We’re walking again, but this time at the end there’s a hot beverage and more awareness about issues and programs concerning domestic abuse in our area. This Sunday the 22nd Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage happens bringing literal thousands of folx to downtown Northampton to walk or run for their cause. We speak with executive director Marianne Winters and development director Natalie Ulrich  about the scope of the organization, the goal for this years event, and how you can help them reach it.  

We’ll also hear how the federal cuts earlier this year brought folx together to create a whole new organization hoping to strengthen the ties and infrastructure of the area’s foodways. Resilient Valley is starting an ambitious campaign tomorrow on Giving Tuesday, and we’ll talk with members of their team about how land trusts, food banks, community health advocates  and others are combining their powers to build an even better network. 

And Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed sits us down for a heart to heart about the facts of life and where planets come from, or at least how planetary discs help planets get born. 

Note: We mention the incorrect website for Safe Passage within this show, it is correctly linked within these show notes.