Good Stuff NW: Cultivating Empathy, Taking Action
The news just broke that the City of Minneapolis has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for the “countless acts of courage and solidarity” displayed by...
Good Stuff NW: A New Year Brings Challenges, Opportunities
I was going to send this month’s newsletter out yesterday, but due to the horrific events that happened yesterday in Minneapolis with the murder of Renee...
Good Stuff NW: A Brief Pause Between Holidays
We’re closing in on the halfway mark between Thanksgiving and Christmas, with Hanukkah on the way next week, and it feels like a good time to pause and take...
Good Stuff NW: A Holiday Season Unlike Any Other
First of all, I want to apologize for the dearth of newsletters since (egad!) September. It’s been a fall full of glorious color and much activity, stowing...
GoodStuffNW: Edging Toward F*ll
In the Pacific Northwest, the other four-letter word starting with “F” is being bandied about and, like its profane counterpart, using it in certain...
Good Stuff NW: Summer's Not Done with Us Yet
Is it just me, or has this summer been remarkably mild? Yes, I know we’ve had a couple of 90 degree-plus days so far, and it looks like there are a few more...
Good Stuff NW: Keeping Our Food System Strong in Tough Times
We just returned from our annual Fourth of July camping trip and I can’t tell you what a relief it was to be completely off the grid and away from the daily...
Good Stuff NW: Summer's Heating Up!
First, if you are feeling the need to respond to the horrifying events happening as a result of the disgraceful and illegal acts of the current national...
Good Stuff NW: Summer's A-Comin' (+ A Big Announcement)
There’s no getting around it…much as the current administration would like to deny it, things are definitely changing climate-wise. Farmers around the area...
GoodStuffNW: Springing Into Action
Whew! With our democracy under attack on a daily, or even hourly basis, billionaires illegally gutting government agencies willy-nilly with no one willing to...
Good Stuff NW: A Close, but Necessary, Call
I have to confess that, since the election on November 6th of 2024, I have been in a state of stunned disbelief. My initial thought when the result became...
GoodStuffNW: Your Tomorrows Start with Action Today.
I’m kicking off October’s newsletter with a request: Vote. Vote like our democracy depends on it. Which it literally does, especially in this election. If...
GoodStuffNW: Falling Into Place
In last month’s newsletter I mentioned Aesop’s fable about the ant and the grasshopper, and that I was feeling very ant-like with all the summer bounty...
Good Stuff NW: Summer's Swan Song
It’s hard to think about the end of summer when tomatoes are just peaking at farmers’ markets and in local gardens, and peppers are only now starting to...
Summer's Bounty Comes With News You Can Use.
It was almost shocking to go back to my last newsletter and read “one friend has dubbed the past few weeks ‘Nov-april’ and is calling out the next few as...
Good Stuff NW: Nov-april? How about May-vember?
One friend of mine has dubbed the past few weeks "Nov-april" and is calling out the next few as "May-vember.” In my typical make-lemonade-from-lemons...
Good Stuff NW: April in Paris? Try Spring in Oregon
Spring is in full swing in the Northwest, as evidenced by cherry trees full of fluffy blossoms, the air perfumed with the scent of blooming things....
Good Stuff NW: Can we say goodbye to Winter?
"Goodbye, adios, sayonara, au revoir, zài jiàn!" I can't remember when I've been more eager to say buh-bye to winter. I've been reveling in the violets and...
Good Stuff NW: 2024 Is a Year of Choices
Winter in Oregon is a time of incredible bounty and choice, both in terms of our food system and our day-to-day lives. Our winter farmers' markets—a total of...
Good Stuff NW: The Light is Coming
On this Solstice Day, I take comfort in knowing that the light streaming in my bedroom window this morning, as I snuggled into my comforter and felt my sweet...