Seeding Spartanburg

There are lots of exciting things brewing in the 'burg these days. Yay. One of which is the Hub City Co-Op. Their website is now up and running and an application for ownership is now available. Just look at that…Spartanburg stepping a little further toward the future. Woot. Woot. Okay…30 years after the Hendersonville and the [...]

Spartanburg's reading Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 this year for the County library's Big Read. How about them apples? Pretty cool, huh?  Perfect choice for Spartanburg to read. If only the people would read it…I know it's a book and all and it doesn't have pictures but c'mon Sburg!!!  And they're going to have a pretty cool [...]

Starts Tonight!! This is a great series of films dealing with a variety of sustainability issues. And they're free! So come on out. Starts at 7:30pm. More info: Please join HUB-BUB, the Hub City Farmers Market, Partners for Active Living, and Upstate Forever for The Green Screen Film Series; a collaborative documentary series with a [...]

When I was a kid, that’s what my Mama said I always said. “I’ll do it myself Mama.”  And I did. Or at least I tried. She said it drove her nuts. My stubbornness. I guess she thought I should’ve just listened to her, did as she said and let things be done. But, I [...]

I was thinking tonight that it doesn't matter that SC has all the problems it has—I sure do love this place regardless. I moved back home knowing the problems that plagued this region. I lived in more progressive areas of the country and it was fabulous to be surrounded by like-minded people working on similar [...]

I could not resist sharing Flying Oskar's most recent post: Tough Love for South Carolina Writer Christopher George hit the nail on the head with this one. The comparison of SC to 'an embarrassing alcoholic uncle, always turning up to say the most inappropriate things at the most inopportune times' is right on and still [...]

South Carolina is a mess, ain’t it? Will it ever get better? My magic eight-ball is saying 'outlook not so good.' I've been keeping a distance on state politics for a reason but some things just draw me back in. As if we haven’t had enough saddled on us already by Mark Sanford and Joe Wilson, [...]

Wow. The past few months have been overwhelming to say the least. I’m now to a point that I must step back from some of my many projects and take a deep breath. And take a rest from a few. That rest will not include my dedication to our community though. I’ve been wondering about [...]

I rarely…I mean RARELY forward emails much less post them on my blog. But I swear. I couldn't resist sharing this one from my friend Lori. It's pretty dang funny. Especially with me being interested in health and well being issues and all…I just had to share this special health announcement: Important Women's Health Issue: Do [...]

Wanted to share this article. It's Time to Throw Out the Throwaway Economy Great piece breaking down the problems of the unsustainable western economic model and what's to come now that China, India and other developing countries are dreaming the "American Dream." By 2030 China would need 98 million barrels of oil a day. The [...]