Chicken Flick Movie Premiere!

Here is the behind the scenes story of our little chicken movie which premieres this week at the Jacob Burns Film Center Media Arts Lab.

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31 Healthy Hints for the Holidaze: Healing the Earth

We’ve got one planet to live on, planetary health and personal health are deeply connected. Here are 7 guidelines for healing our home and ourselves.

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Should We Be Re-thinking Education?

Our schools no longer adequately prepare our kids for the future. They have too much homework and not enough family dinners.

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Wacky Weather as a Wakeup Call

Global weirding makes me feel like I’m Bill Murray in Groundhog Day. When will we wake up to the fact that climate change is real and needs to be dealt with now?

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Leaving the Nest

Tweet Two of the three Rubin “chicks” are leaving the nest this week for college. I’m not as tearful as I was when daughter #1 headed 5 hours north to VT two years ago. I learned that, thanks to technology, they are never really that far away. Way back in the dark ages when I [...]

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Slow Money

Tweet I’m heading up to VT this week to attend the 2nd annual Slow Money Gathering.  What is slow money? Its similar to Slow Food. It’s about knowing where your money is going to and coming from.  Investing in companies you believe in. Supporting local/ regional businesses, especially when it comes to food.  Speakers at [...]

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What can we do about this mess?

As the oil continues to gush into the gulf, here’s a great idea of what you can do about it.

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You Need to See this Movie

Concerned about the economy? The oil spill? Climate change? Here’s something you can do about all three that is positive and uplifting. See this movie!

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Love Your Mother

On Mother’s Day and every other day, don’t forget about the most important mother of all: Mother Earth.

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“Have the Best Earth Day Ever!”

Your assignment for Earth Day: Read these two books. Nothing else really matters.

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