Host Joy Gilfilen discusses "A Historical Opportunity for American Leadership" with Ilona Krohn, a global economist. They discuss many issues that interlink and show how and why solving the real human social value issues in the US is directly related to building a healthier global economy and determining our future as a species. Being compassionate and humane is our greatest asset and how tapping into our human potential is key to begin healing our communities from decades of trauma caused by poverty, wars, historical and intergenerational conflict. We are at a point of optimal leverage for making a difference...

There is nothing like the Bellingham farmers market on a Saturday morning- it's the place to be!

On this episode, we chat about what we've been loving at the farmers market and some recipe ideas with all the beautiful produce.

Recipes mentioned:

Banana Stuffed Challah French Toast: https://littleferrarokitchen.com/banana-stuffed-challah.../

Pasta alla Norma: https://littleferrarokitchen.com/ziti-with-roasted.../

Eggplant Parmesan: https://littleferrarokitchen.com/classic-eggplant-parmesan/

Beet Soup with Fried Beet Greens: https://littleferrarokitchen.com/red-yellow-beet-soup.../

#36 Human Conflicts and Civic Betrayals

Joy Gilfilen, Host of IChange Justice podcast interviews Markis Dee about his extraordinary work since 2017 as a homeless advocate and founder of S.O.S. Serenity Outreach Services. He works on the front line helping provide direct services to civic refugees - people living in life crisis, acute survival and emergency conditions.

Markis talks about his own lived experience of growing up at 14 in deep poverty; how challenges of extreme weather events can cause people to crack, go into depression, hopelessness, despair, shame, anger, and more as people become desperate to survive - without support. As an officially designated member of the Homeless Strategies Work Group he learned more about political and corporate conflicts...and how this escalates taxpayers costs...when they could mitigate them instead.

Noon on Thursday - Joy Gilfilen, Host of iChange Justice talks with Doug Gustafson, a local businessman and founder of Homes Now, Not Later. Since 2017, this grassroots non-profit has developed two tiny home villages in Bellingham, WA to help homeless people be sheltered and safe - Unity Village and Swift Haven. They operate on a smart economic model where the residents run the programs, and therefore the villages operate without any paid staff. Doug is a businessman himself, so understands the complications of working in the very human space between government and freedom.

Doug explains how the self-management, empowerment and regenerative nature of this business model works to get remarkable results for residents, the community and the taxpayers as a whole. Learn how helping people help themselves enriches the whole process and empowers self-reliance, emotional resilience and how this model helps people move out on their own to become more productive members of the community!

iChange Justice podcast #34-Resolving Violence Begets Violence

In our lives today, we all see the evidence of violence. In workplaces, in schools and all across our country violence is a mainstream theme. Where does violence stem from? Do we have any evidence that points to one particular incident we can blame? As young children sit in a prison for crimes, do we have a responsibility to address the ‘why’ of their circumstances?

Join us as we reflect on our previous interview with Jerry Gold who served in the children's prison and also hear from Chene’ Keltz as she recounts the moments in her life where violence was directly influencing her life…until she realized she had a choice, another new way of communicating.

We do have the ability to change the trajectory of our entire nation and end violence, but we must first admit that each of us is individually responsible for our own perspectives of interaction, reaction, and resolve.

Episode 33, Joy Gilfilen, podcast host, speaks with Children in Prison author Jerome Gold who worked inside the Echo Glen Juvenile Corrections Center as a rehabilitation counselor for 15 years. This is a rare look inside the ways that the Washington State children’s prison operates. It opens the mind to new views about how children who have been convicted of felonies are treated and how sincere rehabilitation is necessary to help children change course in life.

An anthropologist and Vietnam Veteran, Gold is a publisher who has also written two other documentary books about children in prison including one called Paranoia & Heartbreak and In the Spider’s Web. His compassionate insights are thoughtful about how to humanize and make our system more responsive. He also shares perspectives about the challenges facing young people dealing with multi-layers of violence inside their lives.

What a great time of year to enjoy the garden and when you do stop and listen. If your very quiet you can hear the “Wee-Folk” in the garden. Most of you know that I love to work with the energies of the plants…..If your new to this come and join me as I give you the ABC’s for working with the spiritual influence of YOUR garden!

Noon on Thursday - Host Joy Gilfilen interviews Ilona Krohn, an economist, who talks about how local taxes, governance, and crime is impacted by the embedded behaviors of global economic business models. It is a different view obscured by the common belief that profits are considered good business in most situations. Yet, profits are contrary to good business when we are trying to solve the challenges of social services, public health, wellness, and human happiness.

Ilona unpacks how the hidden and embedded conflicts create destructive financial behaviors in different public, bureaucratic, NGO's and corporate systems that can spawn increases in crime, violence, tax addiction, and ultimately wars. Her research shows that more concrete and steel does not stop crime, it promotes privateering; and she concludes that we must create new business models and local, community-based solutions to solve the human issues of public safety.

From the early 1950's to the Mid 1960's, Monophonic, as opposed to Stereo was King! It also worked well for AM Radio! But as Technology marched on, HI FI stereos became the rage! On My Music on Vinyl with Russell we explore the sounds and the phenomenon of the Mono/Stereo Debate!

On this week's episode, we chat about simple recipes to preserve summer produce. End of July/August is peak summer produce time with some of the best tasting tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs of the year!

We chat about making a quick pickle, making cucumber kimchi and slow roasting tomatoes. 4 pm on Wednesday!

Recipes mentioned:

Peanut Sauce:https://littleferrarokitchen.com/crunchy-asian-cabbage.../

Poke Nachos: https://littleferrarokitchen.com/poke-nachos/

Cucumber Kimchi: https://littleferrarokitchen.com/cucumber-kimchi/