want to share my formula with you so you can interview all the cool people you know or want to know. Seriously Use my technique and help…

Marcella Ruikis sings lead vocals in the jazz ensemble Smoky Red Quintet who plays locally on a regular basis. She is a long time member of the Lithia Artisans Market and shows her hand painted silk art along Ashland Creek most weekends throughout the season. Marcella lives with husband Jonas…

Okay, so you want to reduce your carbon foot print. You could hold your breath for a while but I think that would cause complications. How about walking a little more and driving a little less. My kid’s dentist insists I take up the sport of walking. Well, walking is…

Maud Powell , coordinator of the Siskiyou Sustainable Cooperative CSA program was recently approved by the USDA to accept the Oregon Trail card (food stamps) for CSA payment. We spoke with her recently to learn more about this. Maud, thanks for doing an interview with me. Recently your organic farm…

Alissa Clark is one of over 100 local artisans who show their art on Calle Guanajuato throughout the summer, behind the Plaza, weekends at the Lithia Artisans Market. Known by her friends as Ali, she is a potter who displays her creations throughout the Pacific Northwest and makes Ashland her…

Recently, When I first set foot in the Rogue Valley Roasting Co three years ago, I thought it was perfect for a local café. It’s located on East Main and 8th Street, which is walking distance from several neighborhoods, including my own. The staff is friendly, and the coffee is…