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Melancholia the Film – and Psychological Responses to Planetary Crisis.by Jim Tolstrup on Jan 8, 2012 As I watched the film it occurred to me that the crisis I was seeing on the screen and in particular the unique ways that each of the central characters related to it provided a not-so-metaphorical template for the ecological mega-crisis of our own times, as well as our individual emotional responses333 views |
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Justice for Native Americans.by Jim Tolstrup on Apr 2, 2011 The last chapter in any successful genocide is the one in which the oppressor can remove their hands and say “My God! What are these people doing to themselves? They’re killing each other. They’re killing themselves”.492 views |
 Ostara – The balance of light and darkby Jim Tolstrup on Mar 20, 2011 Today is the spring, or vernal equinox. On this day, as well as on the fall equinox (September 21st) the length of day and night are equal in proportion across our whole planet.87 views |
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Samhain: The true meaning of Halloween.by Jim Tolstrup on Oct 31, 2010 Feeding the dead can fulfill the longings of physical, emotional and spritiual hunger that we and they experience...4,136 views |
Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Fair: Showcasing Community Buildersby Jim Tolstrup on Sep 18, 2010 I have been particularly impressed by those who are working to create real community in Northern Colorado158 views |
Time for the Sustainable Living Fair in Ft. Collins, Colorado!by Jim Tolstrup on Sep 17, 2010 The 11th annual Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Fair is this weekend in Fort Collins and I will be covering the highlights all weekend.283 views |
Harvestival: Organic Fun at Grant Family Farmsby Jim Tolstrup on Sep 12, 2010 The entire event is within the context of the largest organic farm in Northern Colorado... a place where the community can touch the very soil in which their food is grown178 views |
What we failed to learn from 9/11by Jim Tolstrup on Sep 11, 2010 We chose "shock and awe" over compassion and intelligence and in so doing our society has seemed to be perfectly willing to let our enemies define us...607 views |
Labor Day Weekend means Tour de Fat!by Jim Tolstrup on Sep 4, 2010 It's Labor Day weekend and that means that once again it's Tour de Fat time in my little town of Fort Collins.1,789 views |
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My Eco Dad.by Jim Tolstrup on Jun 18, 2010 Through example my Dad ingrained in me a strong sense of responsibility for the world203 views |
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 Song to the Mystery: A Pagan Prayer for Earth Dayby Jim Tolstrup on Apr 22, 2010 Have we truly left the garden Exiled to speed and stress, Might the Earth herself grant us pardon If our grasping might grow less?535 views |
 Whole Foods takes bold step to end world hunger. {April Fool’s edition}by Jim Tolstrup on Apr 1, 2010 as the world's population has doubled in the last 50 years...146 views |
Happy Spring, Lovers! Wild Lust! Natural Sex!by Jim Tolstrup on Mar 9, 2010 Nature is the most erotic seductress there is. Who do you think invented all of this furious coupling after all?1,996 views |
Avatar and the Age of Heroes.by Jim Tolstrup on Mar 6, 2010 The Golden Age of Heroes lies not in our past, not in the future but in the very days that we are living now.640 views |
 Bushy Tales – The Truth About Squirrelsby Jim Tolstrup on Feb 20, 2010 The simple, basic nature of the squirrel (squirrel-anity?) seems virtually incorruptible and altogether cheerful.622 views |
 Natural Economics – St. Brigid vs. the Convenience Store.by Jim Tolstrup on Feb 1, 2010 …300 views |
 Rescuing Nature – Part 2: Responding to Crisisby Jim Tolstrup on Jan 11, 2010 …435 views |
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 Blue Moon – Green Planetby Jim Tolstrup on Dec 30, 2009 In 2010 let's do something really radical by saying "Yes" to the richness of the living world that surrounds us and aligning ourselves with the principles of the nature.289 views |
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 Beauty Deficit Disorderby Jim Tolstrup on Oct 14, 2009 Human beings need to be connected with nature. It sustains us on many levels.259 views |
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 Suburbitat: Buzzards in the Hood. ~ by Jim Tolstrup.by Jim Tolstrup on Aug 1, 2009 In many ways the vulture is the paragon of sustainable community. They don't kill or destroy anything, preferring to live on what the world offers them freely and when they find something good they don't keep it to themselves, they alert their friends so that they can all share it.238 views |
 The June Riseby Jim Tolstrup on Jun 27, 2009 Rain and hail continue to fall in Northern Colorado and rivers like the Cache La Poudre (reportedly named by French trappers who hid a cache of gunpowder there and never found it again) are brimming full. The early settlers and trappers in this area, referred to the swollen state of rivers in the spring as "The June Rise."162 views |
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 Suburbitat: Our Cruel Spring ~ via Jim Tolstrup.by Jim Tolstrup on Jun 9, 2009 …218 views |
 Spi Spi Za – The Vanishing Prairie Dog.by Jim Tolstrup on Apr 18, 2009 If we eradicate a species that is a cornerstone of prairie ecology in order to build the beautiful world that we envision is that the world really worth building? What do we owe the animals that share the suburbitat when human intervention has as much influence on their lives as nature itself?549 views |
 Seeds of Wisdomby Jim Tolstrup on Apr 4, 2009 In the dark depths of winter the tiny seeds remain steadfast and resolute. They seem to know that sunlight, soil and water are the things that truly matter and that the glory of summer will inevitably return. In challenging times such as these we would do well to take a lesson from the seeds, to return to what truly sustains us and reflect on where we are in the cycle of seasons.279 views |
 Suburbitat, A Suburban Naturalist’s Journal: Crazy Like a Fox.by Jim Tolstrup on Mar 30, 2009 Personally, I don't know if the fox is magical or not but I am always pleased when I see one. They remind me that the world is much larger than the schemes of human beings. Nature and the fox, whether clever or crazy, seem to have plenty of schemes of their own.582 views |
 Suburbitat: A Suburban Naturalist’s Journal.by Jim Tolstrup on Mar 24, 2009 Sustainability is about much more than the things that we build, what we drive or what we eat, it is a transformational journey that we making toward personal and planetary wholeness. Exploring the world around us and attuning ourselves to the rhythms of nature is part of that process.520 views |
Postcards from Ireland: An American’s Search for Indigenous Roots.by Jim Tolstrup on Mar 11, 2009 Who is to say whether faeries, nature spirits and the like exist or not? Or whether the long dead ancestors, asleep in distant lands, care about what we do, or fail to do? And when materialism leaves no unspoiled natural place on Earth for “the sacred,” where will we find ourselves?1,943 views |
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