I’ve been “sitting in circle” for two weeks straight, attending institutes and fellowships and training sessions. Literally. Sitting in a circle of chairs with dozens of people. So what, you ask? Turns out sitting in circle can be very productive…
I’ve just returned from a whirlwind two-week trip, attending the Social Venture Institute (SVI) and then meeting up with my localist friends at the BALLE Fellowship AND THEN attending an amazing training on the Art of Hosting. Phew. What a…
This article appeared in the July 2012 edition of Green Fire Times. Walking into the warehouse at The Way We Grow, I was struck by the overwhelming tasks at hand for start-up entrepreneurs. Perhaps it was this comment from owner…
This article appeared in the April 2012 edition of Green Fire Times. I’m one of those people who brings a box of New Mexico goodies with me when I visit former New Mexicans or friends who haven’t been here yet….
Except for a couple of brief stints in the for-profit world (more on this later) I have lived nearly my entire adult life in the non-profit world. The work I was doing within the non-profit world always made me happy—from…
This article appeared in the February 2012 edition of Green Fire Times. We’re well into 2012 now, and I hope I’m not the first to say that everyone, everywhere seems to going through major transformation. In December, 2011, I made…
This post appeared in the December 2011 edition of Green Fire Times Surely by now you’ve heard me talk about local this, local that, eat local, go local, Yay! local, everything local, local, local. My friends are a little tired…
This article appeared in the November 2011 edition of Green Fire Times. I hope this letter finds you well. I appreciate you calling me September 4 to tell me that you had not received the final paperwork on the Deed…
“Hello, this is Grant, from CitiMortgage.” If you have been following the saga of my house (November and May GFT) then you know that this sentence, uttered straight from the mouth of the Loss Mitigator himself was MIRACULOUS and a…
This post appeared in the May 2011 edition of Green Fire Times. “This call may be monitored or recorded to ensure quality service.” That’s what I hear every single time I call CitiMortgage (at last count I’ve dialed them 127…
This article appeared in the March 2011 edition of Green Fire Times. Scene opens. Mid-November. A movie crew is set up on Rabbit Road; catering trucks, tents, generators are all lined up. The cast is dancing from foot to foot…
This article appeared in the January 2011 edition of Green Fire Times. Raise your hand if you’ve ever been arrested. No? Me neither. Ok, well almost. I was in eleventh grade, an award winning, budding young writer, inspired by a…
This article appeared in the Sustainable Santa Fe Guide 2011 Everything old is new again, so the saying goes. In a recent conversation with a friend the subject of purchasing some rather useful but not entirely necessary items came up. …
This article appeared in the December 2010 edition of Green Fire Times. I admit it: I’m a victim of the economy. But I was also a contributor to its demise. In 2006 while still married, I purchased a home with…
Originally published in Green Fire Times, Sept 2010 When I started my journey with the Santa Fe Alliance in 2006 it didn’t occur to me that my family background would have such a big influence on my daily work. I…
Fishing for Solutions in a Sustainable Economy At a Santa Fe Alliance board meeting, we were fleshing out how to describe all the various things the Alliance does in the community. In supporting our local businesses, the Alliance operates on…
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