Happy Earth Day Washington

And to celebrate Sustainable 1000 is launching its premiere of Washington Green Radio. We will have 2 shows per month highlighting this state's innovations. As the Sustainable1000 road trip continues, we come back to WA virtually to share ideas and here the latest in the northwest.

Issaquah - Lizzie Parker Part 2

Lizzie and I explore how sustainability affects her store, why she makes the choices of clothing that she does, and how her clients feel about green.

Part 2 is under revision. Here's Part 3 instead!

Washington Green Radio Station Launched

link to radio station: next show April 22, 2010

Part 3 of 3: Interview : Pangaea Organica Coffee Roaster of Seattle

Here I am with Rick Riehle one more time as we go over what co-ops mean. Find out about them at Pangaea Organica!

Yakima Fun!

So I decided to test sleeping in my car last night. It worked! After heading to a store and getting an adaptor to give me a plug for inside my car, I was all set. I didn't need that last night, but will soon when I head outside of the Seattle area.

I had a little car glitch that kept from heading to Ocean Shores this weekend. But a friend's offer to go to the WA coast next Saturday the 17th for beach clean up filled that void.

The pilots are going good. My guests have been patient as I work out the lighting and audio kinks for shooting with the little cameras.

Scheduling is coming along too as I will launch my Washington Green Radio programs on Wednesday. Oregon's show will following on Thursday before I arrive there. The goal with these are to talk with people who I did not have time to meet while in there cities. Also, I will be connecting these towns to others for residents.

Back to my car experience. There were truckers and a few other cars parked in this big box store. It was open all night so I felt pretty safe, but honestly trekking through the suburbs of Warsaw in 1992 was probably more dangerous. :)

Oh and I am hanging at this coffeeshop updating some of my blogs, dating insights [link coming soon] and cutting more videos from the interviews this week. Have an interview with a sustainable winery today ay 230. Free samples please!

Hope to connect with the Mighty Tieton folks and interview them too. They have revived this village in central Washington with all kinds of art. This is the another aspect of sustainability. From their site, "Mighty Tieton is an extraordinary entreprenurial venture composed of a small but growing group of designers, architects, artists, and creative individuals. The venture is based in the Central Washington town of Tieton, fifteen miles west of Yakima. Mighty Tieton's goal is to help improve the economy of the town and region by combining its creative and professional talents and utilizing local resources to build successful businesses related to art, design, hospitality, and recreation." Cool huh.

Here's where I am...

Alan Seid Interview Part 1 of 4

Alan Seid is the author of the forthcoming book, Take It To The Next Level: a toolbox for positive change agents and cultural creatives and runs Cascadia Workshops.

Alan and Tricia live at Bodhi Creek Farm, a Permaculture site in the Foothills of Washington State's North Cascades, with our two daughters where this interview was filmed.

Part 2 of 3: Interview : Pangaea Organica Coffee Roaster of Seattle

Shane continues his talk with Rick about organic coffee and what it means to him. We dive into nuances of the coffee and why exactly he chose it. This video will go live at 9am Saturday. Check back then!

Part 1 of 3: Interview : Pangaea Organica Coffee Roaster of Seattle

The first of a series of 3 interview segments with Rick Riehle of Pangaea Organica a coffee roasting coop in Seattle, Washington. Visit them at http://pangaea.coop for more details about their great fair trade, locally roasted coffee in the northwest.

Pre-launch Preview Interview in Seattle! (1 min)

Featuring Pangaea Organica Coffee
---more coming soon---