Paul Hempel returns to Shifting Gears to explain the value of source water education in the introduction of the “keep it clean, cause were all downstream” program extending from Vail to Rifle to Aspen.

The fruit growing on the apricot tree at Sustainable Settings this spring affirmed for Brook LeVan the benefits of his long-standing, friendly relationship with the wild.

Dick Lamm, 38 th Governor of Colorado, reflects as an elder on the “Law of Unintended Consequences” and our relationship with Mother Nature.

Paul Hempel is responsible for Source Water Protection within the Colorado Rural Water Association and has gift for standing with sufficient stature and neutrality to facilitate communication between the oil and gas industry and community water providers and swallowers.

From the archives: A 2011 Conversation of interest for those who eat, about how this act manifested. What would Roaring Fork Valley Food Security taste like. Years ago a process began in Maine to protect local available food sources and sales. Maine passed the “Maine Food Sovereignty Act” protecting local food security. If food prices continue increasing, if the climate continues heating up what will Carbondale “food security” taste like? Will we eat locally available produce and meat? Several

Listen to this New Year’s vision from Michael Thompson. Drawing inspiration from the Maine food sovereignty act, Michael eloquently describes the opportunities we have with local food to grow the relationship of our wealth and health.

When the citizens of Telluride were threatened with a 600 acre development at the gateway to their town, they came together despite their differences. Ron Melmon, producer of The Valley , explains "Even in a divided nation there is a place where democracy and nature meet.

Carbondale Mayor Dan Richardson explains the potential of restorative justice and processes in resolving issues and healing relationships that can otherwise linger in the gray zone.

Dan Richardson, Mayor of Carbondale, steps into a conversation about global warming, identity, and the gray zone of unresolved perspectives.

Dr. Will Bledsoe explains how a Restorative Way can put into people’s hands the practices and skills for right relationship. For part 2, click here .