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make pictures to mark my route, to discuss visually what it is to be human, to be conscious, to be self-conscious. I make direct reference and illusion to the icons, patterns and conventions of past enlightenment, borrowing from a palette of historical art and artists the way one might use an old piece to furnish a new house, not unlike consulting a dictionary before rearranging old words into new phrases. I like the frankness of line, shape and perspective that happen when ideas retain a sense of instinct, just before they’re named and know their places, still there on the threshold, before they are confident and correct, before they begin to imitate themselves. I consider my pictures devotional stations, sideshows, performances to attract, engage and entertain. I explore the comedy of belief, searching a periphery of situations for the right riddles, directing the impromptu changing of hats, heads, costumes, bodyparts and settings, carefully weighing what to show and what to

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IN THIS ISSUE Volume 28 Number 4 • April 2009

FEATURES & OCCASIONALS 6

HAPPY DIRT DAY! CHIP WARD On Earth Day, we pause to see our place on the planet... and the planet’s place in us.

2009 UTAH PLANTING GUIDE STAFF With notes on composting, companion planting, hardscaping, 6th grade science revisited (in case you forgot), and more.

AN EDIBLE YARD KATHERINE PIOLI How one Salt Lake couple’s urban farm addresses today’s environmental challenges.

FRANCIS FECTEAU KATHERINE PIOLI The man behind the movement toward organic and biodynamic wines in Utah. Also: ORGANIC AND BIODYNAMIC WINE CAMP: Utah restaurateurs learn the ropes, by SCOTT EVANS.

REGULARS & SHORTS 7

SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER Spend it right.

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GREEN BEAT ALSO PAGES 12, 13, 16, 19

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LOOKING AROUND: URBAN LITERACY Jane’s Walk.

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TRUTH TO POWER: LETTER TO SEN. HATCH

ENVIRONEWS

THE WELL-TEMPERED CYCLIST Get ready to ride: Making your bike road-worthy.

SHALL WE DANCE? The Mandala dance of the 21 Praises of Tara.

THE ALCHEMICAL KITCHEN Grow your own high-nutrition greens in two to five days.

CATALYST CAFE KATHERINE PIOLI Tandoor Indian Grill: Jothi Duggiineni brings family flavors from southern India.

BODY, MIND & WELLNESS LUCY BEALE Why they call them beer bellies (because “cortisol belly” isn’t half as catchy).

CATALYST CALENDAR OF EVENTS

THEATRE: WHAT WOULD DOTTIE DO? AMY TULLIUS Sister Dottie S. Dixon, unlikely crusader. ALSO: DECONSTRUCTING DA VINCI — Salt Lake playwright Matthew Bennett searches the famous notebooks for clues to the man himself, by JERRY RAPIER: p. 50.

COMINGS & GOINGS

LEADERSHIP: DOWN ON THE “WHO” FARM SCOTT COONEY America’s First Family breaks ground on the White House organic garden.

COACH JEANNETTE Making peace: Are you perpetuating what you don’t want?

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Happy

Dirt Day!

On Earth Day, we pause to see our place on the planet... and the planet’s place in us BY CHIP WARD

what goes into the soil can be incorporated into your cells. The boundaries we assign to “things” like uranium and kidneys are temporary, even arbitrary.

oil, of course, becomes food if you add a genetic plan (seeds), sunlight and water. As important as that is, food is just one of soil’s blessings. Working together, the soil’s tiny creatures break down organic matter, store and recycle nutrients vital to plant growth, renew soil fertility, filter and purify water, degrade and detoxify pollutants, and control plant pests and pathogens. Without these fundamental ecological services, forests would wither and die, food webs would collapse, plants could not pull carbon from the atmosphere, and life on Earth would eventually cease. Our bodily communion with the physical world around us means that we carry the salt of the seas and the power of a star in our blood—but also perchlorate, lead and dioxins because

Stones turn to dust, dust becomes soil, soil becomes food, food becomes you, and you sit on a stone and think about how very different you are from a rock.

It is easy to dismiss process and relationship while embedded in a materialistic/reductionist culture that tells us that soil is not a living community, not the very ground of your being and not the genesis of your own flesh and blood, but merely a medium that props up trees and plants—a “dirty” and lowly thing not worthy of regard, let alone reverence. Stones turn to dust, dust becomes soil, soil becomes food, food becomes you, and you sit on a stone and think about how very different you are from a rock. To paraphrase Wendell Berry, until we are conscious of what we are, we will not change what we do.

SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER

Spend it right BY DENNIS HINKAMP

e cannot be trusted with our own money. Someone should give us an allowance and ask for receipts. Not the government but rather someone who is used to living on a budget—perhaps a single mother. Maybe in a few decades, if we prove we can act responsibly, we can go back to the free market system. Giving us responsibility for our own money was like giving teenagers cell phones with unlimited minutes, photos and texting; we were so, so surprised that they used their new devices to text, flirt and distribute naked photos rather than using the phones for nature photography and sharing algorithms. According to our Republican brethren, the bailout package is full of pork—on stuff like education, energy and health care. If that’s what passes for pork these days, I say, “Show me the porkers. Let the pigs run down main street and tip over all the trash cans looking for snacks. I’ll even let the oinkers sleep on my couch.”

According to our Republican brethren, the bailout package is full of pork—on stuff like education, energy and health care. If that’s what passes for pork these days, I say, “Let the pigs run down main street. I’ll even let the oinkers sleep on my couch.” Why can’t we just cut taxes in half and let people spend their own money? Because the economy is based on gross spending—and, frankly, we have been very gross. Shouldn’t there be at least a little difference if you spend your stimulus package on going back to school instead of on corn dogs and another TV? Maybe we could buy a tool, go back to school, buy or grow vegetables, exercise, read something, fix something, create something — these are all ways to spend and consume but under the current system they hold the same economic value as eating Twinkies, downloading ring tones and paying people gargantuan sums to entertain us away from looking inward at our empty lives. So, clearly we cannot be allowed to spend our own money the way we want to. Decades of decadence led to big houses, big box stores and big butts. It’s going to be painful but maybe people will have to stop making big ugly cars and vacuuming robots and direct their creative energy and money toward some things we really can use. Maybe the American dream should be to have an advanced degree, be debt free and be able to fix stuff. u Dennis Hinkamp would like to remind consumers that we wouldn’t have to stimulate the economy now if we hadn’t gotten it drunk in the first place. He can be reached at DHINKAMP@MSN.COM

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“Only the best” for our bums... is a bummer Maybe, when people can’t afford big luxuries, they spend the extra pennies for the little ones. Whatever the reason, sales for “high end” toilet paper are up 40% in the U.S. Deluxe or no, 98% of TP sold in the U.S. comes from virgin forests, unlike Europe and the rest of the world where recycled paper is the norm. Additionally, America’s per capita consumption is three times that of Europe (and 100 times that of China). The Natural Resource Defense Council would like to see virgin TP go the way of the incandescent light bulb. With less than 2% of toilet paper sales in the U.S. from recycled paper, we have a ways to go. The choice is simple: Purchase recycled bathroom paper products. Seventh Generation, Green Forest and Whole Foods’ brands are available at health food stores and most supermarkets alongside their forest-killing companions. At very least... avoid that “supersoft” stuff.

This is progress: People speak up for clean air, plans for dirty power plant are withdrawn In February CATALYST covered a debate surrounding new power generation in the Wasatch Front (“Dirty Power, Dirty Air,” by Katherine Pioli). Consolidated Energy had proposed and was moving through with plans to construct a petroleum coke-burning power plant next to Holly Refineries in West Bountiful. The residents of West Bountiful and surrounding communities worried about worsened air quality and potential health effects relating to plant emissions. Capacity crowds showed up and spoke up at meetings, siding for clean air in no uncertain terms. Since the article appeared, our community has seen some related developments. One came in the form of a press release produced by Consolidated Energy, the company working to build the power plant; they formally announced the company’s decision to discontinue the project—for the time being, at least. “We at Consolidated Energy have listened to the comments and although we have complied with all current national and local standards we do not wish to force a community to host a project that does not meet the community’s concerns.” However, the company clearly stated that the project is “on hold,” while they create a cleaner plan, one that will comply with “coming national and local standards” and that will be perhaps more acceptable to the community.

Interestingly, Consolidate closed their statement by turning the responsibility for the very existence of the pet coke plant back on the community. The press release argued that the fuel-consuming habits of even the area residents made the existence of a pet coke power plant feasible and necessary. “It is important to consider that the production of refinery by-products is an unavoidable consequence of our use of gasoline…All of us that use fuel for our vehicles are responsible for the creation of these petroleum byproducts [such as Pet Coke].” The second development was a bill sponsored by Rep. Roger Barrus, RCenterville, that would have challenged the plant on a legal basis. HB393 Air Quality Amendments asked that no power plant be built in any area of the state that already does not comply with clean air quality standards. Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties are three of these areas. HB393 allowed for construction of nonpolluting or low-polluting power generation plants such as from wind or geothermal sources. The bill failed to pass in this legislative session. Maybe next year. WWW.LE.STATE.UT.US/HOUSE/INDEX.HTM;

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Meetings made public: new website useful... and fun Here is some Utah government trivia. Did you know that the Department of Agriculture and Food has a Utah Horse Racing Commission? Did you know that they convened at a meeting in St. George last April? Well, more than trivia, this information comes from an incredible new website designed to make our local government more participatory and transparent. It is the Utah Public Meeting Notice site. All state agencies are required to post their public meetings on this website—exempt are municipalities and special districts with less than a $1 million annual budget. If an interested party knows exactly the department and meeting they are searching for they can used the “search” option. If they are unsure and wish to search for a meeting generally—say, for a group under the state, county, city, school or school district— they use the browse option. This is where the findings can become interesting, like discovering Utah’s Horse Racing Commission. Meeting information includes the date, location and contact information and can include an agenda. Users can also sign up to receive notices (via email, iCal or RSS) from specific public bodies announcing upcoming meetings.

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Nuke waste plan canned; Yucca Mountain saved There is some fresh news in the argument on nuclear energy: Utah’s western neighbor Yucca Mountain appears to have been scrapped from the government’s plans for nuclear waste storage. It is a strong and telling decision that proves when intelligent people are appointed to government positions, great things are possible. The new Energy Secretary for the Obama Administration is Dr. Steven Chu, previously of Stanford University and corecipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for “development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light.” Last month Dr. Chu made his first contentious public appearance in his capacity as Energy Secretary when he announced the Yucca Mountain decision on Capital Hill. Senator John McCain, who has spent years supporting Yucca Mountain as a sight for nuclear waste storage, pushed Secretary Chu to explain the reasons for dropping the project. “We have learned a lot more in the last 20-30 years,” said Chu. “I think we can do a better job.” Meanwhile, back on the “ranch,” Nevada lawmakers applauded Chu’s comments.

Wind energy for Utah school The students at Three Peak Elementary in Cedar City, Utah have a new piece of playground equipment. Well, not really, but it is still pretty cool. A Southwest Windpower Skystream 3.7 wind turbine now stands planted on their school grounds. The turbine provides 1.8 kilowatts of generating capacity—enough to help meet a small amount of on-site demand. The real purpose of the turbine is education and hopefully will lead to other turbine projects in the area since Iron County, where the school is located, has several site with excellent wind potential. The project was made possible by a funding award from Rock Mountain Power’s Blue Sky renewable energy program granted to the Utah State Office of Education. The project also received support through the Wind for Schools project designed by the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory Wind Powering America Program. Another school is planned to receive a wind turbine, Cyprus High School in the Granite School District. u

LOOKING AROUND Jane’s Walk promotes urban literacy

Reading the streets of our urban home

n May second a group of people will gather downtown on Pierpont Ave. They will have on their comfortable walking shoes. Together they will move through the streets of Salt Lake City’s warehouse district looking at art spaces, housing units and community shops. It will not be a protest group or a gaggle of developers. It could be you or your neighbor who, along with other community members, will be engaged in an activity of urban literacy—asking questions, making observations and telling stories. This group will be participating in a project call Jane’s Walk. The project takes its name from Jane Jacobs, an extraordinary woman who was instrumental in developing the modern approach towards urban planning. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1916, she moved to New York City during the depression years, and circulated through a series of jobs and periods of unemployment. Jane later found success as a writer for various publications including the New York Herald Tribune and Vogue. Her legacy, however, comes from her work and ideas in city and urban planning, subjects which she never studied but for which she had an natural sensitivity. Her book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” (1961) is believed by many to be the most important work on urban planning of the 20th century. She is the first to use such terms as “mixed-use” development, the idea that urban environments and neighborhoods should provide space for a variety of activities, from art space to offices to living quarters. This is exactly the type of space represented by the warehouse district of Salt Lake City. Our city’s Jane Walk will begin in an area that has been a focal point of change since 1980, Artspace. When a group of artists needed affordable housing and workspace this street set in motion a transformation from industrial zone to mixed-use neighborhood. The 81,000 square foot building converted into 19 living spaces and 35 studios, commercial space and a large garden. Since then the space has continued to grow and be reinvented. The tour will continue past other warehouse spaces, affordable housing units, parks and shelters, concluding at Squatters Brewpub for an unofficial posttour conversation. The guide for this Jane’s Walk will be Stephen Goldsmith, director for the Center

for the Living City, the group that organizes Jane’s Walk. Goldsmith has a unique perspective on the warehouse district as a founder and former president of Artspace. He has also served as planning director for the Salt Lake City Planning Division, which focused on historic landmarks, zoning and long range planning. The May 2 tour is the only definitively planned tour at this point but more tours may coalesce over the summer. Whether or not this happens depends on the involvement of community members. Additional tours will rely on the initiative of residents, including you. Do you live in the 9th & 9th neighborhood or the Marmalade district? Have you always wanted to know the story behind your neighbor’s front door stain glass window? Chances are that they know the story, passed on from the previous or original owners. The Jane’s Walk USA website gives helpful suggestions for organizing tours. Map your route and keep it within one or two miles. Think about the area’s landmarks, people and events that would create interesting conversation, but remember that this is not a lecture. Participation and communication from the entire group is central to the idea of the Jane’s Walk. “These walks provide an opportunity to discuss the conditions within our communities that function well and those that do not function at all; to discuss ways in which to improve our cities for our mutually agreed upon collective futures and the means by which to execute these changes through bottom-up approaches and community involvement,” according to the Center for the Living City. —Katherine Pioli

Warehouse District Tour, May 2 Details: Gather at Higher Ground Learning, 325 W. Pierpont Ave., 1pm. Registration: STEPHEN@CENTERFORTHELIVINGCITY.ORG

Create your own Jane’s Walk Go to WWW.JANESWALKUSA.ORG. Use “Tips for Tour Guides” to help design your walk. Then register your walk by clicking on the “Create Your Own Walk” link. Just for fun, check out other walks taking place in Spanish Harlem (NY), Anchorage and elsewhere around the globe.

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Doing the moral math Documentary films and citizen engagement now fuel the democratic process that keeps the conversation alive BY GERALYN DREYFOUS t the same time that the sky was falling and markets were collapsing in January, eight films exploring issues of environmental distress showed up at the Sundance Film Festival. Films examining how our oceans have become overfished and mercurylaced, our topsoil eroded and how to make our carbon footprint less indelible were screened in hopes of a commercial sale. Each film raised fundamental questions about shortterm demand versus sustainability in a narrative way, giving a face to statistics and headlines. Had Sundance “gone green,” the pundits asked? More likely, the submissions reflected the concerns of socially aware filmmakers and how important climate change and environmental stewardship has become globally. These were not gentle early warnings, but siren alarms. Documentaries are exploring complex issues of sustainability and climate change issues because they are important to examine in tangible, emotional ways. At the same time that these “green films” were being examined in the bubble of Park City movie theaters, a local drama was unfolding. EnergySolutions, a hazardous waste disposal facility near Salt Lake City, offered to be an econom-

ic solution to our economy: Sell the potential safety of our future for the short term financing of our schools and social services by importing Italian nuclear waste. It was a bogus argument, a deal with the devil and thank goodness the Governor and our elected officials did the moral math. But it raised an important question for those of us in the storytelling business: How do we keep the promise of green technologies, environmental stewardship and discourse alive during economic hard times? How do we think long term in the ways we set policies and invest, when it could affect our individual and collective bottom line in the short term? My problem with EnergySolutions is not necessarily the business they are in; I am willing to investigate the facts and explore the issues of nuclear waste, a byproduct of nuclear energy, in a time when coal and fossil fuels are depleting resources and wind, and solar alternative are on the rise but not commanding market share. My problem with EnergySolutions has always been its spin factor. From Envirocare to EnergySolutions, its branding and messaging have been unabashedly Orwellian and their media antics Karl Rovian. Let’s be clear: They are not an

energy solution. They are one waste solution—and this winter they began positioning themselves as a deficit solution. In February the Salt Lake Tribune reported that the company had been working “quietly with state lawmakers on a proposal to have the state split Energy Solutions’ profits from the disposal of foreign waste,” with Utah’s share being an estimated “$100 million or more a year.” “We think there’s an opportunity for the governor, the Legislature and Energy Solutions to come together and find a solution to this issue and also to provide a benefit and assistance to the people, the citizens of the state of Utah,” said company spokesperson Jill Siegel. Like many states, Utah was expecting a severe budget shortfall; this would make any legislator look twice. Or, in this case, at least three times. The Salt Lake Tribune discovered that EnergySolutions had contributed funds to more than 80% of current lawmakers. The leading recipient of their largesse was the Utah Republican Party, at $154,520, followed by the Utah Democratic Party at $44,900 and Attorney General Mark Shurtleff at $30,000. In addition, according to the Tribune, the company employs at least 10 of the most influential lobbyists in the state. At the federal level, in 2007 the company spent over $1 million in lobbying. I was stunned. The veil of lobbied, vested interests had been lifted and the deal had become positioned as means to a “higher purpose.” The advertising went from benign/sublime to fraudulent. Owner Steve Creamer even indicated the waste might be good for our future potting soil. How in the world do we keep balanced conversations alive with allegations that are not only false – but also blatantly preposterous?

Green Heroes Who championed alternative energy in the 2009 Utah Legislature Rep. Sheryl Allen (R-Bountiful): SHERYLALLEN@UTAH.GOV Rep. Janice Fisher (D-Salt Lake): JANICEFISHER@UTAH.GOV Rep. Christine Johnson (D-Salt Lake): CHRISTINEJOHNSON@UTAH.GOV

Thankfully HEAL-Utah responded with a very effective “Utah is NOT for Sale” campaign and also asked citizens to register their concerns with elective officials and the airwaves. I think we will see more of that in the future. Our citizens, the fourth estate and the democratic process proved that as hard as it is to go up against a media blitz and lobbying machine—especially in this moment of economic downturns—going on record and taking strong editorial positions pays off. In the end the offer went nowhere. As the Tribune’s headline cheekily proclaimed: FUNDING HOT WASTE GETS COLD SHOULDER. While it’s a lot of work preempting short-term gain versus advocating for long-term viable solutions, one lesson learned is that having the moral muscle to invest in green energies and policies that protect our air and water resources requires discipline and accountability. We must do our part by being intellectually curious and staying literate. To that unapologetic end, the Salt Lake Film Center along with 3form, Nature Conservancy, Grand Canyon Trust and CATALYST magazine and others, have curated four green films in April that hope to inspire more conversations about the importance of environmental stewardship and celebrate those journalists and activists that have argued effectively on behalf of our planet. I want to spotlight one glorious screening of DisneyNature’s eye-popping, jaw-dropping, heart melting film “Earth” that commercially opens unabashedly on April 22nd, Earth Day. You can read more about the four films inside this issue of CATALYST on page 33. Stay tuned. u Geralyn Dreyous is founder and executive director of the Salt Lake Film Center.

TRUTH TO POWER BY TIM DECHRISTOPHER

Dear Senator Hatch

Thanks for your efforts to radicalize the environmental movement

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n March 2nd, I visited your office in Washington, DC with about 35 other Utah students. Like the rest of the 12,000 students from around the country who came to attend Power Shift ’09, the largest youth conference on climate change in our nation’s history, we were there to talk with our leaders about taking serious action to stop climate change. Your legislative director Chris Campbell made it absolutely clear that you would have no part in ensuring a livable future for our generation. He said that you’ve looked extensively at the science on both sides of the climate issue, and that you chose to side with the 3% of scientists who don’t see it as a problem. When asked how you ethically deal with the risk that perhaps the other 97% are right and your inaction threatens all future generations, Chris dutifully changed the subject. Your message was loud and clear, and we got it. We went straight from your office to the Capitol Climate Action, the largest mass civil disobedience in the history of the climate movement. I spoke through the megaphone to some of the thousands of people blocking the gates of the Capitol Power Plant, and I told them about you. When I told them you weren’t going to do anything about climate change, they said they will. When I told them you wouldn’t stop coal from killing their children, they said they will. When I told them that you weren’t going to do what was necessary to defend our future, they said they will do whatever is necessary. And Orrin, I think they really meant it. As all those scientists you chose not to listen to have probably told you, the climate crisis is extremely urgent and unthinkably serious. The chair-

man of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that what we do in the next two or three years will determine whether we succeed or fail to defend our civilization. That was 15 months ago, and we’ve done nothing. That means we need truly revolutionary change fast. So, thankfully, your imperviousness to reason is encouraging us to use more revolutionary tactics. In fact, the only folks doing more to encourage moderate environmentalists to become more hardnosed might be the Utah State Legislature. The House decided that if citizens want to exercise their rights to petition the government for an environmental reason, they must first pony up a cash bond in the amount of whatever the polluter/pillager in question stands to lose. In other words, people on the “we-want-ahealthy-world-for-our-children” side of the issue have to pay in order to participate in the democratic process. This unconstitutional gem might even top you, Mr. Hatch. [The Senate never brought the bill to a vote, likely because it was expected Gov. Huntsman would veto it.] You and the State Legislature have been so effective at radicalizing environmentalists that we actually had to start a new group, called Peaceful Uprising, to harness all that activist energy. We are now training, supporting and defending all those whom you have motivated to nonviolent direct action. It’s almost like we’re partners. You keep rejecting those who play by the rules, and we’ll keep finding a place for them in the streets. Thanks for your help, pardner. Tim deChristopher is a student at the University of Utah and an environmental activist.

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New members of Utah’s environmental network— TreeUtah interns Tristan and Todd talk about what brought them to a garden patch in Rose Park t is a splendid spring day in March and at the Day-Riverside library in Rose Park, people are busy working on TreeUtah’s Ecogarden. College-aged men and

women crouch by the ecogarden sign planting fava beans, sweet peas and poppies. Others rake leaves and twigs from around the beds. These students have traveled all the way

from the University of Kansas to help TreeUtah prepare their spring gardens and plant seedlings. During this week they will work under the competent guidance of two men, themselves just barely out of college, interns Tristan Call and Todd Murdock. Tristan, a slender man who hides his red hair and light skin under a fisherman’s cap, came to Utah in 2004 from Hunsville, Alabama, to attend college at Brigham Young University. It is hard to say for sure, but it seems like Tristan’s time at BYU wasn’t your normal four years of college. Besides studying anthropology and Latin American studies in the classroom, Tristan involved himself in numerous socio-political projects. More than just the average Amnesty International member (which incidentally he is, also) Tristan traveled to Guatemala where he lived for a time in a Mayan village studying youth political participation and child trafficking. His political activism led him to an interest in food and eventually to TreeUtah. “Through some of the things I learned working with Amnesty International,” he

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This seedling needs your help to survive If you’re really listening, if you’re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; its purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold ever-more wonders. —Andrew Harvey

his chokecherry seedling, along with 18,506 other native tree and shrub seedlings, need your help. TreeUtah has been informed due to a paperwork error, the funding to continue planting and caring for our 10-year woodland restoration project along the Jordan River was terminated. This funding may be eventually restored but it will be too late for all of the seedlings we planted last year. We need to find $40,000 we lost to cover our operating costs immediately if we are to continue with this amazing community project. Thousands of volunteers have planted and helped care for 87,750 seedlings in the last 10 years on a 120 acre site in South Jordan City. Last year alone 1,702 volunteers contributed 4,763 hours to this project. Given this extraordinary collective community effort it would be an immense travesty to let last years plantings and efforts go to waste. Paul Hawkins’ book “Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice and Beauty to the World,” makes a compelling case that it is individuals, small nonprofits and nongovernmental agencies by the tens of thousands around the globe that are envisioning and creating a ecologically viable and socially just future for our world. Donations are being accepted by mail (Save the Seedlings, c/o TreeUtah, 740 South 300 West Suite 301, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101) or go to our website WWW.TREEUTAH.ORG for other options. Thank you. Vaughn Lovejoy Ecological Restoration Coordinator

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explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started growing increasingly disillusioned with giant agrobusinesses and the corporations we tend to get our food from.â&#x20AC;? So Tristan and a group of friends began growing their own food. The started out simple, with onions and carrots and earned modest success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a funny thing for suburban kids to finally get around to growing their own food. It is not easy going.â&#x20AC;? Todd, on the other hand, traveled a shorter distance on the path that led him to TreeUtah. This tall, quiet man grew up in Springville, Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a place fondly recognized by those who use the Diamond Fork Hot Springs. When he turned 19, he went off to Argentina on a mission for his church. After two years of service, the promise of the best powder on earth pulled him back home. He moved to Logan, Utah where he attended Utah State University and graduated with a degree in environmental studies. Work and skiing finally brought him to Salt Lake where he found his way to TreeUtah. Todd is now an expert in identifying invasive plant species like Russian olive and tamarisk. Since joining the nonprofit world he has learned to have a sense of humor about the endless fundraising and, best of all, he has discovered his niche. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My social and professional network has tripled since I started working here,â&#x20AC;? he says, a bit in awe of TreeUtahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standing in the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been a great step in trying to find my place.â&#x20AC;? Tristan is also astounded at the depth of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roots in Salt Lake City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tell people that I work for TreeUtah and one out of five starts telling me about when they planted trees with TreeUtah. Vaughn Lovejoy and this organization have made a big impact,â&#x20AC;? he concludes just before Vaughn, the ecological restoration coordinator, approaches the two interns seated with me in a corner of the garden. The students have finished planting and need another task. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for Todd and Tristan to get back to work, which they do gladly, picking up their gloves and heading for the compost heap. TreeUtah has been dedicated to tree planting and environmental education since 1990. This group sees trees as a valuable resource that cleans our air and water and generates the oxygen we breath. They hope to help Utahns become active, knowledgeable stewards of their natural environment. WWW.TREEUTAH.ORG

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Sunset Magazine dubs SLC “eco-friendly” The March 2009 issue of Sunset listed Salt Lake City among their “favorite ecofriendly small towns” in the West. Sunset editors admitted, “Okay, it’s not small, but SLC has received about every available accolade for its green policies, including its e2 Citizen program to help address climate change.” Salt Lake City Green: WWW.SLCGREEN.COM/

How did the 2009 Utah Legislature do? Here is a round-up of the good and (mostly) bad environmental bills that passed during the 2009 general session of the Utah Legislature. As of this writing, it is possible that Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. could veto some of the worst offenders, but by the time you read this it will be too late. (Note: SJR and HR are nonbinding.)

Good: SJR1: directs the State Energy Program to consider developing a model ordinance for wind energy development. HB120: Snake Valley Aquifer Research Team and Advisory Council. But unfortunately, they won’t be funded to do original research on the aquifer. SJR4: Recycling of Electronic Waste Joint Resolution. Urges Utah residents to reduce their electronic waste by reuse and recycling. SB102: Share the Road Special Group License Plate. Authorizes a car license plate advocating bicycle safety.

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Bad: HR3: Resolution on Energy Policy. Urging the Governor to withdraw from the Western Climate Initiative. SJR16: Joint Resolution Supporting Nuclear Power. Need I say more? SB68: Mining Protection Amendments. Makes it easier for mining companies to mine underneath property where someone else owns surface rights. HB169, HB278: Bills sponsored by Rep Mike Noel (R-Kanab) to divert state money to bogus RS2477 road claims on federal lands, meanwhile making the state’s claims secret. Up to 30% of county road maintenance funds could be spent for speculative litigation to gain control of imaginary rural highway rights of way. HB437: Obstruction of Natural Resource or Agricultural Production. Again, sponsored by Mike Noel (R-Kanab), redefines Tim DeChristopher’s act of civil disobedience at a BLM oil and gas lease auction as a 3rd degree felony. HB272: Utah Scenic Byway Designation Amendments. Makes it harder for roads in Utah to be designated as scenic byways.

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any years ago I was looking for souvenirs in Kathmandu, Nepal when the shopkeeper called me over and said he wanted to show me a marvelous painting worth over $1,000. He unlocked a safe and pulled out a scroll which he unrolled on a table to reveal a picture of a smiling, seated woman. She had melon-like breasts and a wasp-waist and her skin was the color of spring leaves, so bright it seemed to glow. He said her name was Green Tara. I didn’t buy the painting which was beyond my budget, and in any case her glowing green skin made me think of space aliens. Nonetheless, the image of Tara stayed with me. So having had only a brief introduction to Tara, I was intrigued by an invitation calling “all Goddess wannabes”— women, men, teens and children—to an introductory session of “The Mandala Dance of the 21 praises of Tara.” Jenny Mish who was teaching the Tara dance explained that she and Jane Grau are holding introductory dances in order to generate interest and gather a group of about 30 peo-

ple to learn and perform the dance ritual this month. Mish began the dance lesson by telling the story of Tara: Buddhist sutras say that in order to attain enlightenment women should strive to be reborn in a male body, so when a princess named Moon of Wisdom attained enlightenment the monks told her to pray in order to become a man. The princess rejected their suggestion and replied: Here there is no man, there is no woman, No self, no person, and no consciousness. Labeling “male” or “female’ has no essence, But deceives the evilminded world. Then she made a vow to reincarnate eternally in a woman’s body in order to help end the world’s suffering, and she became Tara. The fact that Tara is female by choice makes her an especially powerful symbol of the divine feminine. For that reason, the Salt Lake City Tara dancers have partnered with the Ixchel Foundation (a nonprofit organization that empowers women by nurturing creative development and transformative healing) to present a public performance of the

dance in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In the Green Tara painting I remember Tara sat by herself, but in other paintings greenskinned Tara is a large central figure surrounded by 21 little Taras whose skin is red, blue, green, white, black or yellow. The image with little Taras illustrates a specific Buddhist prayer with a name that translates somewhat awkwardly from Sanskrit as “The Praise in 21 Homages to our lady the Goddess AryaTara, with its benefits.” In traditional Tibetan practice this prayer is chanted, not danced. The Mandala Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara was created in 1983 by an American Buddhist woman called Prema Dasara, so it is an adaptation of Tibetan Buddhism by Western culture. One reason for dancing is that it is so hard to translate words. Expressed in movement, the prayer ritual more easily crosses cultural boundaries. Since it was first performed it has been endorsed by the Dalai Lama, and has made its way from America back to traditional Buddhist cultures in places such as India, Nepal, Thailand and Bhutan. At the introductory workshop we learned simple, swaying footwork and gestures that directly express the “21 Praises of Tara.” In a public performance, we would have been “protectors,” men and women who surround a sacred space for female dancers who wear splendid silk saris and embody various aspects of Tara. As energy spirals towards each central Tara, she gets birthed out the front, dances a self-choreographed expression of that praise, and reenters the center of the mandala. In Buddhist art, a mandala is a circular design that symbolizes the universe. Participating in the dance is a powerful experience of community, says Jenny Mish. “It requires concentration and focus to remember the mantra and gestures. In addition to learning the steps we also eat together, iron the saris together —there is a ‘girl party’ as we dress.” She describes the dance as an “invitation to set aside human limitations and become the goddess,” but emphasizes that there is no pressure to adopt Buddhist viewpoints. “The teacher [Parvati Forrest Anee

Burke] is extremely good at describing how Tara practice can fit into one’s life,” she says. “It’s an invitation to find those qualities within yourself.” I remembered my first impression of Tara as a green space alien, which honestly, didn’t seem quite respectful. But as we danced through the 21 praises we came to a verse about joy and laughter. It turns out that humor is one of Tara’s qualities after all, and surely one reason to paint a picture of a goddess (or dance her praises, for that matter) is so that people can learn to recognize her.

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othi Duggineni has three babies: a seven-year-old son, a twoand-a-half-year-old daughter, and a nearly two-year-old restaurant. “We opened on July 29, 2007,” she says, from across the table near the window with the golden silk curtains. Jothi is owner of Tandoor Indian Grill located in the burgeoning neighborhood business area of 3300 South. She is also the restaurant’s hostess, server and chef. Despite the stress of having three “children,” Jothi retains a certain lightness about her, almost an aura of youthfulness. Dressed in modest Indian-style pants and a long shirt, she flows between the tables in the half full restaurant. She smiles at everyone she sees—a beautiful smile in a soft, round face. Her husband, Raj, has the same calm, gentle smile, even after an entire day at work. Tonight he joins us for a moment before gathering his children and taking them home. “My husband is professionally a software engineer,” Jothi tells me. “In the first

few months of us opening he would put in an eight-hour day at the office and then come here and work until 11 or 12. Now he takes care of the children at home while I am still at the restaurant.” Tandoor is obviously a lot of work for this couple, but they are up to the challenge. For Jothi it is a way to retain her culture. The couple met in their home state of Andra Pradesh in southern India. They moved to the U.S. in 1999 for Raj’s career. “At first my visa didn’t allow me to work,” Jothi says. “I spent most of my time cooking food for my husband. Then I started trying cuisines from different countries.” Eventually, Jothi realized that although Salt Lake had good Indian food, the southern cuisine was less well represented. Jothi has filled that void with dishes such as Tandoor’s Special Pumpkin Masala, a grilled butternut squash sautéed in Indian spices. Jothi would be surprised if any other restaurant has this dish. “It is a recipe I took from my mother and my aunt.” The dish is made

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of small, savory cubes of soft squash with touches of cilantro and hot pepper and has turned out to be a taste that most of her customers enjoy. Its popularity took Jothi by surprise. “I was pleased to find that Americans are great lovers of pumpkin.” Another dish that guarantees a unique dining experience is the southern specialty masala dosa, a gigantic crepe served rolled up like a scroll, so large it hangs off each end of the serving plate. Made entirely of lentil flour, the batter is cooked on a hot griddle and served with ginger, coconut and spicy tomato sauces. The lunch crowd brings in business people and staff and patients from the nearby St. Mark’s Hospital. In the evenings, Tandoor still has a majority of Caucasian clientele but serves the Indian community as well. Jothi says she has not had to alter her foods much to appeal to her audience; Indian food is designed so that one dish can suit many tastes. Jothi takes care to assure that all the flavors found in her restaurant are fresh, authentic, and delicious. All the curries are made inhouse from scratch and dishes can be ordered to the desired heat. Maintaining this authenticity remains at the heart of Tandoor, from its curries to the Ganesha (lord of success) statue placed near the entrance. Jothi looks around her at the large rectangular room filled with tables and dreams a bit out loud. “I want good Indian art in here,” she says. “I don’t want to compromise, but we have to wait till we are a little more steady on our feet.” Jothi also sees other improvements in the future like live Indian music and Indian holiday celebrations. She remembers with pride Governor John Huntsman’s visit to last year’s Indian New Year celebration held by Salt Lake’s Indian community. She would like to use her restaurant to welcome everyone to enjoy some of the best parts of the southern Indian culture. ◆ —Katherine Pioli Tandoor Indian Grill. 729 E. 3300 South, 801-486-4542 11am-9:30pm, Mon-Thurs. 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat. 11am-8pm, Sun.

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Why they call them beer bellies Because “cortisol belly” isn’t half as catchy BY LUCY BEALE

e love our comfort foods. I’ve never met a jilted lover who favored a fish fillet over a cookie or ice cream. A hard-boiled egg might not be described as “soothing;” mashed potatoes, on the other hand, would definitely be. Yet a steady diet of yummy comfort foods may bring new problems. Many health-conscious folks ban sugar, yet relish eating bread and other starches. But before you take that first bite of your morning toast, hear this: Your body digests the toast into glucose faster than it does the teaspoon of table sugar in your coffee. This means that you get more of a sugar-rush from fluffy, starchy foods than from plain ol’ sugar. And a starch rush is even more powerful. Both of those rushes increase a person’s blood sugar levels with a corresponding increase in the fatstoring hormone insulin, thus increasing the risk of many chronic health conditions: diabetes, obesity, inflammation of any sort, high blood pressure, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, autoimmune disorders and even cancer. But wait. How do we know that the harmless-looking piece of toast, whether white or whole wheat, is so threatening? Because of thousands of tests run on thousands and thousands of people over the past 20 years. The tests were done by scientists at the University of Sydney in Australia to determine the glycemic value of many different types of carbohydrates for ranking on the Glycemic Index, which you’ve probably heard of by now. You may have also heard that the glycemic index is too confusing to use. Not so. In a nutshell: Carbohydrates with a low-glycemic value are mostly healthy for you and cause a

slow low rise in blood glucose levels. Carbs with a high-glycemic value can spike blood sugar levels and contribute to health problems. I began to eat glycemically years ago and became a believer in the glycemic index after I noticed that the weight around my waist and abdomen, which had been creeping on slowly, was going away. That was 10 years ago and the weight has never come back. Here’s why: High blood sugar causes high

insulin levels which increase blood levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Insulin is a fat-storing hormone, and cortisol/stress makes sure that the fat goes straight to your belly and waist. Here’s where the beer comes in. Alcohol all by itself increases cortisol/stress levels. Too much beer or alcohol and voila, a beer belly appears. Add to that pretzels, popcorn, chips, cookies, cakes and bread, and a bigger belly grows. A

person who eats plenty of starches and sugars but doesn’t imbibe will still have the telltale beer belly. Low-glycemic carbohydrates are vegetables and fruit, along with legumes, sweet potatoes and squash. Whole un-milled grains, such as wheat berries and barley are included along with pure ice cream. Most unsweetened dairy products are low-glycemic. Medium-glycemic carbs include dark chocolate, table sugar, pure stone-ground bread, and sour dough bread. (The acid taste lowers the GI value.) Pasta if cooked to barely al dente is low or medium; if cooked until soft, it’s high glycemic. High-glycemic carbohydrates are bread — both white and whole wheat, popcorn, pretzels, cakes, cookies, rice crackers and frozen soy desserts, with all the tasty variations. White fluffy potatoes are highglycemic. Actually, a good rule of thumb is, “white and fluffy makes you puffy.” No-glycemic foods are fats, butter, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and nuts. They are so slowly digested that they don’t give even a tiny sugarrush. Also included are full-fat salad dressings. Paying attention to the Glycemic Index doesn’t mean you must deprive yourself of your favorite comfort foods. Instead, eat them sensuously, slowly and lovingly. Make a little go a long way. That way, you can eat your chocolate cake and enjoy the benefits of low-glycemic eating, too. u Lucy Beale is a regular contributor to CATALYST. Her newest books are “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Glycemic Index Weight Loss,” and its cookbook companion, coauthored with Joan Clark-werner. Lucy lives in Sandy, Utah. WWW.LUCYBEALE.COM; LUCYBEALE-WEIGHTLOSS.BLOGSPOT.COM

Simple eating suggestions from “The Complete Idiot’s Guide Glycemic Index Cookbook,” by Lucy Beale and Joan Clark-werner (Alpha Books, 2009) • For breakfast, have three ounces of protein, such as two eggs and a piece of fruit. If you like, add long-cooking steel-cut oatmeal or soup. It’s easier to resist high-glycemic starches if you start the day by eating protein such as meat, eggs or fish and avoid highglycemic starches. • If you do eat bread for breakfast, you can lower its effective glycemic value by buttering it. The fat slows digestion. Butter-substitutes may or may not work; some contain high-glycemic ingredients such as modified starch or maltodextrins. • Plan to have two or three servings of vegetables or fruit at every meal along with three ounces or 15 grams of complete protein. • Choose salads for lunch or order up a sandwich (hold the bread). • Avoid soft drinks because both the sugared and artificially sweetened varieties have been shown to encourage diabetes and weight gain. Instead, drink water. Teas and coffee are fine in moderation. You can even eat at a burger joint if you order a burger (hold the bread) and a side salad. • For snacks choose nuts, olives, pickles, fruit, dried fruit, vegetables, dark chocolate, cheese, cold cuts — all in moderation. • Dinner can be meat, fish, poultry or eggs with two or three servings of vegetables. Choose soups, salads and fruit. Add al dente pasta or long grain rice. Basmati rice is also a good choice. If you need a sweet taste after a meal, have a bite or two of your favorite dessert but not much more than that. • If you ever overdo the high-glycemic foods, squeeze a half lemon in a glass of water and drink. The acid will slow digestion and reduce the sugar/starch rush. So will eating anything acidic such as dill pickles, green olives, capers, sauerkraut and grapefruit. • Cinnamon has been shown to help reduce the glycemic effect of a meal, as does a vinegar-and-oil salad dressing or eating a sour food. Enjoy a cup of cinnamon tea with your meals. Eat lots of fiber-filled foods, such as vegetables and fruit. Set your goal to eat 10 servings a day. Fiber slows digestion and absorption of high-glycemic foods. • Choose farm-sourced foods over factorysourced foods and you’ll mostly be eating low-glycemic. This currently fashionable way to eat eschews packaged foods and favors fresh produce, meats and fish, preferably locally produced.

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Nostalgia 248 E. 100 S. 532-3225. Salt Lake’s best-damn coffee, sandwiches, salads, soups and fresh pastries. A great destination for casual business meetings or a relaxed environment to hang out with friends. Local artists also find a home to sell their work in a new, hip environment. Free wireless Internet available. $, CC, V, B, TO, P, CAT.

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RedRock Brewing Company Casual atmosphere with award-winning, hand crafted beers and sodas. Fresh, inspired menu with something for everyone. Valet, Patio Dining, Weekend Brunch, Full liquor & wine menu, take-out. Sun-Thurs 11am-12am, Fri-Sat 11am-1am, Brunch Sat-Sun 11am-3pm. 254 South 200 West, SLC, 801.521.7446, WWW.REDROCKBREWING.COM $$, CC

Takashi 18 West Market Street. 519-9595. Renowned sushi chef Takashi Gibo has opened the doors to an incredible Japanese dining experience. Enjoy a beautiful presentation of classic sashimi or experiment with delicious creations from the extensive sushi bar. Savor the assortment of small plates (Japanese tapas), from the tantalizing menu prepared by Chef Morio Tomihara. Featuring premium sake, wines and Japanese and domestic beers. Open Mon-Fri from 11:30a. and Sat. from 5:30p. $$-$$$ CC V W/B TO.

One World Everybody Eats 41 S. 300 E. One World Everybody Eats serves fresh, organic cuisine that changes daily. To encompass our commitment to community, ending waste and eliminating hunger, we allow you to price your own meal according to your individual created plates. Open 7 days a week, 11a-9p. $, $$, V, P, TO.

Sage’s Café 473 E. 300 S. 322-3790. Sage’s Café serves the healthiest & freshest cuisine in Utah, without compromising the overall dining experience. Sage’s Café serves organic wines & beer, fresh pastries, triple-certified coffee & tea. Cuisine ranges from fresh pasta to raw foods. Sage’s Café sustains diversity, compassion, personal & environmental health, community & positive attitude. Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30a-2:30p & 5- 9:30p; Fri 11:30a2:30p & 5p-12a; Sat 9-12a; Sun 9a-9p. $-$$, CC, V, P, W/B,TO.

Red Iguana 736 W. North Temple. 322-1489. Red Iguana has been serving Salt Lake since 1985. The Cardenas family serves award-winning Mexican cuisine with specialties including homemade moles using recipes from the last two centuries, enchiladas, steaks, chile verde, carnitas and more. On the web at: WWW.REDIGUANA .COM. Mon-

Salt Lake Roasting Co. 320 E. 400 S. 363-7572. This downtown staple, known for its coffee by the cup and by the pound since 1981, also offers a unique daily-infused lunch and dinner menu. Open late with free Wi-Fi, summer patio dining, fresh pastries and loose-leaf teas, it is a perfect place for a coffee on the go, casual dining or a late night jolt.

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The 2009 Utah Planting Guide Vegetable

Planting Date

How Much You Need for 1 Foot of Row

Planting Depth (")

Between Rows (")

Between Plants

Spacing for Max Yield (")

Yield Amount for 1 Person

Days to Harvest

Compatible Plants

Asparagus

March 15 - May 1

6 - 8 seeds

1 - 1.5

30 - 36

3-4

14 -1 6

11 plants

3 years!

tomatoes, parsley, basil

Beans (bush)

May 5 - July 1

6 - 8 seeds

1-1.5

24 - 30

3-4

4-6

30 - 40 ft.

70 - 80

Beans (pole)

May 5 - July

4 - 6 seeds

1-1.5

30 - 36

4-6

50 - 60 ft.

60 - 65

potato, corn, cucumber, strawberry, celery, summer savory, petunia corn, summer savory

Beets Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage

March 25 - July 15 Feb. 15 - April 1 March 15 - April 15 Feb. 15 - April 1

10 - 15 seeds 1 plant 2 - 4 seeds or 1 plant 1 plant

.75 - 1 3-4 .75 - 1 3-4

15 - 18 36 - 42 12 - 18 24 - 30

2-6 24 - 30 15 - 18 12 - 18

2-3 15 - 18 2 plants 15 - 18

24 ft. 2 plants 90 - 100 5 plants

50 - 60 60 - 70 see cabbage 60 - 70

Carrot

March 25 - June 15

30 - 40 seeds

.5 - .75

15 - 18

1-2

2-3

48 ft.

60 - 70

Cauliflower Celery

March 25 - May 1 May 5 - June 1

1 plant 2 plants

3-4 2 - 2.5

24 - 30 36 - 42

12 - 18 4-6

15 - 18 6-9

4 - 6 plants 5 - 6 plants

50 - 60 100

Chard Cucumber Eggplant Endive Kale Kohlrabi Leek Lettuce (head) Lettuce (leaf ) Okra Onion (sets)

March 25 - July 15 May 5 - June 20 May 20 - June 1 March 25 - June 15 July 1 - Aug. 15 March 15 - Aug. 1 April 1 - May 1 March 25 - May 15 March 25 - May 15 May 25 - June March 15 - May 1

10 - 15 seeds 4 - 6 seeds .5 plants 1 - 2 seeds 2 - 4 seeds 10 - 15 seeds 7 - 10 seeds 1 plant 25 - 30 seeds 4 - 6 seeds 6 - 12 sets

.75 - 1 1 - 1.5 3-4 3 - 4.5 .5 .5 - 1 .5 - 1 2 - 2.5 .25 - .5 1 - 1.5 2-3

15 - 18 42 - 48 36 - 42 18 - 24 18 - 24 15 - 18 14 - 16 18 - 24 15 - 18 36 - 42 15 - 18

2-4 4-6 24 - 30 12 12 - 15 3-4 2-3 8 - 10 2-3 24 1-2

6-9 18 - 36 18 - 24 15 - 18 15 - 18 6-9 2-6 10 - 12 6-9 12 - 18 4-6

3 ft. 12 ft. 2 - 3 plants 65 6 ft. 5-6 ft. 6 ft. 3 - 4 plants 12 ft. 10 ft. 12 ft.

40 - 50 50 - 60 70 - 60 70 70 50 - 50 100 60 - 70 40 - 50 90 40 - 50

Parsnip Pea

March 25 - May 1 March 15 - May 1

20 - 25 seeds 12 - 15 seeds

.5 - .75 1.5 - 2

24 - 30 15 - 18

2-3 1-2

4-6 26

1 plant 145 ft.

30 - 40 60 - 70

Pepper Potato

May 20 - June 1 March 25 - May 15

1 plant 1 piece

3-4 3-4

30 - 36 30 - 36

12 - 18 12

12 - 15 10 - 12

2 plants 100 ft.

60 - 70 60 - 100

Pumpkin Radish Rutabaga Spinach Squash (summer) Squash (winter) Sweet Corn Tomato

May 1 - June 1 March 15 - Sept. 1 June 15 - July 1 March 15 - May 1 May 5 - July 1 May 20 - June 1 May 5 - July 1 May 1 - June 1

2 - 4 seeds 20 - 25 seeds 15 - 20 20 - 25 seeds 2 - 4 seeds 2 - 4 seeds 3 - 4 seeds .5 plant

1 - 1.5 .5 - .75 .75 - 1 .5 - .75 1 - 1.5 1 - 1.25 1 - 1.5 3-4

48 - 60 15 - 18 24 - 30 15 - 18 48 - 60 72 - 84 30 - 36 36 - 42

15 - 18 1 6 1-2 15 - 18 15 - 18 6 - 10 24 - 36

24 - 36 2-3 6-9 4-6 24 - 36 24 - 36 18 18 - 24

4 ft. 36 ft. 12 ft. 24 ft. 2 plants 12 ft. 64 ft. 12 plants

90 - 110 25 - 30 105 40 - 50 50 90 - 120 66 - 90 60 - 65

Turnip Watermelon

March 15 - May 1 May 15 - June 1

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.5 - .75 1-2

18 - 24 96 - 110

2-3 6 ft. (1 hill)

4-6 110 - 120

10 - 15 ft.

60 - 70

onion, kohlrabi, broccoli, cabbage see cabbage see cabbage potato, celery, dill, chamomile, thyme, tomatoes, sage, peppermint, mint, rosemary, beet, onion, nicotiana peas, leaf lettuce, chives, onion, leek, dill, rosemary, sage, tomato, radish see cabbage Leek, tomato, bush bean, cauliflower, cabbage, peas beans, corn, radish, sunflower, nasturtiums beans, catnip

Incompatible Plants

onion onion, beet, kohlrabi, sunflower, broccoli, cabbage pole bean

strawberry, pole bean, tomato

potato, aromatic herbs

see cabbage see cabbage onion, celery, carrot carrot, radish, strawberry, cucumber carrot, radish, strawberry, cucumber carrot, beet, strawberry, tomato, lettuce, summer savory, chamomile, cabbage family carrot, turnip, radish, cucumber, corn, spinach, bean, lettuce, Chinese cabbage basil, okra bean, corn, cabbage, horseradish, marigold, eggplant corn, beans, peas, borage, radish peas, nasturtium, lettuce, cucumber, carrot strawberry nasturtium, corn, bean, peas, radish, borage see summer squash beans onion, parsley, asparagus, marigold, nasturtium, carrot peas

peas, beans onion, garlic, gladiolus, potato

pumpkin, tomato, sunflower, cucumber, squash potato

potato

cabbage, potato, fennel

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Composting Carbon+nitrogen+water+air+microbial action=compost, also called humus (pronounced hyu’mus). It makes your soil and plants healthier. Compost happens. But you can help the process. Layer two parts high-carbon, “brown” materials such as sawdust, straw or dried leaves to one part nitrogen-rich “green” materials—grass clippings, vegetable waste and manure. Add a few shovelfuls of garden soil for the microbes. Keep the pile moist but not soggy. (Hose it down every few days.) Turn daily (yeah, sure) with a pitchfork. Add fruit and vegetable waste, eggshells, leftover bread, coffee grounds, tea leaves—anything but meat and dairy, which will attract varmints. You’ll get compost, guaranteed—in a few weeks to a few years, depending how closely you followed these rules.

Companion planting Companion plants, like other types of good companions, are plants that do best in each other’s presence. You’ve probably heard it’s good to plant marigolds among other plants, to ward off bad bugs. But look for the Latin, and make sure to choose the French marigold (Tagetes patuls) or the supposedly even more potent Mexican variety, tagetes minuta to kill nematodes in the soil as well as whitefly. In Old Wives’ Lore for Gardeners, authors Bridget and Maureen Boland pass on these observations: • Ordinary purple foxgloves stimulate hardiness and disease resistance as well as improve storage qualities in potatoes, tomatoes and apples. • Parsley, planted freely throughout the garden, is a benefit to all. First, it attracts bees. Among roses, it increases their scent and helps repel greenfly. It improves tomatoes and asparagus. • Planting a single clove of garlic beside each rose plant will ward off aphids. This is so effective, say the Bolands, you need not spray the roses ever again. • Nasturtiums under fruit trees are said to repel aphids. See accompanying planting chart for more companion planting suggestions.

Hardscaping The more time you spend in your garden, the more important “hardscaping” becomes.

• Pathways: Woodchips, straw (these both decompose in a season or so—a plus or minus, depending on your needs), gravel (you’ll want a high edging to keep the stones out of the garden), brick (laid on 2-3 in. sand; be sure to get “severe weathering” brick for proper durability), flagstone (laid dry or in mortar), fieldstone (laid on 4 in. sand). • Fences: Make sure your holes are at least 2 ft. deep. Set the 4x4-in. posts in concrete. (You can rent a posthole digger.) • Trellises: Buy them readymade, or build your own. Gardeners with limited space are getting all kinds of plants to grow vertically these days, including tomatoes, most summer squash, all winter squash, melons, cucumbers, and of course peas and pole beans. • Gazebos, arbors, pergolas: More sizeable structures to hold heavier plants or perform an additional function—such as shelter a bench or breakfast table.

6th grade science revisited (in case you forgot) Annuals grow quickly, usually offer showy displays of color, die in the fall. Perennials grow more slowly, but come back next year. Biennials (parsley, sweet William, foxgloves, campanula —and carrots and turnips, if you didn’t harvest them last season) have a twoyear lifecycle. Bulbs (and corms and tubers) include all the early spring pretties as well as lilies, day lilies, alliums and others; they’re usually exotic-looking and long-blooming. Trees and shrubs can provide shade, food, screening, pollution control.

Consider these.... Groundcovers. Good for slopes, dry or shady spots, areas with little foot traffic, or wherever you want a low-maintenance alternative to lawn. Vines. Cover bare fences and eyesores, create shade, or add vertical color and texture. Available in quick-growing annual (morning glory, etc.) and perennial (clematis, wisteria, ivy, grape, etc.) Plant deep, feed well. Water plants. You can do wondrous things in a tin tub, if you don’t have time, space or cash for an actual pond. Espalier. Space-saving and dramatic (when well-done), this method of growing trees and shrubs two-dimensionally, usually along a wall, takes time and attention. Popular patterns include the candelabra and connecting arches.

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psychology, group dynamics, spirituality, and creative expression together in a single paradigm. “The Dreamfigure’s Ball” is his final project for graduation. Apr. 10, 7:30p. Sugar Space, 616 E. Wilmington Ave. No charge (donations accepted).

MUSIC Contemporary Trends in Video Art: Painter The Salt Lake Art Center presents “Painter” by Salt Lake City

as well as projects that merge piano performance with visual art, poetry, modern dance, PowerPoint and theater lighting displays. This concert, a benefit for the organization, features University of Utah Associate Professor of Piano Dr. Heather Conner and renowned Russian pianist Mark Fouxman. Apr. 22, 7:30p. $10/$3 for students, seniors. Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, 1395 Presidents Cir. Emily Thunberg, 801-867-3637, EMILY.THUNBERG@MUNDIPROJECT.ORG, WWW.MUNDIPROJECT.ORG.

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Surfaces Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company wraps up its 45th season with works by three contemporary choreographers including a new commission by New York choreographer Susan Marshall. The company will also re-stage Doug Varone’s work “Strict Love” performed to a CBS memory-lane broadcast of the 1970s which shows a world from which certainty and uncompromising strength have vanished. The program ends with Charlotte Boye-Christensen’s “Degrees of Separation,” a highly charged piece about connection and loss. Steve Reich’s haunting score serves as the architecture for this piece. Apr. 23-25, 7:30p. $30/$15 for students, seniors. Tel. 801-355-ARTS. Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 S.

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Chairs

What happens when five dancers go through an awareness process to explore their current dreams, moods, body symptoms, childhood dreams, and their personal edges to the unknown? How does dance get created out of this dreaming process of the body? Matt Stella is a psychotherapist in private practice in Salt Lake City and a student of Process Work since 1998, and will complete a Diploma in Process Work this September. Process Work is brings

Repertory Dance Theater reprises Zvi Gotheiner’s beloved fierce and haunting piece created for nine dancers and nine chairs. Called “flawless,” “visually stunning” and “beautifully shaped,” “Chairs” works beautifully in the intimacy of the Leona Wagner Black Box Theatre. Because of the nature of this performance, no late seating will be permitted.

Apr. 9-12. Prices and times: 801-355ARTS, WWW.RTDUTAH.ORG. Rose Wagner Performing Art Center, Leona Wagner Black Box Theatre, 138 W. Broadway.

native Paul McCarthy, as the final part in the series Contemporary Trends in Video Art. This work questions and critiques traditional narratives surrounding art making. His work focuses on the artist-asproducer—especially the “heroic male artist”—and explores the myth of artistic greatness.

Comedy, music, spoken word and show-stopping burlesque come together. Meet the gals who learned to smoke at Hebrew

Through May 23. WWW.SLARTCENTER.ORG. 20 S. West Temple.

Benefit concert for the Mundi Project Got a piano you’ve given up hope of ever playing again? The Mundi Project’s Piano Bank Program could help you do good while gaining space. A sort of musical adoption agency, the group places donated pianos into disadvantaged homes, piano labs and public performance spaces. Their Piano Ambassador Program also provides performance opportunities on world-class pianos

School, got drunk at their BatMitzvahs and would rather have more schtuppa than the chupah. Features performers seen on Comedy Central, HBO and Late Night TV, including Susannah Perlman aka Goddess Perlman, Ophira Eisenberg, Shawn Pelofsky, Jessi Erian and Amber Bloom. Apr. 18, 8p. $15. Tel. 801-581-0098. I.J. & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center, 2 N. Medical Dr.

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To the Ends of the Earth The Utah Environmental Congress brings people together to protect the living forest systems in Utah’s desert country. In this benefit, internationally famed explorer Mike Libecki will present slides and films from his adventures as he explored absolute virgin Earth while seeking first ascents on big walls around the world, both alone and with partners. Take a virtual tour of the planet from the first ascents on the Tepuis of Venezuela to the giant granite rock faces of China. $5. Apr. 23, 7-9p. Tel. 801-466-4055. Must be 21+ to attend. Brewvie’s Cinema Pub, 677 S. 200 W.

PEOPLE A Night of Global Consciousness Returned Peace Corps volunteers formed the Peace Corps Volunteer Association of Utah in the early ’90s. When the Peace Corps was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, one goal was for

Prize laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement, offers a unique perspective on the challenges facing Africa, even as she calls for a moral revolution among Africans themselves who, she argues, are culturally deracinated, adrift between worlds. Apr. 18, 5p. Free, but you must reserve your seat: 801-581-6214. Eccles Auditorium, Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building, University of Utah, 215 S. Central Campus Dr.

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Solar power is what you create when you convert the sun’s power, or solar energy, into electricity. It’s the cleanest source of energy. It is also versatile—you can heat water, light landscapes and gardens, and provide green electricity for powering machines, appliances and lighting. Photovoltaic (PV) cells and panels are the most widely used methods for turning sun into electricity. At this free workshop you’ll learn: how Solar Panels work; hat an inverter is and what it does; the importance of monitoring of the system; need for qualified electrical panel installation; how a grid tie system interacts with the electric grid; and how the sun can provide hot water and reduce your energy bills.

Join Terry Tempest Williams and the University of Utah Humanities department for an intimate conversation with one of the world’s most fascinating and influential women. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace

Hosted by the Utah Solar Energy Association. Free to the first 225 people. Ample parking. Apr. 16, 59p. Salt Lake Community College Redwood Campus, 4600 S. Redwood Rd. (Room TB203 in the Rampton Technology Building).

returnees to share what they discovered in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Nia Sherar, founder of Opportunity Funds for Developing Countries (OFDC), will tell stories and share photos from Kenya where OFDC has small micro enterprise loan projects and clean water projects. Come and learn about the lives of those living in rural Kenya through her beautiful slides and stories of the mothers and children. Apr. 25, 7p. Tel. 801-908-0388. Wasatch Commons Cohousing, 1411 Utah St. 1605 W. WWW.OFDC.ORG.

Come celebrate plants, soil and how the four elements; Earth, Air, Fire and Water interact with them. Explore the wonders of the world and dance with the seeds at the Children’s Garden Center!

Talk with Smokey the Bear, play with the Polar Defenders, Paint a Rock Critter and climb on an 8-foot dinosaur leg, get your face painted, make a wind chime and a sun catcher and check out all the wonderful drawings from some of Salt Lake City’s elementary schools. Relax with lunch and a story from Mother Goose. Enjoy the Local Music on Earth Jam's two stages, learn about sustainable living at one of our workshops, eat good food and explore the incredible “AWES” of Salt Lake City art. Spin out in The Fifth Element and dance with the DJ's. You’re not going to want to miss these two peaceful days in the park of exciting environmental education.

For a complete list of bands, entertainment and education see our website at earthjam.org

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ottie S. Dixon has had quite the buzz around her lately. The Utah gay rights activist/radio personality is gearing up for her upcoming one-woman play. “The Passion of Sister Dottie S. Dixon” next month at the Rose Wagner Theater. The play is a Latter-day retelling of the Joan of Arc story, but Joan, in this case, is a Spanish Fork housewife turned gay-rights activist. In her three years as radio host of KCRL’s “What Not, What Have You, and Such as That,” Dixon has been an important bridge in Utah’s complex LDS/queer

celebrate our diversity with humor and joy. Dottie sees being gay as a blessing. Even though she is an active Mormon, the experience of having a gay son has opened her heart to a new understanding.” Williams wanted to create an alternative discussion that is about courage, strength and change. While Dottie was born out of a desire to bring levity to a difficult discussion, the seriousness of the content transcends the message’s humorous medium. Frost, the actor who channels and cocreated Dottie, patterned her after his own mother and the wise Mormon women he

Frost, the actor who channels and co-created Dottie, patterned her after his own mother and the wise Mormon women he grew up under in Spanish Fork. divide. “I’m a 10th-generation Latter-day Saint [and] am the proud mother of a gay son,” Dixon writes in her Facebook profile. “I’m a good-will ambassador for all organizations that advocate for human equality.” She is outspoken, fiery, hilarious and not, well... real..., at least in the traditional sense of the word. Troy Williams and Charles Lynn Frost conceived of Dottie three years ago as a breath of fresh air and humor in William’s otherwise serious (and now defunct) weekly radio show Now Queer This. “So much of gay cinema, theater and literature has focused on the tragedy of being gay,” Williams says. “The purpose of Dottie is to

grew up under in Spanish Fork. “We don’t want her to be in the in- illuminati crowd,” he says, “she’s clumsy and clunky, she’s not educated, but she’s wise.” She’s full of Utah vernacular, and she charmingly misinterprets history, theology and current events (which is a big part of what makes her so funny). But Williams and Frost are never laughing at Dottie. “In a strange way the play helps me go back and embrace my Mormonness,” Williams says. “Coming out, you’re angry and want to push away and be angry, but at a certain point you have to come back.” Frost agrees. “You have to embrace who you are, who you were, and you have to

embrace your heritage,” he says. So, while Dottie is not technically real, she has taken on a life of her own. She has a style and moral sensibility that is uniquely hers. While writing the play, when either Frost or Williams’ own opinions would start to come through too strongly, they would stop and ask themselves, “What would Dottie do?” In the play the audience will get to share many of the issues in Dottie’s history that made her who she is, including her reaction after her son came out to her. “It’s not immediately easy,” Frost says. Dottie struggles as she faces the terrible decision of choosing her church or her child, but, as Frost explains, ultimately for Dottie there is no choice: It’s child. Not easy for a woman who, as Williams says, “loves her child and she loves her heritage and her ancestors.” Ultimately in the play Dottie is able to see that the choice is not an either/or, but a both/and: She chooses her child and her church, which points to the play’s rich spiritual understructure. Her both/and epiphany comes from Williams’ study of Ken Wilbur’s integral theory, as well as his inclusive, collaborative spirit. In integral theory, he says, you include and transcend, which is what Dottie is all about. Williams is also focused on creating new paradigms through Dottie. “I really want to talk about how the stories we tell about our lives actually can shape the reality that we experience...that’s really why we decided to tackle gay issues in a joyful, comedic manner. It’s time we changed the story so that the Earth can start to heal!” In other ways Dottie is real. “How did you meet Dottie Dixon?” Troy’s friends have asked him, “was it through her son, Donnie?” She’s so compelling; you just want to suspend disbelief. This is a sentiment echoed by her 1,500 Facebook friends. Williams says Dottie gets fan mail all the time. “People will write in messages like ‘I love you Dottie, I wish you were my mother.’” Dottie is “an instrument for people to say, ‘I want to forgive some things,’” Frost says. Some big things, like their parents, and their church. Or, in the words of Dottie Dixon herself, “I believe a new day is dawnin’ in this here state, and I’m all up in it! Hope you are too!” u Amie Tullius writes about the arts for CATALYST. WWW.SISTERDOTTIE.COM

On KRCL (FM 90.1): Fridays at 3pm and Saturdays at 10am. Pygmalion Theater presents “The Passion of Sister Dottie S. Dixon” May 1-17th. Rose Wagner Theater Tickets: 801-355-ARTS or WWW.PYGMALIONPRODUCTIONS.ORG/ (Benefit performance for Pride Center: Wed., April 29, 7:30pm. MARINA@UTAHPRIDECENTER.ORG)

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FILM Earth Day Series The Salt Lake Film Center offers five award-winning and highly acclaimed films throughout the month of April celebrating the complex and magnificent planet Earth. This series of free public screenings is made possible by 3form, Nature Conservancy, CATALYST magazine and the Grand Canyon Trust. “Blue Gold: World Water Wars.” Monday, April 6, 7 p.m., Main Library 210 E. 400 S. Winner, Audience Choice Award for Best Environmental Documentary at the 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival. “Blue Gold” illuminates the worldwide struggle of people fighting for access to clean water. “The Garden.” Thursday, April 9, 7 p.m., Main Library 210 E. 400 S. With special guest Director Scott Hamilton Kennedy. This 2009 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary follows a group of urban farmers in Los Angeles as they struggle to save their community garden. Additional support from Wasatch Community Gardens. “Earth.” Thursday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. Megaplex 12 at the Gateway, 165 S. Rio Grand St. Special advanced screening. This first film from Disneynature takes moviegoers on an extraordinary tour of our home planet through some of the most rare and beautiful imagery of the planet ever captured on film. “Earth Days.” Wednesday, April 22, 7 p.m. Historic Tower Theatre, 876 E. 900 S. This 2009 Sundance Film Festival closing night film presents an inspiring yet sobering history of the environmental movement. Apr. 6-22. Locations and hours: 801-746-7000. WWW.SLCFILMCENTER.ORG.

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SPIRITUAL Meditation retreat and self-directed interviews Insight/mindfulness meditation is a practice common to all Buddhist traditions. It is a way of becoming aware of compassion, kindness, joy, and tranquility as a skillful path to happiness. This day of guided meditation is offered as time for renewal for experienced practitioners and a time to learn meditation for those seeking to practice. Sitting sessions will alternate with movement and walking meditations. Or you can drop by alternate Tuesdays for meditation interviews and self-directed sitting. To discuss your practice with Shirley Ray, Spirit Rock Community Dharma leader, schedule your meditation interview in advance.

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Big Mind Big Heart two-week retreat Big Mind Big Heart is the name given, by American Zen Master Genpo Roshi, to a special new way to discover, experience and appreciate life. It’s also a good way of working out the kinks, the stuck places and the unhealthy patterns that can keep a person down. Life is complex and the inner self is an exquisite network of the psychological and the spiritual. Understanding it better naturally leads one to a better life. Meditate, walk through the nearby mountain trails and enjoy three delicious vegetarian meals that will be served daily while on a quest to discover your inner peace on this two-week retreat led by the master himself, Genpo Roshi. Advance registration required.

These shows are a trip. Watch professional models strut their stuff in amazing studentdesigned artwear. This year the Fashion Institute at Salt Lake Community College celebrates its 60th anniversary with clothing inspired by fashion throughout the decades. Certainly livens up downtown—at least for one night a year. Next step: Bringing fashion to the 9-5 people, shunning the insipid “business attire” for after-hours social gatherings.

Apr. 26-May 3. $1,750; discount for Zen Center members. Tel. 801328-8414. WWW.BIGMIND.ORG. Big Mind Western Zen Center, 1274 E. S. Temple.

Apr. 10, 7:30p. $19/10 (students) at 801-355-ARTS or www.artix.org. Jeanné Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. Broadway.

Apr. 6-8, 7p. Call for locations: 801-307-0481. spirituallyfree.org.

Master Stephen Co Master Co, author of “Your Hands Can Heal You,” will help you personally access the tremendous love, light and power of the “I Am” nature (higher soul) within you. The downpouring of divine energies from this direct connection is said to quickly flush out stress, anger, negative emotions and psychic intrusions. Co will also share SuperBrain Yoga®, an ancient Indian technique that harnesses the body’s primordial energies to balance the left and right brain and recharge your brain power. You will also learn to experience mental clarity, emotional calmness, razor sharp focus and increased learning ability.

A major television event comes to KUED over ﬁve Monday nights, beginning April 13, at 8:00 p.m. For film details, as well as related community events and activities, visit www.kued.org/weshallremain

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What’s New Around Town BY KATHERINE PIOLI

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Friends of the Library: More than just volunteers, these are the real book lovers

TriFecTa owners Pamela Ostermiller and Lindsay Vieta

New Sugar House shop ready to flower Neighborhoods in Salt Lake seem to shift, grow and disappear with regularity. Now Sugar House is one place that is gaining life and its latest shop TriFecTa will help add a lot of color and flavor. The floral and events business started a few years ago when owners Pamela Ostermiller and Lindsay Vieta-Satovick opened a small workshop studio on the west side of the city. In the years since its opening, TriFecTa has seen much growth and the owners have expanded their interests and operations, spurring the move to a sweet little Sugarhouse bungalow. The new shop will have a first floor retail space with home décor items and other merchandise, but will continue to focus on flowers and floral arrangements. A new cutting garden planned for the backyard will ensure that much of their flowers are grown in house (they also purchase from an organic flower grower in Ogden). Pamela Ostermiller (a former longtime CATALYST writer, by the way) envisions her customers walking in on any given day, asking what’s new in the garden, and walking home with an arm full of fresh cut lavender, mint, dogwood blossoms or willow branches. TriFecTa provides floral arrangements for any occasion from spontaneous bouquets for the home to weddings, as well as full event coordination from the floral décor down to the linens and music. TriFecTa Design, 1940 S 1100 E. tel. 364-4606

Wind-powered lawn care Chase Fetter, owner of Sage’s Way Landscape and Design, understands that grass lawns are not disappearing from Salt Lake anytime soon. As an arborist and permaculture designer in Utah since 1991 (he has written about permaculture for CATALYST in years past), Fetter has tried to move Utahns toward more sustainable, low-wateruse yards. But the grass remains. So he is

doing the next best thing by offering a new eco-friendly lawn maintenance service. This summer Sage’s Way will begin using wind power-charged electric mowers, trimmers and edgers for residential lawn care in Salt Lake. The mowers, says Fetter, are clean, emission-free and quiet. Sage’s Way, an e2 and Local First business, charges by lot size with a minimum cost of $25. Sage’s Way Landscape and Design. 801-573-8934. WWW.SAGESWAY.NET

There are 750,000 items in the Salt Lake City Public Library collection—circulating in, out and between the branches. Does it really seem possible that library staff alone could handle all the work of tracking, maintaining and sorting this enormous quantity of material? The reality is that they can’t. Enter the Friends of the Library. The Friends of the Library donate thousands of hours to keep our libraries running. Colleen McLaughlin, the library’s assistant director, couldn’t be more grateful for all their hard work. “We have 20 or 30 volunteers who shelve books for the library,” she says. “Others staff the Library Store the Friends run and operated library gift shop.” All proceeds from the shop are donated to the library. One of the most important projects run by these volunteers are the book sales such as the one to be held the last weekend of this month. The Friends spend hours sorting and preparing them for sale. “These are, for the most part, terrific books,” says McLaughlin. “Some are on top seller lists but after demand for the book wanes the library purges the extra copies.” Many of the books come from public donations. “If the library can’t use them, they go to the sale,” McLaughlin explains. The income from these book sales and from the Library Store can amount to $80,000 annually. These allow the library to buy new equipment, furniture and fund programs. Anyone can be a Friend. This altruistic group of people includes the young and old, male and female. The one common denominator, says McLaughlin, is a true love for books. Become a Friend: You can become a Good Friend($12/year); Family Friend($25/year); Devoted Friend ($50-99/year)or Best Friend ($100 and up/year). Membership perks include: admission to the used book sale preview night, a 10% discount at the library store and other little deals. Friends are invited but not required to volunteer time. Purchase your membership at The Library Store at the Main Library. There is also a form online.

Donating to the Book Sale: Deliver your donated books to any branch. If you have lots of books and need assistance, call 801524-8219. Donations are tax deductable. Ask a librarian for the proper form. They accept paperbacks, hardbacks, audio cassettes, compact discs, DVDs, videocassettes, vinyl records and sheet music in good, useable condition. They do not accept magazines, books in poor condition, investment or computer books more than three years old, tax books (5 years), business books (10 years), text books (10 years), art prints.

Cameron Wellness Center The Cameron Wellness Center is a naturopathic medicine clinic that has been in Salt Lake for 13 years. There are now breathing a bit of new life into the clinic, redesigning

their website and logo. They are excited to present their new look to the public, and are also happy to now offer an e-newsletter. Cameron Wellness Center 1945 S 1100 E Suite 202 tel. 801-486-4226 WWW.DRTODDCAMERON.COM

Books take backseat to economy The Salt Lake County public library system’s three-year-old One County One Book program is on sabbatical. The County library system is focusing their attention and funding instead on a well-being program, providing assistance and information financial, environmental and other issues, such as assistance with tax forms, balancing shoestring budgets and bargain shopping. WWW.SLCO.LIB.UT.US

Economics force greening Tightening budgets are helping many organizations become a little bit greener out of necessity. One of these groups is KUED channel 7, the television station that brings PBS programs to kids and NOVA and locally

catalystmagazine.net produced shows like “The Alta Experience” to adults. The 2009 state budget cuts caused KUED to lose an enormous chunk of its budget. Now more than half of their operating costs must come from the financial support of the community —individuals, corporations and foundations. To entice supporters and reduce costs KUED has created a “green” membership. Joining KUED at the monthly giver Sustainable Member level helps the station to reduce mailing costs and reduce paper waste. All monthly transactions are electronic, members have the option to receive mailings via email and members are gifted a reusable grocery bag. KUED.org

Silly takes environment seriously In 2007, the Park Silly Sunday Market earned the Utah Recycle’s “Business of the Year—Best Recycler” Award. Since then, the market has continued to be a leader for large events going green. Park Silly works on a “zero waste” policy, which seriously considers every aspect of the event from power generation to waste. At 6:30 every Sunday morning the market begins by removing trash bins from the city’s main street and replacing them with “zero-waste stations” designed for recycling. At the end of the day even food scraps get recycled and fed to pigs at a Coalville farm. Last year, thanks to their tight waste management, Park Silly Market send only 7.5 bags of trash to the landfill despite seeing 60,000 visitors. Power for the event also stays true to their eco-friendly mission and comes entirely from wind and solar sources. Local artist Scott Whitaker (see February 2009 CATALYST, “Sunlight and Steel”) donates use of his solar (powered) saucer (generator) to power the bands that play each week. A grant from Rocky Mountain Power provides the rest through their Blue Sky program.

New space, fashionable digs Kitty-corner from the Gateway (in the former Cup of Joe coffee shop) is a new clothing store where you can find all of the brands offered at the neighboring mall’s multiple shops but at less than half the price. Uptown Cheapskate is a resale (second-hand) clothing franchise opening its very first shop in Salt Lake. The store is already brimming with men and women’s casual clothing, shoes, bags and even some ski pants, and they are still taking clothes. Brand name items are not required, although the friendly staff says they can offer more for brand names. Uptown will take freshly laundered clothes in good condition (no rips or stains) that are hip and in-style (not vintage hand-me-downs). Uptown Cheapskate 353 W 200 S 801-931-3388 Hours: 10am-8pm Mon-Sat

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Buddha Maitreya Soul Therapy Center Meditation is yoga for the mind—studies have documented such benefits as decreased blood pressure, faster healing after surgeries and chronic pain management. Now imagine how this level of well-being might translate to your entire life. The Buddha Maitreya Soul Therapy Center, a non-profit center run by volunteers in Salt Lake City, hopes to bring people to this point in their everyday lives. The Center uses music and sacred geometry Shambhala Healing tools, designed by the incarnation of Buddha Maitreya, to enhance their practice. Their most important meditation form is the hour-long Soul Therapy session. Like most of their treatments this is conducted alone with optional assistance from a center volunteer. They also offer group meditation twice a week, evening workshops and meditations, and half- and full-day private retreats. The practice is open to those both familiar and unfamiliar with meditation (but please come 30 minutes prior to a group session if you’re coming for the first time). Open House every Saturday in April, 2-6 PM, drop-ins without an appointment. Otherwise the center is open daily for events and by appointment only. Located in the University area of Salt Lake City, tel. 801349-2639. WWW.SOULTHERAPY.ORG/SLC

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Klein’s Custom Countertops is a family owned and operated business founded here in Utah by Fred Klein. His family has kept the business running since the early 1950s and over the course of the years has developed a healthy eco-spirit. That is why Klein’s carries two uniquely environmentally friendly countertops created by the Spanish company Cosentino. ECO, a newly available product, uses 75% recycled post-industrial and post consumer content. Recycled materials from mirrors to crystallized ash, are bound up with an environmentally friendly resin to create a non-porous surface that requires no sealers and earns points towards LEED certification. The Silestone Quartz countertop, also available through Klein’s, has similar naturally non-porous qualities, requires no sealant is also proven to not release pollutants such as volatile organic compounds throughout its lifetime. It, too, qualifies for LEED green building credits.

It is hard to tell if Chameleon Artwear is coming or going. Owner Camille Chart doesn’t even quite know. After 26 years of owning and operating her Asian-style boutiqueclothing store in the 9th & 9th neighborhood, Camille feels like she is finally ready to retire. But, in an odd twist on the failing economy, which is running most stores out of business, Camille is finding it difficult to close her doors. Last May she decided to lease her space, which she owns, to a new business. By October she had sold most of her merchandise and was preparing for a trip to Japan. Then she found that her renter was unable to gather the necessary finances to open a new business. In January Chameleon Artwear returned and reopened shop.

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Dance church, new schedule If you want to dance your heart out instead of—or maybe in addition to—weekend clubbing, you’ll want to know that Dance Church is now jamming bi-monthly exclusively at the Flow Yoga studio. “Church” is held the first and third Sunday of each month, the cost is $10. Flow Yoga, 2065 E 2100 S Jill Jeppsen, tel. 801-485-5933. 5:45-8 pm

Pierre VanDamme moved to Salt Lake City 16 years ago from Bruges, Belgium. After some time he naturally began to miss his hometown. Instead of moving back Pierre decided to bring the best part of home, the world’s waffle capital, here—its food. His new shop, Bruges Waffles and Frites (fries), got its start five years ago at the downtown Farmers Market. Now their permanent location is right across the street from Pioneer Park. Pierre makes waffles— served plain, with cinnamon, whipped cream or chocolate dipped—and Belgian frites. Pierre personally makes the dough fresh every day. He imports sugar and chocolate from Belgium; and the cream is, of course, freshly whipped. Bruges Waffles and Frites 336 W Broadway Tel. 363-4444 WWW.BRUGESWAFFLES.COM. Hours: 8am7pm Mon-Thurs, 8am-9pm Fri-Sat, closed Sun

The Zen Center formerly known as… Those involved in the happenings at the Zen Center in Salt Lake have felt of late a sense of transition. Outwardly, this transition has manifested itself through a new name. No longer the Kanzeon Zen Center, since January the Center has officially been renamed the Big Mind Western Zen Center. The change came about as a reflection of the nontraditional aspects of the Center. As a Zen Center in the West, Salt Lake’s center attempts to create balance between the traditional Zen teachings and the philosophies and attitudes of the West, a process called Big Mind. When the Center’s abbot Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi changed the name to the Big Mind Western Zen Center he united name with practice. In the upcoming months the Big Mind Western Zen Center will host two retreats. In

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Spiritual Cinema Circle Four new films a month to keep—features, shorts, documentaries—all focusing on themes of love, compassion and spirituality. For $21/month, the Spirituality Cinema Circle provides material for the film lover who is tired of Hollywood plots. The movies offered through the program come from independent filmmakers from around the world. Often not seen outside of festivals, the program is a unique link to these rarely seen silver screen stories. You can join up, or join with others to view and discuss the films at the Inner Light Center. WWW.SPIRITUALCINEMACIRCLE.COM; WWW.INNERLIGHTCENTER.NET

the two-week-long Big Mind Retreat in April Genpo Roshi will facilitate the Big Mind process along with regular morning and evening sittings. The Annual Maezumi Roshi Memorial Retreat in May is named in honor of Genpo Roshi’s late teacher, a man who played a pivotal role in establishing Zen practice in America. This weeklong retreat, a more traditional practice, will be led by Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Sensei—known to many as Utah’s former Chief Justice Michael Zimmerman. Big Mind Western Zen Center 1268 E South Temple. tel. 801-328-8414. WWW.BIGMIND.ORG

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An edible yard How one Salt Lake couple’s urban farm addresses today’s environmental challenges BY KATHERINE PIOLI

rom the outside, Holly and Chap Caughron’s red brick house in the 9th & 9th neighborhood looks like a standard family dwelling. But behind the tall wooden fence lies a small slice of paradise, especially for anyone interested in local food. It is what many call an urban farm. Here, in the summer and autumn months, Holly Caughron and Chap produce nearly half of their own food. Nearly every inch, save for a round patch of grass in the middle, is covered in sustenance. The list of fruit trees includes cherry, apple, two plums and a pear. By summer a healthy grapevine consumes the arbor built over the back patio. There’s the strawberry patch, herb rock garden and raspberry patch. Behind that, along the south, three raised beds grow something of just about everything in the summertime. It looks like hours of work and decades of dedicated planting, weeding and harvesting. But Holly and Chap have only been in their house since 2007 and, they say, it is surprisingly not as much work as one might imagine. Both have fulltime professional careers—Chap is an M.D.; Holly owns her own green marketing business, Green

Holly and Chap began their 9th & 9th-neighborhood farm two years ago, complete with fruit trees/shrubs/vines, vegetables, chickens, bees and two dairy goats. Rising Marketing. On top of that, until two years ago neither had ever grown a garden, let alone tended to a miniature farm complete with vegetables, chickens, bees and goats. “We were raised in the suburbs of Houston, Texas,” says Holly, recounting her incredible journey from disconnected suburbanite to environmentally focused city dweller. “It was much like living in Sandy today and although we had a yard we grew almost nothing.” But her family did keep a small piece of land with a barn a few miles away and each year Holly raised a flock of chickens and some rabbits for a 4H project. Chap, on the other hand, had never attempted to grow anything before in his life. Even with their collective lack of experience, when Holly and Chap decided that they wanted to raise their own food they jumped into the project with both feet. They started all of their plants from seed, setting up a table in a sunny southwest corner of their house. Within two years they had planted all of the trees and had started keeping chickens, bees and goats. Having somewhat realistic expectations, they tried to enjoy the experience without setting any goals. “We honestly had no idea whether or not we would be successful,” remembers Holly. But the two were pleasantly surprised. “Chap just happened to have a green thumb. I don’t, as much. We were just happy that anything grew.”

On a private tour of the “farm,” Holly, dressed more like a marketing specialist than a farmer, takes me to meet the chickens. Stepping into the muddy goat pen where the chickens cluster, Holly doesn’t even flinch or think twice about her soft leather boots. Opal, Roxy, Goldie One and Two and the other three chickens continue pecking as Holly enters the pen, unconcerned by her presence. The chickens are yellow-gold, black, white and red, of various breeds. “We have Rhode Island reds and the black one is a frizzle,” say Holly pointing to the birds around her feet. “That one is a great blue something-or-other.” Keeping chickens, Holly assures as she checks their coop for fresh eggs, is simple. There are rules to follow; city law requires a specific distance between the coop and human dwellings, and regular coop cleaning; but as a whole, they are low maintenance. Salt Lake County dwellers, on the other hand, must deal with a health department that thinks chickens are dangerous. So unless they want to join the thousands of other happy county egg-gathering law-breakers, no chicks for them. Initially they let their chickens at large day and night but got tired of chicken poop everywhere, so now they relegate them to their pen most of the time. Holly says they’ve had no sign of predators. [Editor’s note: Holly and Chap have been very lucky. We know several people in the downtown area whose initially less-than-secure chicken housing resulted in some loss to raccoons.] Goats, on the other hand, turned out to be a chore. “They are pretty easy to feed and water, but milking them twice a day, every day, gets to be a big pain,” she admits. And yes, it is perfectly legal to have two female goats (does) in Salt Lake City. Moving on, Holly introduces me to the bees—two tall stacks of wooden boxes stationed underneath what appears to be a tamarisk bush. They are Italian bees, she tells me. My brain instantly conjures up a mental image of bees relaxing in the sun, drinking red wine, and it turns out that might not be too far from the truth. “They are not aggressive at all,” says Holly, who claims to spend hours of her free time sitting right in front of the hive watching the worker bees coming and going. “You can sit so close that you

see the pollen clumped onto their back legs. I have never been stung.” The habits of bees fascinate Holly. Bees, she says, regulate the temperature of their hives year round, keeping it at a constant 92-93 degrees F. In the summer they fan the entrance of the hive with their wings to send drafts of cool air circulating around inside. In the winter, they all huddle together and vibrate for warmth. If a bee dies in the hive, another will carry it outside and deposit it far from the colony—an instinctual habit that keeps potential diseases from spreading to the other bees. And the work needed to produce one pound of honey takes 300 bees visiting nearly 2 million flowers and traveling over 55,000 miles. Incredibly, Holly’s two hives last year produced 100 pounds of honey. “And that still leavs 60 pounds in each hive to get them through the winter,” she says proudly. So how did Holly become an expert on bees? “We went to the library and checked out ‘Beekeeping for Dummies,’ bought our bees from the Utah County Beekeeping Association and that was it. Both the book and the Association became

excellent resources for us as new beekeepers.” For just a little over $100 in start-up costs, beekeeping seems like an easy and rewarding hobby. “I encourage everybody to keep bees, especially because of the colony collapse,” says Holly. “There is such a shortage of bees that we need as many as we can get. On top of that, they are just such interesting and industrious creatures. I can easily see now why they are one of this state’s symbols.” Expanding the harvest beyond their own plot,

Holly mapped the streets and alleyways around her entire neighborhood to locate all of the fruitand nut-producing trees and shrubs for gleaning. Sometimes people dismiss a fruitful tree as “messy,” and are happy for your assistance. “One neighbor has a massive walnut tree and plum and pear trees. We offered to help him pick the fruit. People with fruit and nut trees often have extra.” It’s possible to enjoy a local harvest even if you’re not a land owner. Whether you want chickens, a vegetable garden, or just have enough time to help your neighbor pick apricots, Holly says, act now. Each thing that we do to eat locally addresses many of today’s environmental problems—and those of tomorrow. And why eat lettuce that has traveled thousands of miles when you can eat lettuce grown in your own backyard? Holly and Chap’s urban farm has become their attempt to restore balance. The more people who make an effort to do the same, the better, Holly says. She recalls a recent conversation with former Mayor Rocky Anderson. “He said we have less than 10 years before we hit an environmental tipping point. That thought scares me, because I consider myself very plugged into the environmental movement and I still held this belief that a great crisis was still even 50 years off.” Holly suddenly is intensely energized, but catches herself and takes a breath. “I have to stay away from that kind of rhetoric,” she says quickly. “People don’t respond to doom and gloom. The best thing we can do is provide a sense of urgency and present it as a challenge that is not insurmountable.” Holly’s challenge to her fellow Salt Lakers: Start small, glean fruit from your neighbor’s tree. Or go big, host some honey bees and harvest your home-grown vegetables. The sense of pride and accomplishment will make the food all that much sweeter. u Katherine Pioli is CATALYST’s staff writer. * Shortly after this interview was conducted, Chap accepted a position in the Pacific Northwest. The couple packed up their critters and moved. Their little 9th & 9th neighborhood farmstead is for sale. You are welcome to contact the realtor at CHERIE.MAJOR@SOTHEBYSREALTY.COM; photos and info are still available at FORSALEBYOWNER.COM, #21940104

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Francis Fecteau The man behind the movement toward organic and biodynamic wines in Utah BY KATHERINE PIOLI PHOTO BY SALLIE DEAN SHATZ

aking the evening’s first sip of deep red wine, Francis Fecteau reflects on its quality. “Any other winemaker would take the Grenache grapes from Old Hill winery and make a big, heavy, porty, nasty, jammy thing that people would go crazy about and would earn big scores in the wine press. But it would be a soulless, flabby, sugary wine.” He says this with an authority typically absent from men wearing New York Yankees t-shirts. “Instead, Old Hill creates an expressive and aromatic wine. Its scent is one of the most intoxicating things I have ever smelled in my life and I will remember it until I die.” Such passion for the sensory pleasures of life and the skill to translate them into words is the born talent of poets. In this case, such gifts also belong to wine broker Francis Fecteau. Affectionately called ‘Franco’ as a child by his family’s Italian maid and a neighboring music professor, Fecteau spent the first seven years of his life in Italy. Born in the fiery, mafiaridden city of Napoli (Naples) to American parents, he learned early on to appreciate the finer, and Italian, things. When his family relocated to the United States Francis moved right into a second- and third-generation Italian-American neighborhood in

upstate New York. Spending the next few years of his life among these Soprano-style Italians solidified his feeling of place and comfort in the culture. “When I walk into Italian delis there is a strong sense of familiarity. It is the same comfort I feel

ernment oversight of alcohol entering and being sold within state borders actually makes Utah an ideal place for wine brokers. “Wineries have a terrible time approaching the State by themselves and not getting lost in the bureaucratic shuffle,” explains

Thanks to Fecteau’s tap dancing and marketing skills, Utah is actually becoming a good place to buy wine. Not only is it good, it is exclusive. around people with lots of vowels in their last names, it reminds me of where I came from and who I am.” In 1983 Fecteau arrived in Salt Lake City, a uniquely affordable place that allowed him to “eat and go to school at the same time.” He earned his undergraduate degree in English Literature, and nearly a Masters in public administration. But life led Fecteau back to his roots. “I received an offer to be a chef and left school just as I was to begin work on my thesis. After a few years one of the local wine brokers offered me a position.” Utah, as many know, is a unique place especially when it comes to the liquor laws. In technical terms it is a “control state” meaning that one body controls the sale, purchase and distribution of a product. This strict gov-

Fecteau. Wine brokers step in to assist the transaction between producer and buyer. Then they must reach the consumers. “If they do get past that point, their wines often sit ignored on a shelf because no one knows who they are or what they taste like.” That’s where education comes in. In 2005, after a few years of working for wine broker companies large and small, Francis Fecteau began Libation, Inc. Beyond brokering, he goes the extra mile to help us all cultivate our “inner wine geek,” as he puts it. Read his newsletter and you will see this is a perfect career for an English lit and business administration major. His prose reveals finely honed sensory skills. And it accomplishes the task of making a life without good wine seem somehow

shallow, or unneccessarily ascetic. Which is not to say he will be a broker forever. “The wine business snuck up on me. Originally, I thought that I would do it for a while and move onto something else, and I still think that. But there is nothing wrong with enjoying what you are doing and being good at it. And if you can have that all happen at once, you are very lucky.” Utahns are also very lucky that Francis Fecteau followed his calling here. When Fecteau finds a wine that strikes his fancy he stops at almost nothing to get it. As he puts it, “I put on my tap dancing shoes, give the State of Utah my sales pitch and they agree to distribute it.” Fecteau’s fine promotion of such wines following their approval and purchase by the state assures their appearance on local restaurant wine lists including Mazza, Metropolitan and the Wild Grape. His wine promotion also extends through e-Libation, his electronic newsletter, and occasional wine classes at Caputo’s Market. “I educate consumers,” says Fecteau, “to maximize a wine’s distribution.” Thanks to Fecteau’s tap dancing and marketing skills, Utah is actually becoming a good place to buy wine. Not only is it good, it is exclusive. Marveling, once again, over the flavors of the wine before us, Fecteau recalls how one winemak-

er’s grenache made its way to Utah. “I tasted a grenache at Jerico Vineyard and I was bowled over by its quality. After cajoling him for days he finally gave me a pallet. Now Utah is the only other place in the country that this wine is available other than at the Jerico tasting room.” When not promoting or imbibing wine, Francis Fecteau lives the life of a healthy, modern man. A practitioner of yoga and four-time participant in the Lotoja bike race, he maintains an active lifestyle. In the summer months, his urban balcony overflows with the fruits of hand-tended florals and edible greens. It is such personal affection for a healthy and earth-centered life that has led Fecteau to concentrate his wine business on the promotion of organic and biodynamic wines. “Two years ago I couldn’t sell organic or biodynamic wines with a gun. The public perceived it as hippie, touchyfeely nonsense.” Fecteau, watching products like USDA-certified organic eggs fly off grocery store shelves, wondered why organic wines languished, dusty and neglected, on the racks. “No one understood that it was simple, clean, responsible farming.” But with a little work and persistence, Francis Fecteau and Libation have been changing that trend. Fecteau is visibly pleased with the maturation of wine tastes in Utah, and still can’t sing enough praises for those choices. “Organic and biodynamic producers,” he says, “actually bring their vineyard sensitivity to the barrel and the fermentation rooms. They pay close attention to the physical indicators of ripeness. Ultimately their work makes for a more nuanced and varietally correct product.” Just as Francis Fecteau’s close attention to the detail and nuance in the finished product is helping Utahns choose better wines. u

Restaurants serving wines promoted by Libation, Inc. Mazza, Squatters, Metropolitan, Acme Burger, The Wild Grape, Spencer’s, Caffe Niche, Caffe Molise, Shabu, Shallow Shaft, Paris Bistro, Chimayo, Grappa, Wahso

Classes with Francis Fecteau American Artisan Cheese with American Wines: Monday, April 20, 7:15-9:15pm. Caputo’s Market. Francis Fecteau appears regularly at Caputo’s Market to lead wine tasting classes. See other classes at WWW.CAPUTOSDELI.COM/ COOKINGCLASS; to sign up, call 519-5754.

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Organic and Biodynamic

Wine Camp Utah restaurateurs learn the ropes BY SCOTT EVANS

ith the title Organic and Biodynamic Wine Camp, it was impossible to pass up the offer from Francis Fecteau to attend his first formal foray into the vines with some icons in the organic and biodynamic wine industry. Fecteau’s wine brokerage company, Libation, Inc., works with select wineries to bring their products to Utah. He organized a trip for Salt Lake restaurateurs to visit some of his favorite producers of wine in the Mendocino region: vineyards that focus on organic growing and biodynamic winemaking. Organic wine is made from grapes grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers. Biodynamic wine goes the extra mile and is a more esoteric creature: Developed by theosophist Rudolf Steiner, biodynamics

Laundry, before I met up with my group at Bucklin Estate. Bucklin Old Hill Ranch lies tucked behind the town of Glen Ellen in Sonoma County. Will Bucklin greeted me warmly as I pulled up the dirt road to his vineyard. His property was reminiscent of the cabins that line portions of Mill Creek Canyon; it communed with the surroundings humbly yet beautifully, with gnarled, graceful vines that at first glance appeared wild. A spicy and floral Gewürztraminer made its way to my hand as the rest of the group arrived. At $13 retail, this Alsatian-style white wine is a musthave. Buy it while you can, as this may be the last vintage produced by Bucklin. As we tasted the 2000 through 2006 Bucklin Zinfandels, Will shared the rich history of Old Hill Ranch, organic wine-

Dry farming simply means not irrigating the vines, which causes their roots to seek water deeper in the soil. The yield of grapes is reduced, but their flavor is concentrated and intensified by this treatment. incorporates the ecological, spiritual, and energetic aspects of farming. The entire vineyard is viewed as a living organism. Fecteau chose the group of us because we shared an interest in sustainable wine and supported Francis by putting the wines he represents on our wine lists. The entire group was excited to learn more about organic and biodynamic wine. Our hosts were members of the Fetzer family who own Jeriko Estate, Saracina and Atrea Vineyards in Hopland, as well as Will Bucklin of Bucklin Old Hill Ranch in Glen Ellen. The attendees consisted of about 15 wine buyers and restaurateurs from Salt Lake City and Park City. After an uncomfortable night in my rental car on a side street in Napa, I decided to jaunt up to Yountville to see the town that hosts the world-famous restaurant The French Laundry. I found the town charming in a Park City Main Street way. I enjoyed a perfect pistachio brioche and an iced Americano from Bouchon Bakery, sister to The French

making, and his sumptuous “field blend” Zinfandels. Old Hill was established by William McPherson Hill in 1851. At the time, today’s practice of planting grapes in neat rows with blocks of varietals grouped together was not followed. As a result, it is necessary to harvest all the varieties together, resulting in the “field blend.” Although the blend consists predominately of Zinfandel, numerous other grapes add complexity and create a oneof-a-kind flavor profile that cannot easily be duplicated. For at least 50 years, Old Hill Ranch has been farmed organically; it has been certified organic since 2000, when Will produced his first Zinfandel from the property. Dry farming is another vineyard management tool that distinguishes this property. Dry farming simply means not irrigating the vines, which causes their roots to seek water deeper in the soil. The yield of grapes is reduced, but their flavor is concentrated and intensified by this treatment. Combining old vines, dry farming, and organic viticulture makes for

wines that are sumptuous and complex. After a beautiful meal prepared by the Bucklin family under mature oak trees, we made our way along windy roads to Hopland. Our group split to visit two properties: Jeriko Estate and Saracina, both owned by members of the Fetzer family. Fetzer was a pioneer in the organic wine movement in California, and their impact has been well documented. What is less known is the sale of Fetzer Vineyards to Brown-Forman in 1992, when the Fetzer family agreed to the sale of their family name and the Fetzer and Bonterra brands. The family kept a majority of the land they had purchased in Mendocino. The 11 Fetzer siblings each received a ranch or vineyard as a result of the sale, and two of these siblings hosted our group. The eldest brother, John, who ran Fetzer Vineyards at the time of the sale, owns Saracina and Atrea Vineyards along with his wife Patty Rock. Danny, the youngest sibling, owns Jeriko Estate, where I stayed. The tastings began with 2006 Saracina Sauvingon Blanc, which expresses captivating acidity with peach and citrus flavors. All Saracina, Atrea and Jeriko wines are certified organic, and most will be certified biodynamic in the near future. Atrea offers two exciting blends—Old Soul Red and The Choir. The 2004 Old Soul Red is a ripe blend of Zinfandel, Syrah, Malbec and Petit Sirah featuring chocolate-covered raspberry and coffee aromas with a dark fruit palate. Their 2006 The Choir is a Rhonestyle white wine blending Roussanne and Viognier perfectly to bring forth orange blossom and floral characters while allowing dried fruit flavors to add more structure and depth. Jeriko is more established and has been known for producing quality organic wine for several years. Recently, George Viera became their winemaker, and after tasting barrel samples of his 2007 Pinot Noir, I am incredibly excited about Jeriko’s future. The sample was a departure in style from previous Jeriko vintages; they are moving towards more roundness and more layers of texture. Other exciting wines we tasted were the 2005 Jeriko Sangiovese with red currant and spice and America’s first sparkling wine made from organically grown grapes, the 2005 Jeriko Brut. I particularly enjoyed the 2005 Jeriko Brut Rosé with fresh raspberry scents and flavors. After tasting nearly 50 wines over the weekend, I am convinced that organic and biodynamic winemaking is reaching new heights. The old saw that organic wine is flat and poorly made has been contradicted by an ethos that embraces quality and sustainability. Salud! u Scott Evans is a manager and liquor buyer at Squatters.

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Down on the “WHO”Farm America’s First Family breaks ground on the White House organic garden. Could the rest of the nation be far behind? BY SCOTT COONEY

ntelligent rabble-rousing works. Two sets of Return Peace Corps volunteers (RPCV) had made public campaigns calling on our new president to rip out part of the expansive White House lawn and plant an organic garden. Dan Simon and Casey Gustowarow championed the WHOFarm (White House Organic Farm) Project, while Amanda Fuller and Justin Mog (RPCV-Paraguay) created their campaign around Obama’s campaign slogan, referring to it as a “Hope Garden.” Author Michael Pollan (“The Omnivore’s Dilemma: In Defense of Food”), often referred to as our nation’s “First Farmer,” advocated for the garden as well, as a “symbolically resonant step in building a new American food culture.” It was not an unprecedented suggestion: Eleanor Roosevelt’s World War II Victory Garden is well known, and started millions of Americans gardening. Less well known is that Woodrow Wilson allowed sheep to graze and fertilize the White House lawn to save resources during WWI. Any time is a good time for a garden, but why now? As Obama himself has said, America’s agricultural system is built on cheap oil. “As a consequence, our agriculture sector actually is con-

The Obamas hesitate calling their garden organic or sustainable, likely to avoid the overly used label of “elitism” from conservative naysayers. Nonetheless, they are tempting that tired fate by growing arugula. During the campaign, John McCain and other Republicans labeled this vegetable “elite” and criticized Obama for eating it. (Go figure.) tributing more greenhouse gases than our transportation sector. And in the meantime, it’s creating monocultures that are vulnerable to national security threats, [and] are now vulnerable to skyhigh food prices….” Obama gets it, and knows that a White House organic garden can be a terrific catalyst to inspire millions of Americans.

The garden idea also has an international precedent: Thailand’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has an organic farm at her Thong Noi palace which covers 42 rai (a measure of space equal to 1,600 square meters). It is a model of sustainable food production, and the Princess herself gets her hands dirty in the garden as an example to her people and simply because she enjoys gardening. The Obamas broke ground on their garden on March 20: a 1,100-square-foot garden with 55 types of veggies as well as berries, herbs and two beehives. (Can chickens be far behind?) The food will be used to feed the Obamas and also for state dinners and other official events. Elementary students from Washington-area Bancroft Elementary will tend to the garden as part of their school curriculum. The Obamas hesitate calling the garden organic or sustainable, likely to avoid the label of “elitism” from conservative naysayers. Nonetheless, they are tempting that tired fate by growing arugula. During the campaign, John McCain and other Republicans labeled this vegetable “elite” and criticized Obama for eating it. (Go figure.) Above and beyond the political fray, this symbolism and leadership from the White House could prove beneficial to the green economy in other ways. While not everyone with organic gardening skills can work on an estate such as the White House as a full-timer, many homeowners in the U.S. have space and desire for gardens, but not enough time or know-how. Setting up and maintaining organic gardens can be a fun and lucrative business. Two companies in San Francisco have begun doing just that: Freelance Farmers (WWW.FREELANCEFARMERS.COM), and MyFarm (WWW.MYFARMSF.COM). Imagine millions of Americans organically gardening and millions more supporting eco-entrepreneur organic gardeners to do it for them. (A Salt Lake-based matchmaking database will be available in early 2010 linking would-be city gardeners with those who have the land. Watch CATALYST for more information.) How much of an effect can this have on the economy and our agricultural system? Symbolism from our First Residence carries tremendous effect. John F. Kennedy is largely credited with killing the American hat. He refused to wear one (despite pressure from hat manufacturers, according to legend), and within a few years, wearing a hat was viewed as something your grandfather would do. Can we hope that within a few years, the large, chemically intensive lawn of ‘perfect’ green grass will be viewed as out of touch, ill-informed, and something only grumpy old people might do—replaced, instead, by lively, interesting and productive edible gardens? u Scott Cooney is the author of “Build a Green Small Business” (McGraw-Hill), and looks forward to the day when the green economy is simply referred to as…the economy.

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Human Unity Experience 801-328-2497 /801-707-2228. A life long adventure in shared co-housing with a purpose directed, family of choice. Incorporationg pervasive kindness, original thinking, self reliance, curiosity, love of the Mother Earth, fiscal responsibility and in general a devotion to feminist ideals, enabling those without family and nearing the mature later years in life to assume the initiative and create a family of choice and compassion in celebration of life and its conclusion. Interior Design in 2 Hours 801-971-2136. Help with selection of paint colors and other finishes, furniture placement or remix of existing pieces and accessories. A two-hour consult is just $125. Full interior design services also available. Over 30 years experience with small and large commercial and residential projects. Rosine Oliver, IIDA. RHOdesigns, llc. RHOdesigns@comcast.net Orchard Animal Clinic 801-296-1230. 755 N. Hwy. 89, Ste. D, N. Salt Lake. Alternative health care for dogs & cats. A holistic approach to veterinary care using acupuncture, chiropractic, Cranio-sacral, homeopathy & herbal medicine. Shannon Hines, DVM. IVAS & AVCA certified. Practical Environments 435-640-1206. Michelle Skally Doilney, Certified Feng Shui Consultant. Offering practical organization and design solutions using Feng Shui, budget-balancing and common sense, to homes and businesses in the Greater Park City and Salt Lake regions. You are the architect of your space… and your life! MICHELLE@PRACTICALENVIRONMENTS.COM. WWW.PRACTICALENVIRONMENTS.COM. Sugar House Plumbing 801-638-4705. Jeff Weight, Licensed and

insured plumber. Do you need to replace an old water heater? $99 discount on water heater replacements. Is your toilet or shower wasting water? I can help you go low-flow. Call for a free estimate. I have 20 years experience. I am absolutely the best plumber you will ever have. LGBT friendly.

Underfoot Floors 801-467-6636. 1900 S. 300 W., SLC. We offer innovative & enviro-friendly floors including bamboo, cork, dyed-cement, recycled hardwood, natural fiber carpets & wall coverings. Eric Cole will help you with your design options. Free in-home estimates. Visit our showroom. WWW.UNDERFOOTFLOORS.NET, UNDERFOOTFLOORS@AOL.COM. Vivid Desert Design 801-656-8763. Are you interested in an aesthetic & creative low-water landscape design that makes sense for Utah’s climate? Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture. Affordable. This is a great time to plan ahead! Wasatch Commons Cohousing Vicky 801-908-0388. 1411 S. Utah St. (1605 W.) An environmentally sensitive community promoting neighborliness, consensus & diversity. Balancing privacy needs with community living. Homes now available for rent or sale. Roommates wanted. Tours 4th Wed at 5p and 2nd Sat. at 1p.m. WWW.COHOUSING.ORG, WWW.ECON.UTAH.EDU/COHO DogMode 801-261-2665. 4010 S. 210 W., SLC. WWW.DOGMODE.COM Residential Design 801-322-5122. Icon Remodeling 801-485-9209. 1448 East 2700 South, SLC, UT 84106. WWW.ICONREMODELING.COM

ARTS, MUSIC & LANGUAGES instruction, galleries, for hire ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OF SALT LAKE CITY 801-571-0723. P.O. Box 26203, SLC UT 84126 International cultural organization conducts French language classes. Beginners through advanced levels taught by experienced native teachers. Three semesters, 10 sessions each. Also offers Children's classes, Beginner and Intermediate levels. Monthly social gatherings. In addition, we sponsor French related concerts and lectures. WWW.AFSLC.ORG. WWW.JANHENDERSONART.COM.

Idlewild. 801-268-4789. Michael Lucarelli. Classical guitarist, 801274-2845. Listen at WWW.LUCARELLI.COM

BODYWORK massage, structural integration (SEE ALSO: Energy Work & Healing) Alternative Health Care 801-533-2464. Ardys L. Dance, LMT Practicing the art of therapeutic healing since

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1988. Specializing in visceral manipulation: organ-specific myofascial release of scar tissue around internal organs damaged through surgeries, illness or accident. Craniosacral therapy, neural mobilization of the brain, an amazing new therapy. Advanced Visionary and Biodynamic Craniosacral work 801-414-3812. Linda Watkins, BFA, MEd, LMT. Going beyond still point to find the dynamic and profound stillness that resides there. Visa, MC, Amex. www.LINDAWATKINS.COM. Bodywork by Mark 801-604-6895. Mark Freeman, CRP Compassionate, intuitive healing touch. Bodywork that is soothing, relaxing and stimulating. Designed to be nurturing and habit forming. Convenient Murray location; out call available. You deserve to be pampered. Be touched right with a client-centered approach. Discounted rates and first session specials. Body Alive! 801-414-3812. Linda Watkins, BFA, MEd, LMT. Offering the very real possibility of release from chronic or acute pain resulting from injury, illness or the aging process. Specialized work in deep tissue full body sessions, structural and visceral work, craniosacral therapy (Milne certified), Jin Shin Jyutsu. Tailored to meet your specific needs. “The pain of everyday life” does not have to be your reality! Visa, MC, American Express. WWW.LINDA-WATKINS.COM.

Inner Light Center A Spiritual Community Metaphysical, Mystical & Spiritual Studies

Sunday Celebration & Childrenʼs Church, 10:00 a.m.

Offerings: Insight Meditation, Prayer Circle, The Way of Mastery, Oneness Deeksha Gathering, Reiki for the Earth, Kripalu Yoga, Qigong, Dances of Universal Peace, Spiritual Cinema Circle Dream Circle, Healing Circle, Mystic Moon Cycles Womenʼs Meditation Circle, Readings of Rev. John Todd Ferrier Pathways of the Peacemaker Mayan Light Language Menu for the Future Daylong Silent Retreat

4408 South 500 East Salt Lake City, UT 84107 801-268-1137 www.InnerLightCenter.net

Michelle Butler, LMT 801-879-5411. At Meridian Massage, 1245 East 8600 South, Sandy, Utah 84094 Acupuncture and Chiropractic also available. You deserve it. Your body needs it. Mon, Fri, & Sat 1-6 by appointment. Tue & Thur 1-5 on site.

Located in Riverton. WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINROLFING.COM. Rolfing® Structural Integration Certified Rolfers Paul Wirth, 801-638-0021 and Mary Phillips, 801-809-2560. Rolfing improves movement, eases pain, and brings about lasting change in the body. Addressing structure together with patterns in movement and coordination, we help people find ease, resilience, efficiency and comfort. Free consultations. WWW.ROLFINGSALTLAKE.COM. SpiritWolf Healing Arts 801-870-5613. 1390 S. 1100 E., Ste. 107. Margaret Miller, LMT, Transformation Catalyst. Ignite your inner work! Create more joy now. Experience major shifts and lasting change through a full spectrum of body work, innovative energy work, and shamanic healing. Each session tailored and aligned to your needs. TM

Touch Therapies for Health Rose 801-828-7273. 535 N. Central St. CranioSacral therapy, age regression therapy, Usui-Reiki Master/Teacher, feng shui. $35 discount for 1st time clients. Open daily, 11 am to 8 pm. 7 Days Week - Swedish $50 / Deep $65 801-582-2275, Bill Wagner, LMT. Therapeutic massage & bodywork integrating various modalities such as shiatsu, craniosacral, acupressure, reflexology & injury massage. Relax...repair...rejuvenate. Reasonable rates & discount packages available. Healing Mountain Massage School. 801-355-6300. Time Out Associates. 801-530-0633.

Carl Rabke LMT, GCFP 801-671-4533. Somatic Education and Bodywork. Feldenkrais®, Structural Integration and massage. Offering a unique blend of the 10 sessions with Awareness Through Movement® lessons. Discover the potential for learning and improvement at any age, as you come to inhabit your body with ease, vitality and integrity. WWW.BODYHAPPY.COM. Rocky Mountain Rolfing® 801-671-9118. Becki Ruud, Certified Rolfer. “Expanding your potential for effortless living.” If you can imagine how it feels to live in a fluid, light, balanced body, free of pain, stiffness and chronic stress, at ease with itself and gravitational field, then you will understand the purpose of Rolfing®.

EDUCATION schools, vocational, continuing education A Voice-Over Workshop 801-359-1776. Scott Shurian. The Salt Lake City voice-over workshop teaches the art of voicing commercials and narrations for radio, TV, multi media and the World Wide Web. Personal coaching and demo production also available. WWW.VOSCOTT.COM Canyonlands Field Institute 1-800-860-5262. P.O. Box 68, Moab, UT 84532. Authentic nature and culture. River and hiking trips and camps for schools, adults and families. WWW.CANYONLANDSFIELDINST.ORG Healing Mountain Massage School 801-355-6300. 455 South 300 East, Suite 103, SLC, UT 84111. Morning, evening, & weekend programs. Graduate in as little as 7 months. 8 students in a class. Mentor with seasoned professionals. Practice in a live day spa. ABHES accredited. Financial aid: loans/grants available to those who qualify. WWW.HEALINGMOUNTAIN.ORG Sego Lily School. 801-274-9555. WWW.SEGOLILYSCHOOL.ORG Elaine Bell. Art Instruction. 801-201-2496. Red Lotus School of Movement. 801-355-6375. WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM

Charles Forshew, LMT 801-870-5809. In the Graystone Office Bldg, Sugarhouse area. Affordable massage therapy for optimal wellness and treatment of pain. Feel better, sleep better, perform better, live stronger! Techniques include body centered therapies: Spa Massage-Deep Tissue-Hot Stones-Sports Massage. As well as healing energy works: Reiki-Polarity-Shiatsu-Reflexology. Experienced with older clients and their concerns. Outcall available. Call for an appointment.

The Vug Rock & Gem Jewelers. 801-521-6026. 872 E. 900 S. Twigs and Company. 801-596-2322. 1616 S. 1100 E.

BOOKS, GIFTS, CDS, CLOTHING books, gifts & jewelry, imports, music stores Dragon Dreams, a New Age Gift Boutique 801-509-1043. 920 E 900 S. Meditation and chakra CDs, ORGANIC skin care products and incense, books, crystals, local artist consignments and mystical things like magic wands, fairies and dragons. Ken Sanders Rare Books 801-521-3819. 268 S. 200 E. Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, B. Traven. Utah and the Mormons. Modern First Editions. Out-of-Print Books. American West; Travels, Explorations, Wilderness, the Environment, National Parks & Western Americana. Antique Photography, Prints, Postcards, Posters—All Kinds of Paper Ephemera. Out-of-Print Searches. Hours: M.Sat. 10a-6p. Blue Boutique. 801-982-1100. WWW.BLUEBOUTIQUE.COM

ENERGY WORK & HEALING energy balancing, Reiki (SEE ALSO: Bodywork) Aura Pictures, Readings,and Clearings 801-259-8577 Colleen Jensen. Enhance your happiness, vitality, peacefulness and physical wellbeing with bioenergy consulting! Chakra and aura balancing, before and after pictures, color and crystal treatments, herbal and aromatherapy recommendations, belief repatterning. Understand yourself in a new way and rise to full potential! Offices in downtown SLC and West Jordan.

Buddha Maitreya Soultherapy Center 801-349-2639, see ad. Discover more vitality, happiness, peace and wellness. Private

and group healing/meditation sessions. Soul Therapy retreats. For sale: Buddha Maitreya meditation and healing tools you can use to support your spiritual practice and to assist others in awakening the Soul and heal the personality. WWW.SOULTHERAPY.COM/SLC Reiki and Channeling by Phone 801-313-0692 Karen Burch. $50. Clairaudient, energy-based channel. Higher Self Guidance showers you with benefits. Many negative programs & attitudes disappear as you become more peaceful and centered. Addresses deeper questions, stress release, or dream understanding and interpretation. Free Reiki Distance Attunement w/session. KAREN1115@COMCAST.NET, WWW.INNER-PATHWAY.COM Lilli DeCair 801-533-2444 or 801-577-6119. Holistic health educator, certified Thought Pattern Management practitioner, coach, shamanic wisdom, Medicine Wheel journeys, intuitive consultant, mediator, minister. Usui Reiki Master/teacher offers all levels complete in 10 individual classes, certification & mentoring on request. Visit at Dancing Cranes Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons for psychic sessions. Cafe Alchemy and Mayan Astrology, nutritional nudges, stress relief hospital visits, fundraising. Send a psychic telegram. On the board of directors, Utah Mental Health Assn. Elizabeth Williams APRN-BC 801-486-4036. 1399 S. 700 E. Elizabeth Williams, RN, MSN. Traditional Usui Reiki Master. Reiki is a gentle, easy technique with remarkable results. Offering a safe environment for healing/balance on physical, emotional, spiritual levels. Everyone can learn Reiki. Classes & sessions available. Supervised student sessions available for reduced rates. Healing Energy Work for You, Home, and Office Sherrie 801-205-6460 Spring Cleaning! Time to "clean house" of negative stale energy. Did you just move in? Clean your space and make it yours. Feeling overwhelmed, low energy, anxious, in pain? I can help you. This non-contact energy work results in an integral and simultaneous shift. Remote appointments also available. My life's work is your opportunity. Special offer: 3 appointments, $100. Call for upcoming workshops.

Integrated Quantum Healing 801-252-1556. Lynne Laitinen RMT, ECRT, MC. 25 years of experience. Access to unparalleled key guidance into your spiritual, emotional and physical challenges; releases stress naturally. Offering core emotional release techniques, cranial-sacral, polarity, Quantum-Touch, Reiki and workshops. Credit cards accepted. Reiki & Karuna Reiki Master Teacher; Sound Healing and Meditation Teacher 801-359-2352. Carol A. Wilson, Ph.D., CHES, or INFO@CAROLWILSON.ORG. Registered, International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP) and International Center for Reiki Training. Individual Reiki, Karuna Reiki and sound healing sessions. For more info or Reiki I, II, III/Master and meditation class schedules, see WWW.CAROLWILSON.ORG

Sheryl Seliger, LCSW, Cranio-Sacral Therapy 801-556-8760. 1104 E. Ashton Ave. (2310 S.) Powerful healing through gentle-touch energy work. Infants and children: sleep issues, feeding difficulties, fearfulness, bonding, birth trauma, pre- and perinatal therapy. Adults and teens: head injuries, accident recovery, PTSD, chronic pain, stress reduction. Enjoy deep relaxation and peace. MonFri 8:00a-12:30p. SELIGERS@GMAIL.COM

Are you thirsting for greater truth, love and joy in your life?

Start With Love Empowering, encouraging, and supporting individuals as they re-learn, re-turn, and reconnect with their own innate healing intelligence. Facilitates clearing and charging of the energy field, release of energetic blocks, and patterns held in physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies that may lead to dis-ease. WWW.STARTWITHLOVE.com.

Experience the Power of the Soul Healing for Success and Fulfilling Relationships.

State of the Heart 801-572-3414 Janet Hudonjorgensen, B Msc Quantum-Touch® Instructor and Practitioner. Quantum-Touch energy work helps to maximize the body's own capacity to accelerate its own healing. Once the root cause of disease is addressed a space is created for mental, emotional, physical, spiritual healing to occur. Offering monthly workshops, individual sessions. WWW.QUANTUMTOUCH.COM

Theta Healing & EFT 435-843-5309 Theta DNA I & DNA II certified by Vianna’s Nature’s Path. Resolve physical & emotional pain. Limiting beliefs dissolved quickly. Leave your pains from years past & create lasting peace in your mind and body, call or e-mail today! Theta Healing with Darcy Phillips WWW.BLOSSOMINLIFE.COM Theta Healing with Darcy Phillipps 801-916-4221. Are you free to be who you really are? Changing your beliefs changes your life. Doors open to instant healing. Love is unconditional. Dreams to reality. Come and play. DARCYPHILLIPPS.COM. Kathryn Wallis 801-394-4577. Evenings 4-7. Be healthy regardless of your age and what you hear. Your body is a chemical lab reflecting formulas by thoughts, illnesses, aging, mindsets, lifestyle. Just living offsets chemical balance. I change your balance by remote only. 30 years experience. WWW.WHOLEBODYBALANCETUNING.COM

Sri Raniji is an international spiritual teacher dedicated to the healing and transformation of others

Empower your relationships and enjoy fulfillment in all areas of your life through powerful Heart-to-Heart Blessings™, Soul Healing and Soul Song. In this workshop you will learn and practice powerful and effective techniques to heal and uplift yourself, your loved ones and your community.

Join us for a transformational weekend workshop

at the beautiful Zermatt resort in Midway, Utah. Friday May 29th 6 pm - Sunday May 31st 12n Bring a yoga mat or blanket for meditation if you would like to enjoy this part of the process.

To register: 866-348-0927 For more info on Raniji visit:

www.livinginawareness.org Visit Zermatt Resort at:

www.zermattresort.com

BUDDHA MAITREYA SOUL THERAPY CENTER Make an appointment, come visit and relax! Free mini-treatments and meditation

Awaken your Soul and heal your personality. Discover more vitality, happiness and an increasing sense of peace and wellness.

GETAWAYS get out and enjoy yourself! Wind Walker Guest Ranch and Intentional Eco-Community Spring City, Utah, 435-4620282, WWW.WINDWALKER.ORG We invite you to Join Us for a day, a weekend, a week, or a lifetime. Family/Corporate Retreats, Horses, Spa services, Festivals, Workshops, Love in action! Limited space now available in the eco-village. Entice your spirit to soar!

Meditation evenings and workshops Private Retreats Weekly group meditation

Private Soul Therapy GREAT GIFTS! Check out our stock healing and meditation of Buddha Maitreya Open 7 days a week meditation and healing by appointment. tools, from beautiful jewelery to room-sized CALL NOW! 349-2639 www.soultherapy.com/slc meditation systems

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HEALTH, WELLNESS & BODY CARE Ayurveda, beauty supply, birth services/ prenatal care, Chinese medicine/acupuncture, chiropractics, colon therapy, dentistry, health centers, health products, homeopathy, naturopaths, nutritionists, physical therapy, physicians, women’s healthcare Abundant Health of Ogden 801-782-7491. Linda Hallmark, I-Act Certified Colon Hydrotherapist, FDA-approved closed system. Colon hydrotherapy is a safe & gentle way to cleanse, hydrate & tone your body. Discover why so many clients love this practice. Diet and nutritional support also offered. Make a step toward your health and wellness goals today.

CLARITY COACHING When you’re ready for the change that changes everything. ClarityCoachingInstitute.com Transformation couldn’t be simpler, more powerful, and yes, even more fun!

CLARITY COACHING with KATHRYN DIXON & The Work of Byron Katie

801-487-7621

A.I.M: Frequencies – Balance – Self-Healing DaNell 801-680-2853, David 801-558-9340, Dixie-(Ogden) 801-458-1970. Everything is energy, therefore everything has a frequency. Imbalances have a frequency that can be brought into balance and neutralized by applying a balancing energy 24/7. Sanctuary, The Path to Consciousness, by Stephen Lewis tells of this technology – here now. Self-heal inherited predispositions, physical & mental illnesseses & environmental toxicity–24/7 using this tool. Pets too. WWW.INFINITECONSCIOUSNESS.COM. Almarome® Organic Essential Oils 1-866-392-6909. Based in Sugar House and Provence, France. Home of The SHIELD™, unique blends of 100% certified organic essential oils to protect your health all winter long, reduce exposure to bugs and maximize immunity. WWW.ALMAROME.COM Art of Living (www.artofliving.org) 801-352-2352. BREATH alone can heal YOU! "Sudarshan Kriya"—20 million people have experienced the powerful breathing practice to eliminate stress and toxins from the body and calm the mind. Contact for local workshops. Other programs to increase self-confidence and creativity in children: Art Excel for Kids; Youth Empowerment for Teens. Lori Berryhill, L. Ac. MSTOM Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine 670 7th Avenue 801-355-3076 / 801-554-5913 Offering a full range of health/wellness care. The philosophy of my clinic reaches for healing, restorative and preventative therapies including all acute and chronic diseases, sports injury, pediatrics, and emotional issues. Cameron Wellness Center T.W. Cameron, BSN, ND. 801-486-4226. 1945 South 1100 East #202. Remember When Doctors Cared? Once, a doctor cared. He had that little black bag, a big heart, an encourag-

ing smile. Once, a doctor actually taught about prevention. Remember “an apple a day?” Dr. Cameron is a family practitioner. He takes care of you. He cares.

trauma, and substance abuse, among other concerns. Function at your optimum best. Free consultation. Linda Rhees L.C.S.W. WWW.NEURODYNAMIX.ORG

Colon Hydrotherapy—Massage 801-541-3064. Karen Schiff, PT. Licensed physical therapist, certified colon hydrotherapist, IACT member, FDA approved system. Clear out old toxins & create the environment within you to realize your health goals. Gently soothe, cleanse, hydrate & tone your body’s primary elimination channel. Enhanced results with nutritional guidance & abdominal massage. This ancient work is a gentle, external method to relieve digestive distress, PMS, menopause, infertility, more! WWW.KARENSCHIFF.COM

Leslie Peterson, ND Full Circle Women’s Healthcare 801-746-3555. Offering integrative medical care for women of all ages. Natural hormone replacement therapy; annual exams; evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of many gynecological health concerns; natural medicine preferentially used. Gentle, safe, whole-person care. WWW.FULLCIRCLECARE.COM

DNFT Chiropractic With Lacey Picard, DC. 801-505-8189 Directional Non-Force Technique offers specific, gentle adjustments for long-term correction. No cracking or popping. TMJ, knees, shoulders and spine are addressed as well as previously hopeless concerns. This technique focuses on minimal visits. Enjoy your life now! POWERFULLIFECHIRO.COM. Eastside Natural Health Clinic - EASTSIDENATURALHEALTH.COM Uli Knorr, ND 801.474.3684; 2188 S. Highland Drive #207. Use Natural Medicine to Heal! Dr. Knorr uses a multidimensional approach to healing. Focusing on hormonal balancing including the thyroid, the pancreas, and the ovarian and adrenal glands; gastrointestinal disorders, allergies. Food allergy testing, parasite testing and comprehensive hormonal work-up. Utah RBCBS and ValueCare provider. Five Element Acupuncture LLC Pamela Bys, RN, BSN, L.Ac. (Dipl Ac.) 2670 South 2000 East, SLC; 256 Historic 25th St., Ogden. 801-920-4412. Five Element Acupuncture focuses on getting to the root cause of all problems. It treats symptoms as well as causes. Live Healthy and Live Long. WWW.ACUPUNCTURE5E.COM Forever Fit - Mind & Body 707 W. Genesee Avenue, SLC, UT 84104. 801-355-0137. Combine the elements of nutritional cleansing, exercise, and meditation to create a lifestyle of health and wellness. Free classes on nutritional cleansing and natural weight loss. Free meditation instruction. For more information, call or visit our website at: WWW.FIT.ORG Todd Mangum, MD, Web of Life Wellness Center 801-531-8340. 989 E. 900 S., Ste. A1. Dr. Mangum is a family practice physician who uses acupuncture, massage, herbs & nutrition to treat a wide range of conditions including chronic fatigue, HIV infection, allergies, digestive disturbances and fibromyalgia. He also designs programs to maintain health & wellness. WWW.WEBOFLIFEWC.COM NeuroDynamix 801-209-2005. 150 S. 600 E. Suite 1A, SLC, Utah 84102. Unlock your brain's potential! Train your brain to respond the way it is designed to respond. EEG biofeedback assists resolution of depression, anxiety, headaches, chronic pain, attentional disabilities, cognitive disabilities,

Planned Parenthood of Utah Call 1-800-230-PLAN to reach the Planned Parenthood nearest you. Affordable, confidential health care & family planning services for women, men & teens. Abstinence-based education programs for children 532-1586. Many volunteer opportunities 532-1586. Precision Physical Therapy 801-557-6733. Jane Glaser-Gormally, MS, PT. 4568 S. Highland Dr., Ste. 140. Licensed PT specializing in holistic integrated manual therapy (IMT). Safe, gentle, effective techniques for pain and tissue dysfunction. This unique form of therapy works to identify sources of pain and assists the body with self-corrective mechanisms to alleviate pain and restore mobility and function. BCBS and Medicare provider. Rising Sun Renewal 435-640-5020. Cleanse, Rebuild, Renew! Denise Walz, I-ACT Certified Colon Hydrotherapist, Reiki Master, Wellness Education. Serving Park City/Summit County. Gentle cleansing to remove built up toxins that create illness, with a focus on rebuilding your body thru nutritional support based on The Body Ecology Diet. Renew your life! WWW.RISINGSUNRENEWAL.COM Synergy Dental 801-796-6882. Dr. Sean Ulm DMD. 389 West 600 North, Lindon, UT 84042. Family/cosmetic dentist in state-of-the-art office specializing in holistic dentistry, mercury/alloy-free fillings, safe removal of existing metal fillings, fluorideoptional treatment, materials compatibility testing and ozone treatment. Member of Holistic Dental Association and International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology.

The Transcendental Meditation Program in Utah Natalie Hansen 801-446-2999 The easiest and deepest meditation, automatically providing rest twice as deep as sleep, most researched and recommended by physicians, for improved IQ, enhanced memory, better coordination, normal blood pressure, and reversal of aging. TM greatly deepens happiness and calmness, and it is a well-known path to enlightenment. saltlakecity@tm.org www.tm.org Trina West, Integrated Physical Medicine 801-685-7700 or 801-569-9393. 308 East 4500 South, Suite 175, SLC. Trina West, Family Nurse Practitioner, specializes in family health, bioidentical hormone therapy, and neurotransmitter evaluation and modulation for the treatment of chronic conditions with over 23 years of experience. Her unique approach to wellness is directed at one’s core including an examination on the physical, energetic and spiritual level. Most insurance plans accepted.

Wasatch Vision Clinic 801-328-2020. 849 E. 400 S. in Salt Lake across from the 9th East TRAX stop. Comprehensive eye care, eye disease, LASIK, contacts and glasses since 1984. We accept most insurance. WASATCHVISION.COM

Acupuncture Associates. 801-359-2705. Natalie Clausen. Center For Enhanced Wellness 801-5969998. 2681 E. Parley’s Way. Dr. Michael Cerami, Chiropractor. 801-4861818. 1550 E. 3300 S. WWW.DRCERAMI.COM Dragon Dreams. 989 E. 900 S. 801-5091043. WWW.DRAGONDREAMSGIFTBOUTIQUE.COM Millcreek Herbs, LLC. Merry Lycett Harrison, RH, CAHG. 801-466-1632, WWW.MILLCREEKHERBS.COM Millcreek Wellness Center WWW.MILLCREEKWELLNESS.COM 801-486-1818. 1550 E. 3300 S.

MISCELLANEOUS Hourly Space Available Dhanyata Life Center, West Jordan. Available for life enrichment classes, weekend workshops, creative workshops, small yoga/meditation groups, client and group meetings, life coaching etc. Early A.M. P/T subleases also available. FREE WIFI. DHANYATALIFECENTER.COM Space Available 801-596-0147 Ext. 41, 989 E. 900 S. Center for Transpersonal Therapy. Large plush space. Bright & comfortable atmosphere, available for workshops, classes, or ongoing groups. Pillows, yoga chairs, & regular chairs provided, kitchenette area. Available for hourly, full day or weekend use. Tracy Aviary 801-322-BIRD. An oasis in the heart of Salt Lake City with 350 birds and 150 species. Many are endangered or injured in the wild and unfit to be released. Guests enjoy Utah’s oldest standing industrial building – The Mill, used for event rentals and year-round bird programs. WWW.TRACYAVIARY.ORG Volunteer Opportunity 801-474-0535. Adopt-A-Native-Elder is seeking office/warehouse volunteers in Salt Lake City every Tuesday and Friday 10:00 am - noon. Come and join a wonderful group of people for a fascinating and gratifying experience. Contact Joyce or MAIL@ANELDER.ORG, WWW.ANELDER.ORG. Catalyst 801-363-1505. 140 McClelland, SLC. CONTACT@CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET. KCPW—88.3 & 105.1FM. 801-359-5279 KRCL—91 & 96.5FM. 801-359-9191 KUED—TV 7. 801-581-3064 KUER—FM90. 801-581-6777

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MOVEMENT & SPORT dance, fitness, martial arts, Pilates, yoga AquaNia 801-455-6343 Jacqueline Fogel, Certified Nia Instructor. Experience the joy of movement in the water of a warm pool. AquaNia is movement that awakens body awareness and body wisdom to promote health and well-being. Adaptable to meet the needs of all fitness levels. JLFOGEL@COMCAST.NET Bikram Yoga—Salt Lake City 801-488-Hot1 (4681). 1140 Wilmington Ave. (across from Wild Oats) Bikram certified instructors teach a series of 26 postures affecting every muscle, ligament, organ & all of the body, bringing it into balance. 36 classes each week. All ages & ability levels welcome to all classes. The room is warm by intention, so come prepared to work hard & sweat. Check for new classes in Catalyst calendar. WWW.BIKRAMYOGASLC.COM

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Centered City Yoga 801-521-YOGA (9642). 918 E. 900 S. and 625 S. State St. Centered City Yoga is often likened to that famous TV “hangout” where everybody knows your name, sans Norm (and the beer, of course.) We offer more than 60 classes a week to keep Salt Lake City CENTERED and SANE. WWW.CENTEREDCITYYOGA.COM. Kea Kapahua, Certified Pilates Instructor 801-707-9741. At Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, 455 E. South Temple, Third Floor, SLC. Pilates is great for people at any fitness level, whether you’re a beginner or a highly skilled athlete or dancer wanting to improve your performance. Pilates Mat Classes are Tues/Thurs/Fri at 6:00pm and Wed at 8:00am. Private sessions on Pilates apparatus available by appointment. KEA@SLBALLET.COM Mindful Yoga 801-355-2617. Charlotte Bell, E-RYT-500 & Iyengar certified. Cultivate strength, vitality, serenity, wisdom and grace. Combining clear, well-informed instruction with ample quiet time, these classes encourage each student to discover his/her own yoga. Classes include meditation, pranayama (breath awareness) and yoga nidra (yogic sleep) as well as physical practice of asana. Public & private classes, workshops in a supportive, non-competitive environment since 1986. WWW.CHARLOTTEBELLYOGA.COM. Personal Training Zone PILATES • YOGA • TAICHI • GROUP FITNESS CORRECTIVE EXERCISE • RESISTANCE STRETCHING for Weight Loss, Wellness, Peak Fitness & Sports Performance. Try COREfx - A non-intimidating version of P90-X - All Levels Welcome! Call 801-556-5964 or email RCCBSW@GMAIL.COM

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Red Lotus School of Movement 740 S 300 W, SLC, UT, 84101. 801-355-6375. Established in 1994 by Sifu Jerry Gardner and Jean LaSarre Gardner. Traditional-style training in the classical martial arts of T’ai Chi, Wing Chun Kung-Fu, and T’ai Chi Chih (qi gong exercises). Children’s classes in Wing Chun Kung-Fu. Located downstairs from Urgyen Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple. WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM, REDLOTUS@REDLOTUS.CNC. NET. The Shop Anusara Yoga Studio 435-649-9339. 1167 Woodside Ave., P.O Box 681237, Park City, UT 84068. Certified & affiliated Anusara instructors inspire students to open their hearts & express themselves through the art of yoga. Exciting all-level classes taught in an amazing 4,500 sq ft. historic building in downtown Park City. Drop-ins welcome. WWW.PARKCITYYOGA.COM The Yoga Center 801-277-9166. 4689 So. Holladay Blvd. Hathabased yoga classes 7 days a week, including vinyasa, slow flow, Anusara, prenatal, gentle and restorative. Workshops, corporate and private sessions available. All levels of experience welcome. WWW.YOGAUTAH.COM Body & Mind Studio. 801-486-2660. 1063 E. 3300 S. WWW.BODYANDMINDSTUDIO.COM Erin Geesaman Rabke Somatic Educator. 801-898-0478. WWW.BODYHAPPY.COM DanceScene. 801-298-8047. Margene Anderson. RDT Community School. 801-534-1000. 138 W. Broadway. Streamline. 801-474-1156. 1948 S. 1100 E. WWW.STREAMLINEBODYWORKS.NET

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Candice Christiansen 480-274-5454. I have returned to Utah after a short hiatus to Arizona. I share my clairaudient, clairsentient, and clairvoyant abilities as I connect with divine source in answering questions about your past, present and future experiences. I communicate with those that have passed to the other side, offering the safety, love and support you deserve as you get in touch with your magnificence. Join me on your perfect journey to heal your soul and reconnect with your divinity.

Channeled Full Spectrum Readings Direct From the Masters 801-347-5493, Marie. Tap into your highest potential by having readings brought forth in the highest vibration possible. Receive wisdom, counseling, life path, career, and love advice, entity healings, prayer work, ascension and path acceleration. Become the light. Channeled Readings through Spiritual Medium 801-968-8875, 801-577-1348. Deloris, as heard on the Mick & Allen Show (KBER Radio, 101.1), can help you with those who have crossed over and other paranormal activity. She can help bring understanding regarding past lives, life purpose and relationships. Available for parties and night clubs. DELORISSPIRITUALMEDIUM.COM Lilli DeCair: Inspirational Mystical Entertainment 801-533-2444 and 801-577-6119. European born professional psychic, holistic health educator, reiki master /teacher, life coach, Poet, singer, dancer, wedding planner/official, Shamanic 9 Day Medicine Wheel Journeys. Siel Iren, MA 801-520-1470. Intuitive Readings, Spiritual Counseling & Vibrational Healing WWW.SPIRITHEALINGARTS.ORG

PSYCHIC ARTS & INTUITIVE SCIENCES astrology, mediums, past life integration, psychics All About Your Life: Readings, Psychic Tarot 801-575-7103. Margaret Ruth. Listen to Margaret Ruth on X-96 FM on Friday mornings or book a private appointment or party. WWW.MARGARETRUTH.COM April Olas: Clairvoyant Readings & ThetaHealing. Gain a deeper understanding, clarity and direction about your situation through a reading with April. Heal physical,emotional, spiritual, relationship, and financial issues and shift into a new empowered direction through ThetaHealing. Available for phone appointments daily call 801-644-1975 or in person Thursdays at Dragon Dreams on 9th & 9th in SLC call 801-509-1043. For more information about April and ThetaHealing, or to book your appointment online please visit: WWW.APRILOLAS.COM Astrological Compatibility Dating Local author Koda announces the launch of www.astro-dating.com. Search by astrological

ics, soul purpose & spiritual intent, current & future cycles of growth, healing & empowerment through self-knowledge & understanding. 30 years clinical experience. Call for appt. & class info.

Transformational Astrology Ralfee Finn. 800-915-5584. Catalyst’s astrology columnist for 10 years! Visit her website at WWW.AQUARIUMAGE.COM or e-mail her at RALFEE@AQUARIUMAGE.COM Amy Megan West, Professional Astrologer 801-550-5353. Astrology, Tarot and Psychic reader with over 20+ years experience. Astrologer for WWW.MYSTARLINES.COM. Call for appointment. WWW.MOONGLIDE.COM. Anne Windsor, Professional Astrologer 888-876-2482. 1338 S Foothill #182 Salt Lake City UT 84108. KNOW NOW. Invest in a session with Anne Windsor and draw on her extensive experience to crack your own life’s code. Discover winning strategies to attract healthy relationships, establish financial security, achieve professional success, and find contentment. Private tutoring, gift certificates available. Visa/MC. WWW.ANNEWINDSOR.COM The Windswept Center 801-560-3761. We offer classes and workshops that teach you how to access your own clairvoyance and healing abilities. Learn simple tools to bring your life together— manage your job, family, future, relationships, creativity, health and spirituality. For more information about us, classes and workshops, please visit our web site or call our office. WWW.WINDSWEPTCENTER.COM Intuitive Therapy Suzanne Wagner, 801-3592225. Trish Withus 801-918-6213. WWW.THEREISONLYLOVE.COM

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435-640-6042. Trained artist uses her psychic gifts to paint portraits of your angels and guides. Offering soul retrievals and assists people in building and bringing awareness to their connection with their souls (higher selves) so as to develop their chosen soul paths. WWW.SOULINTERCONNECTION.COM; Julie Sudbury Latter, Master Astrologer 801-539-0539. 25 years in practice. Personal readings by phone, in person. Relationship compatibilities, career options, life crisis and lessons, life direction. Readings for loved ones passed on. Understand what your loved one experienced in the death process. Palmistry with Cindy Mytych 801-942-2054. Indepth analysis of your hands. Palm readings can help you learn more about yourself, your health, hidden talents, life purpose and more. See how your hands can reveal your life lessons. Have fun and become enlightened. Gift certificates and group discounts available. Please call for appointment.

Soul & Psyche 801-293-0484. Cynthia Hill, PhD. Astrological readings focused on energetic & cellular memory patterns of the ’mind-body’ system, personality strength & challenges; current & past life patterns & habits, relationship & family dynam-

PSYCHOTHERAPY COUNSELING & PERSONAL GROWTH coaching, consulting, hypnosis, integrated awareness, psychology / therapy /counseling, shamanic, sound healing Avatar 801-244-8951. Avatar is a consciousness training course that teaches us to live deliberately. It gives us tools for experiencing compassion and true cooperation on our planet and opens doors unimaginable. Rebecca Hunt is a new Avatar Master. Call regarding a free introduction. Jeff Bell, L.C.S.W. 801-364-5700, Ext. 2, 1399 S. 700 E. Ste. 1, SLC. Specializing in empowering relationships; cultivating hardiness and mindfulness; managing stress & compulsivity; alleviating depression/ anxiety/grief; healing PTSD & childhood abuse/ neglect; addictions recovery; GLBT

exploration as well as resolving disordered eating, body image & life transitions. Individual, couples, family, group therapy & EMDR. Center for Transpersonal Therapy 801-596-0147. 989 E. 900 S. Denise Boelens, PhD; Heidi Ford, MS, LCSW, Chris Robertson, LCSW; Lynda Steele, LCSW; Sherry Lynn Zemlick, PhD, Wil Dredge LCSW. The transpersonal approach to healing draws on the knowledge from traditional science & the spiritual wisdom of the east & west. Counseling orientation integrates body, mind, & spirit. Individuals, couples, groups, retreats, & classes. Steven J. Chen, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist 801-718-1609. 150 S. 600 E. Healing techniques for depression, anxiety and relationship issues. Treatment of trauma, abuse and stress. Career guidance. Sensitive and caring approach to create wellness, peace, happiness and contentment. WWW.STEVENJCHEN.COM. Sue Connor, Ph.D. 1399 South 700 East #10. 801-583-7848. Mindful psychotherapy strategies can provide for relief from anxiety, post traumatic stress, addiction, disordered eating, chronic pain/illness, depression. Improve your response to stress with effective self care strategies. Start feeling better now. Check out group schedule. WWW.MINDFULSLC.COM Healing Leaf Hypnotherapy 801-541-6037. Jessi Hughes, hypnotherapist. Specializing in children and teens, offering healing through connection with the subconscious mind, including many issues such as: selfesteem, night time problems, bully issues, sports, grades, focus, tempers, empowerment, trauma. Also assists with forgiveness and addictions. Specialized meditation CDs also available for infants-elderly. WWW.JESSIHUGHES.COM Jake Shannon, Master Hypnotist 801-635-4488. To transform, first form a trance... Take a journey down the rabbit hole to a whole new world of hypnosis, meta-cognition, mnemonics, and more. Call right now for your appointment. WWW.SCIENTIFICMINDCONTROL.COM Stephen Emerson, LCSW 801-487-1091. 150 S 600 E, Ste. 7B Offering a transpersonal approach to psychotherapy that facilitates access to innate inner wisdom, strength, creativity and potential for individuals, couples and families dealing with life transitions, stress, emotional difficulties, low self-esteem, relationship issues, addictive behaviors and abuse issues. Treatment of performance anxiety for musicians, actors and other public presenters. Emotions Anonymous Need a 12-step group? Call 801-359-HEAL (4325). Marianne Felt, MT-BC, LPC 801-524-0560, EXT. 3. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Licensed professional counselor, board certified music therapist, certified Gestalt therapist, Red Rock Counseling & Education. Transpersonal psychotherapy, music therapy, Gestalt therapy, EMDR. Open gateways to change through experience of authentic contact. Integrate body, mind, & spirit through creative exploration of losses, conflicts, & relationships that challenge & inspire our lives. Some lower fees available. Robin Friedman, LCSW 801-599-1411 (Sugar House). Transformational psychotherapy for making lasting positive

change. Discover effective ways of finding and expressing your deeper truth and authentic self. Relationship work, trauma recovery, depression/anxiety, sexuality, addictions, creative explorations of life-purpose and self-awareness. Individuals, couples, groups. Also trained in Expressive Arts Therapy. WWW.ROBINFRIEDMANTHERAPY.COM ROBIN@ROBINFRIEDMANTHERAPY.COM Teri Holleran, LCSW Red Rock Counseling & Education, LLC 801524-0560. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Transformational therapy, consultation & facilitation. Discover how the investigation of loss, trauma, body symptoms, mood disturbances, relationship conflicts, environmental despair & the questions related to meaning & purpose initiate the transformational journey. Hypnosis: Jolene Shields, C.Ht. 801-942-6175. Hypnosis is a naturally induced state of relaxed concentration in which suggestions for change are communicated to the subconscious mind, making change seem effortless and easy. Jolene is a medically certified hypnotherapist with 18 years of experience. Weight loss, HypnoBirthing®, stress reduction, smoking cessation, etc. In-Home Mental Health Therapy 801-244-9049. Frank Clayton, LPC. Ideal for people who won't or can't leave the house, including teenagers shutting you out, claiming they are "fine" (when you know they aren't) and people too busy to keep office appointments. Some insurance accepted. Law of Attraction Lynn Solarczyk 801-510-0593 or LYNNSOLARCZYK@MAC.COM. Teaching the law of attraction— what it is, and how to apply it to your life. LIVINGLOA.BLOGSPOT.COM Jan Magdalen, LCSW 801-582-2705, 2071 Ashton Circle, SLC. Offering a transpersonal approach to the experiences and challenges of our life cycles, including: individuation-identity, sexuality and sexual orientation, partnership, work, parenting, divorce, aging, illness, death and other loss, meaning and spiritual awareness. Individuals, couples and groups. Clinical consultation and supervision. Marilynne Moffitt, PhD 801-266-4551. 825 E. 4800 S. Murray 84107. Offering interventions for psychological growth & healing. Assistance with behavioral & motivational changes, refocusing of life priorities, relationship issues, addiction & abuse issues, & issues regarding health. Certified clinical hypnotherapist, NLP master practitioner & EMDR practitioner. Sunny M. Nelson, MSW CSW 801-755-1229. Healing with the Higher Self. Interventions to assist Autistic and Indigo children and adults. Healing with assistance from the Higher Self to resolve trauma, addictions, grief/ loss, women’s issues, emotional pain, gay/lesbian /bisexual issues. This approach teaches the concept that one chooses life events for the purpose of soul growth and spiritual mastery.

Stephen C. Paul, Ph.D. 801-355-2526. Change is happening! Personal sessions to align yourself with new world possibilities. Offering guidance to release limiting beliefs and attachments, open your heart, simplify your life, harmonize with Earth and Spirit, express your life purpose, and accept and live in profound grace. WWW.CIRCLEDANCER.COM, STEPHENPAUL@CIRCLEDANCER.COM

privateREVOLUTIONS 801-232-6162. Online Coaching. Success Soundtracks. Strategic Plans. Revolutionize your life or business in 2008. We help you cross the finish line, mixing powerful right-brain tools like visualization with strategic coaching. Goalfocused packages or custom soundtracks – available completely online. Credit cards accepted. WWW.PRIVATEREVOLUTIONS.COM. Stephen Proskauer, MD, Integrative Psychiatry 801-631-8426. Sanctuary for Healing and Integration, 860 E. 4500 S., Ste. 302. Steve is a seasoned psychiatrist, Zen priest and shamanic healer. He sees kids, teens, adults, couples and families, integrating psychotherapy, meditation and soul work with judicious use of medication to relieve emotional pain and problem behavior. Steve specializes in creative treatment of bipolar disorders. STEVE@KARMASHRINK.COM. Blog: WWW.KARMASHRINK.COM. Jon Scheffres, MA, LPC 801-633-3908. 1550 E. 3300 S., SLC. Every life is a call to adventure. Offering an awarenessbased approach for treating depression, anxiety, marital/relationship issues, adolescent behavior problems, domestic violence and addictions. Individual, family, couples, and groups. Stress reduction through yoga and meditation. Clinical consultation and supervision also available. Steve Seliger, LMFT 801-661-7697. 1104 E. Ashton Ave. (2310 S.) #203. Specializing in helping people develop healthy loving relationships, conflict resolution for couples, developing powerful communication skills, resolving parent-teen conflicts, depression, phobias, ending & recovering from abuse, conflicts & issues related to sexuality & libido in men & women, sexual orientation issues. Sarah Sifers, Ph.D., LCSW Shamanic Practitioner, Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth 801-531-8051. Shamanic Counseling. Shamanic Healing. Mentoring for people called to the Shaman’s Path. Explore health or mental health issues using the ways of the shaman. Sarah’s extensive training includes shamanic extraction healing, soul retrieval healing, psychopomp work for death and dying, shamanic counseling and shamanic divination. Sarah has studied with Celtic, Brazilian, Tuvan, Mongolian, Tibetan and Nepali Shamans. Naomi Silverstone, DSW, LCSW 801-209-1095. Psychotherapy and shamanic practice, 989 E. 900 S. #B5. Holistic practice integrates traditional and nontraditional approaches to health, healing, and balance or “ayni.” Access new perceptual lenses as you reanimate your relationship with nature. Shamanic practice in the Inka tradition. SoulCentered Coaching LLC 801-440-1752. Sara Winters, MA, Spiritual Psychology. Find balance in your life by connecting with your Soul’s Desire to live your life consciously through Self-Awareness, gratitude and forgiveness. Matt Stella, LCSW Red Rock Counseling & Education, LLC 801524-0560 x1. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families and groups. Specializing in relationship work, mens issues, depression, anxiety, addictive patterns, and life-meaning explorations. Daniel Sternberg, PhD, Psychologist 801-364-2779. 150 South 600 East, Bldg. 4B. Fax: 801-364-3336. Sensitive use of rapid release

his is a workshop for those wishing to uncover the deeper aspects of love and intimacy in their relationships. In this workshop we will discuss the new paradigms for relationships in the 21st century. We will uncover the true masculine and feminine aspects within each person. We will explore ways to rekindle the passion back into your love life. We will be energetically engaging the patterns of love and relationship through exercises and breathing techniques between you and your partner. You will learn how to feel deeply into each other’s hearts and learn how to open each other to the places that you do not know you have needed to be filled. There is no nudity, sex, or exchanging of any bodily fluids in this workshop. This is not a workshop that teaches sexual techniques. It is a workshop to show the yogas of energy that manifest between the masculine and feminine.

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any of us have come to understand we won’t achieve what we want by pushing against what we don’t want. We know we don’t lose weight by hating our bodies; we can’t reach peace through war; and we won’t solve global warming by condemning those who perpetuate it. We know that we have to be the change we want to see because we can’t be in opposition to something and expect to achieve what we want. It’s for this very reason that the war against drugs and terrorism just seems to have exacerbated both issues, and why, despite our best efforts to eliminate cancer, it’s estimated to overcome heart disease as the #1 killer by 2010. This is why Mother Theresa said she wouldn’t participate in an anti-war demonstration but would happily join a peace rally. We know this stuff. And even if everyone else in the world doesn’t, we do – and we practice it, right? Ah, there’s the rub. Many of us, myself included, who know inside and out that we will not get “there” by pushing against “here,” believe we practice it. Yet in every day moments we often miss opportunities to bring this intellectual understanding to real life. Here are a few examples of that from my circle of committed peacelovers and consciousness-raising friends: • On Facebook a friend commented that if he were granted one wish, it would be that everyone would put down their arms and stop fighting in God’s name.

• Another friend shook his head disdainfully at the irresponsibility of the unmarried California mother who recently gave birth to octuplets although she already has six other children. • Two coach colleagues were on personal missions to make sure everyone knew the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” was horrifically violent and not worth seeing. • Every time I see a restaurant using Styrofoam I feel frustrated, which is mild in comparison to what I feel when hearing an even slightly derogatory reference to homosexuals. If you’re like many of us, you might read those examples and find nothing wrong with the reactions and opinions expressed. After all, it is good to know which violent

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movies to avoid, and Styrofoam is bad for the environment, and it would be best if war, and religious wars, would end. Which just shows how natural this “opposition” energy can be. However, we know that by seeing something as “wrong” or bad or needing changing in some way, we actually flow energy that enhances the very condition we don’t want. What we resist, persists. Wherever our attention goes, that’s what we create more of. So we can’t wish for people to stop fighting and expect that will do anything other than add energy to more fighting. That stance is “opposition” energy in itself. It’s not evolved or high-consciousness to point to problems, and it certainly doesn’t help change them. In fact, by seeing anything as in need of changing or being different or judging something as “wrong,” we counteract our capacity to create change. Seems contradictory, huh? It’s certainly not in line with our habitual way of thinking – which is that we change something by first recognizing the problem and then taking action against it. One might argue it’s immoral to not take action where we see a “wrong” being committed; that if we don’t speak out against Styrofoam or prejudice or genocide we’re remiss in our humanitarian responsibilities. But the understanding that “energy flows where attention goes” doesn’t ask us to be apathetic or to turn a blind eye to the desires we hold for ourselves, our fellow humans and our planet. Rather, it calls on us to be very deliberate and conscious in our positive actions and responses. Remember, Mother Theresa wasn’t unwilling to speak out for peace, she just wouldn’t do so against war.

Can you feel the energetic difference between berating a Styrofoamusing restaurant owner or organizing a restaurant boycott versus giving the restaurateur information for an Earth-friendly alternative or sharing positive reviews about the restaurant that does use green containers? It’s night and day energetically and as a result creates dramatically different results. In a Salt Lake appearance a few years ago, author Gregg Braden said it’s for this very reason that we have more people than ever before praying for peace, and yet we’re experiencing more war and violence. It’s because when we ask or wish or pray for something to be different, we send a vibrational instruction counter to our desire. Asking for something is like sending a signal that “I don’t have it,” i.e. it is absent. That vibration can only attract more of the same – which is its absence. Braden tells the story about his Native American friend who “prays rain” rather than prays for rain when it’s time for drought relief in New Mexico. Instead of just asking higher power to please send rain, his friend feels the (imaginary) rain falling on his skin, smells it in the air, tastes it on his tongue, feels it collecting under his toes, etc. He vibrates what he wants, rather than focusing on what he doesn’t want. (And of course, the rains come in abundance.) It might seem a subtle distinction, but it makes all the difference in the world. By “being the change” rather than just noticing that something should change or praying that it will, feeling it now as if it already happened is what allows the shift. Step one to further any change we’d like to see is to give up our resistance to what is. To stop seeing it as wrong or bad or something that needs fixing. By doing so we

retract our energy from it and are free to direct our attention toward what we do want. The point is that even though we may intellectually understand the difference between an anti-war protest and a pro-peace rally, we may not be putting that knowledge to practice as well as we might think. When we’re in conversation with others or posting to our blogs or attending our activist meetings, it’s important to be aware of where we’re pointing our conscious attention and to realize that wherever our attention goes, that’s what we get more of. The challenge for most of us (me included) is learning to disengage from the contrary energy that doesn’t serve our purposes while still feeling we’re making a worthy contribution with our lives. Some would say it’s a sign of a base society to not intervene when another suffers. It’s important to be clear about two things: 1) we can intervene without engaging negative energy and 2) we have no way of knowing what’s best for anyone else. Recall the Zen story of the man whose only horse turned up missing, which his fellow villagers called a misfortune. The horse then returned along with 12 other wild horses, which the villagers called a blessing. Then the man’s son broke his leg while training the horses, which the villagers called a misfortune. But as a result of his injury, the son was not called to war in which many young men died. The ridiculousness of thinking we know what’s right or wrong or best or bad can be attested to by any divorcee who has regretted the breakup of a marriage only to later discover even more fulfilling love in life. We don’t know what’s in store or what gifts are given or lessons learned by another person through their “negative” experience. Who are we to take that away? Here’s what we do know: our attention is powerful. What we focus on grows. And it’s really easy to think we’re focusing on the solution when we’re actually dialed directly on the problem. Becoming aware of that subtle distinction and purposely moving towards what we want, rather than pushing against what we don’t want, allows our highest dreams to come to fruition. u Jeannette Maw is a Law of Attraction coach and founder of Good Vibe Coaching in Salt Lake City. www.GOODVIBECOACH.COM

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little over two years ago I called playwright Matthew Ivan Bennett and asked him to write a play about Leonardo da Vinci, widely considered the most talented human ever to have lived. Silence. Given his tentative “Sure,” I wasn’t prepared for power of the contents of the document that would arrive in my inbox a few months later—it was the most complete first draft of a play I have ever encountered. Matt confesses he was nonplussed in the beginning. “I knew that (to write a play about Leonardo as more than a tribute, I needed to see him as a man and not as an artistic Hercules. I got that glimpse of him through biographer Serge Bramley’s “Leonardo: The Artist and the Man,” where I became aware that Leonardo wrote disparagingly of himself in his diary. Then flipping through a book of collected paintings, the idea hit to have his paintings narrate the play. Who better to speak for him?” The narrators were quickly chosen. The enigmatic La Gioconda (Mona Lisa) was a given; Judas Iscariot (from “The Last Supper”) would serve as a foil to the idealistic, attention-deficit-disordered Leonardo; and a sketch of Isabella d’Este (dubbed the First Lady of the Renaissance) would add gravitas to the narrative trio. Each of them represents failure for Leonardo: the Mona Lisa was never delivered to his patron, Judas was especially troublesome for him to paint, and he never finished the painting of d’Este as promised. They also represent mystery, self-loathing and nobility. “Tell me if anything has ever been achieved?” This question appears throughout Leonardo’s notebooks. Matt realized this question must become the centerpiece of the play: Matt was relieved: His superman had become human.

A bump in the road Ten days before rehearsals were to begin I received a late-night phone call from Jesse Harward, who had been preparing to play the role of Leonardo da Vinci for nearly a year. He’d torn both his ACL and MCL while playing basketball; it was clear he would be unable to continue

with the production. Fortuitously, Michael Brusasco, who’d played the role when we workshopped the play last summer (as part of Utah Shakespearean Festival’s New American Playwrights Project), was in town for another production. I caught him backstage during the final performance. He agreed to join the cast, and seamlessly joined Kirt Bateman as Judas Iscariot, Tracie Merrill as La Gioconda and Teresa Sanderson as Isabella d’Este.

Context Leonardo da Vinci truly was a man ahead of his time—it may sound like a cliché until you realize he’s the original source of that phrase. The hope is that “Di Esperienza” turns myth on its ear, stripping away the deification that comes with death and time. Randy Rasmussen, Plan-B’s resident set designer, muses: “Heroes like Leonardo are flawed—they make mistakes, they have dark things in their closets. Just like the rest of us.” So how do you place yourself inside a genius that seems incomprehensible? Jann Haworth’s costume design provides a road map. (One of the few female members of the British Pop Art Movement, Jann co-designed the cover of the The Beatles’ “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album.) Her costumes create a context for the production–contemporary clothing with a renaissance flair, literally placing the here-and-now inside the world of Leonardo da Vinci, a world that has been part of her artistic vision since the fourth grade: “My teacher Mr. Himmelfarb asked me to make a mural about flight. So my mother gave me her book on the life of da Vinci, which was peppered with drawings. I decided to make the centerpiece of the mural Leonardo’s drawing of himself in his later years. The amazement that I felt as a child ‘discovering’ him still energizes aspects of my creative work today.” Getting to know Leonardo as a modern man is the joy of “Di Esperienza.” u Jerry Rapier is producing director of Plan-B Theatre Co. and has written for CATALYST since 2001.

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A TAROT READING FOR CATALYST READERS BY SUZANNE WAGNER Arthurian Tarot: Castle Pendragon, Arthur’s Dream Mayan Oracle: Cimi, Greater Cycles, Realm Shift Aleister Crowley: Peace, Science, Abundance, Futility Medicine Cards: Deer, Weasel Osho Zen Tarot: Harmony, Suppression, Politics Healing Earth Tarot: Five of Rainbows, Five of Pipes, Seven of Wands Ancient Egyptian Tarot: Ace of Swords, Prince of Cups, The Magician Words of Truth: Boundaries, Density, Dreams n many levels, a lot is happening this month. Amid extreme opinions and positions regarding who is more wrong, responsible or guilty for the current state of our world, we need to ask ourselves this fundamental question: Are we willing to release the need to find fault and, instead, do whatever is in our power to create meaningful change over the next few years? That is really the bottom line. Negative words and attacks do not inspire solutions. We need everyone’s ideas and thoughts, not communications that provoke hopelessness. People usually are doing the very best they can under the circumstances. Their actions, at least at the time, seem to them like a reasonable thing to do. Change is a constant in the uni-

verse. You can either open to it or resist like crazy. All life learns to adapt to shifting circumstances or becomes extinct. If you are unwilling to change, you begin to die. You can tenaciously hold on to the past, refuse to budge, and make yourself depressed and miserable to be around. But if you are willing to try, open, and expand into something new, you will find energy, renewed enthusiasm and excitement.

Make the necessary changes before those changes are forced upon you. Look at change as an opportunity to find new ways to expand and share love and consciousness. Every great idea that has been worth anything began in the fires of huge resistance and problems. But every dream is an attempt to bring life into better balance and more conscious awareness. Democracy began this way. The Internet began this way. But there were always those who believed in the possibility of making things better for everyone. So ask yourself: What is your dream? What do you want America to look like in 10 years? Are you willing to make adjustments now for the well-being of future generations? This is a month, practice trust—

not in the government; nor in the economy—but trust that you can find a way through. Resissting change may be natural, and common. But right now, indulging that natural tendency may not be wise. We now need to find solutions quickly. The cards do indicate that there will be successful handling of fluctuating fortunes. There will be a need to adjust to unforeseen difficulties and obstacles that require re-evaluating plans. There will also be the need to launch new projects with limited funds at the beginning. This is a time when poor planning will lead to humiliation. So in your personal life, check and recheck the numbers before you jump into anything. We are in an erratic phase. If you are unable to adapt, you will soon find yourself on the short end of the stick. So stay open. Trust your intuition. Do not hide your head in the sand. Make the necessary changes before those changes are forced upon you. Dreams can still come true. Find the flow in change by letting go of the past and inviting an improved future. You are alive during an amazing time. You can contribute to the spiritual evolution of humanity through your willingness to assist in the global shift. Will you be dragged kicking and screaming the whole way. or are you willing walk into the future? u Suzanne Wagner is the author of numerous books and CDs on the tarot. She lives in Salt Lake City. SUZWAGNER.COM

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April 2009 A challenging month calls on us to be as wise as we can be BY RALFEE FINN on’t be surprised if you find yourself channeling the ghost of Howard (“I’m mad as hell and can’t take it any more”) Beale this month. April is angry. More than a few of us are already mad as hell, and as the month unfolds, restive astral winds agitate the already irritated air. The illusions we’ve been clinging to are dissolving. And, as so often happens when illusions are destroyed, those of us identified with the façade have no idea how to handle reality. Even if you’re willing to admit what we are experiencing is the inevitable consequence of an ideological system gone bad, finding a new solution unsullied by the toxicity of the old one is going to take time. And because our culture is based on an “I want it all and I want it now” state of mind, personal and collective frustration is likely to spill over. Pick your confrontations wisely and do your best to be considerate of your adversary. Remember, the greatest illusion of all is that we are separate. Three major planetary themes dominate the month. The first theme is Martian. April

opens with a Mars/Saturn opposition, which is exact and separating on April 4. Mars is the principle of movement and likes to push forward. Saturn represents stillness and the need to carefully consider

Rather than react, respond. Be conscious. April is one of those moments when it is really important to integrate your wisdom. the consequences of action. Oppositions signify tension. Which means this opposition is sure to manifest as a test of strength over whose interests should be put first, yours or your opponents’. Be aware this opposition could also provoke a test of will – the will of the people vs. the will of the government or the will of the individual vs. the will of the ruling class. It will not be easy to soothe the tensions generated from

this opposition, because as Mars pulls away from its opposition to Saturn, it’s only a matter of cosmic moments – a week to be precise – that Mars moves into a conjunction with Uranus and the need to be absolutely free overrides Saturn caution. Still holding strong to its warrior stance, Mars conjuncts Uranus from April 9-23, exact on April 15. This volatile interaction provokes revolution. Expect lots of skirmishes, if not an all-out war, over boundaries and issues of personal power. If you don’t have to fight, don’t. This conjunction, which produces prodigious amounts of energy, goes into effect immediately following the frustration of Saturn’s insistence on control. Everyone is going to want to do his or her own “thing.” If you have teenagers, be prepared for acting out. The same goes for adults who have never progressed emotionally past their adolescence. Also anticipate the elderly and babies to be unusually cranky with the need to break free from whatever is perceived as a restraint. The rest of us will be dealing with our own struggle for survival—physical, mental,

If you know your ascendant and/or your Moon sign, read that, too. equilibrium. ates generates a need for netAries March 21-April l9 working. Share information, and Yes, it is a lot of work, and yes, Virgo August 23-September 22 also be aware that connecting again, you have to do most of it yourself. But that’s okay, because along with the workload are plenty of opportunities to be recognized and appreciated for your contribution.

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I’m not suggesting you relax completely, but it wouldn’t hurt to take minute to congratulate yourself on what you have accomplished. But just a moment or two, because there is plenty more work to be done.

Gemini

May 21-June 21

A new attitude toward associ-

with others through convivial interactions also nourishes the soul.

Cancer

June 22-July 22

The situation doesn’t have to degenerate into a stand off. Even if hurtful words were said, let them fall away, and instead of anger and resentment, do whatever you can to quiet your heart.

Leo July 23-August 22 Yes, money is keepin’ it real, but it’s not a big enough issue to impede your creativity. Channel bent up emotions into creative activities, and you’ll maintain your

Try not to let tension with significant others turn into fullfledged battles. While you may have authentic differences, that doesn’t mean you can’t find the solid ground of compromise where everyone wins.

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September 23-October 22

The tension is real, but so is the remedy. All that’s required is a change of mind. I know that sounds simplistic, but a small amount of concentrated effort is all that is needed to turn the situation around.

emotional and spiritual. Rather than react, respond. Be conscious. April is one of those moments when it is really important to integrate your wisdom. Unfortunately, from April 20 onward, a Mars/Pluto square exacerbates tensions, making it difficult to walk the talk of peace—but not impossible. Negative Mars/Pluto interactions are infamous for the desire for power at any cost, a desire that often has a brutal edge. Don’t kick the dog or the cat because you can. Don’t pick on the children because you can. And don’t assault anyone, including yourself, out of frustration. Just keep breathing your way through the tension. The second major signature is a Venus/Pluto square. Venus is the Goddess of love and beauty. Pluto, despite its demotion to a planetoid, symbolizes the process of death and rebirth. But Pluto is also the principle of obsession as well as compulsion. Squares signify friction. This entire bundle is a powerful pattern for fanatic love that is excessive in expressing its desires. There should be a warning label attached to this interaction. After all, you don’t want

Scorpio Oct 23-Nov 21 If all you want to do is hunker down at home, I second that emotion. Honor your intuition about how your time will be best spent, and you’ll be pleased with how good you feel.

Sagittarius Nov 22-Dec 21 Rather than stew in your juices, commiserate about your situation with friends. You’ll not only find comfort in company. You’ll also likely to find laughter.

Capricorn

Dec 22-Jan 19

Life plays out on a dual screen: One screen tells the tale of disturbing conversations with friends, while the other reveals a

story of love. The secret is figuring out how to handle the contrast and maintain your equilibrium.

Aquarius

Jan 20-Feb 18

Read your counterpoint, Leo, and add this: A truly magnanimous heart knows no limitation. Be generous and that bighearted energy will return to you in a variety of ways.

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February 19-March 20

Real, tangible, personal possibilities for prosperity could soften the edges on tense interactions with friends and family. Focus your attention on making the most of these opportunities and the overall tension will lighten. © 2009 by Ralfee Finn

to get involved in a relationship that’s based on mutual obsession, even though it may feel good at first, if that obsession has the potential to turn manic (think “Fatal Attraction”) when one or the other of you wants out. Given the bitterness and volatility of other configurations, this Venus/Pluto square could have acrimonious repercussions. Use Venus/Pluto to have fun, for sensual pleasure, and for creative expression, but try not to get lost in behavior you might later regret. Just as Venus ends her retrograde on April 17, she forms a conjunction with Mars that lasts the rest of month. This is akin to an iron fist in a velvet glove – shiny and smooth, but capable of delivering a powerful and decisive punch. A Jupiter/Neptune conjunction forms April’s third and most complex theme. Complex, because whenever Neptune is involved, layers of meaning are as well. I have a friend who likes to call Neptune the “Destroyer of Illusion.” And I agree. Neither as bold as Mars, as dynamic as Uranus, nor as persistent as Pluto, Neptune’s methods are subtle. Like the element of water, it wears down resistance and skirts obstacles. It also reveals what’s true and what isn’t. So don’t be surprised if you’re feeling exposed. Jupiter is the planet of expansion and when it unites with Neptune, visionaries flourish. But because Jupiter also signifies excess, some of those visions and dreams can lean to the extreme, triggering feelings of disappointment this month. It would be wise to let this conjunction reveal what isn’t real, because at its core lies a deep well of idealism and compassion. We need this well right now. Yes, we need it all the time, but especially now, when so many people need so much help to feel hopeful about what lies ahead. And in the midst of a month that challenges us to discard lip service about compassion and move into active concern for others, the emphasis on idealism is a much welcome resource. Use this energy to be a peacemaker. Mediate, arbitrate, negotiate and do whatever else you can to calm the agitated air of daily life. u Visit Ralfee’s website at WWW.AQUARIUMAGE.COM or email her at RALFEE@AQUARIUMAGE.COM.

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APRIL 1 Sun rises at 6:12 a.m. today and sets at 6:53 p.m. The average maximum temperature this month is 61° and the average minimum is 37°. It typically snows 7.3 inches along the Wasatch Front. APRIL 2 FIRST QUARTER MOON. Look for Venus, Mars and Jupiter in the morning sky. APRIL 3 Any soil amendment—except compost—causes environmental problems when added in excess of what a landscape system can absorb and utilize. Before you add anything, get your soil tested, and then add only what is necessary to correct deficiencies.

deeper than the root mass. APRIL 6 Look for the Moon and Saturn, hanging together at nightfall. APRIL 7 Time to start squash, pepper, cucumber, melon, tomato and eggplant seedlings indoors. APRIL 8 Soil should be slightly moist—but not wet—when you work it; otherwise you’ll damage its structure.

APRIL 9 FULL SPROUTING GRASS MOON Every gardener knows human manure does not belong in the garden. Pathogens and toxins in human urine, however, are killed and digested within 24 hours Strawberry Blossoms APRIL 4 Start uncovof leaving the body. Human ering mulched perennial and strawberry urine can provide organic nitrogen for beds. Don’t fertilize strawberries in the compost teas and activate free nitrogen in spring, when the leaves are developing. the compost pile, according to composting Otherwise you’ll get lush growth and a few expert David Hall. mushy berries. Wait until blossoms appear. APRIL 10 Watch for April showers the APRIL 5 Time to plant fruit trees, blacknext two days. Speedy little Mercury is glitberries, raspberries and strawberries. tering about 12 degrees above the western Contrary to old-school rules, a planting hole horizon just after sunset. should be at least twice as wide, but no APRIL 11 Are apple blossoms budding? Apple Blossoms Then it’s time to plant arugula, asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cilantro, dill, kohlrabi, lettuce, parsnips, potatoes, peas, radishes, spinach, Swiss chard and turnips. Swiss chard is a beet with no “beet.” It is tasty sautéed in oil with garlic and lemon juice, or tossed with pine nuts in hot pasta. APRIL 12 The origin of Easter is sooo pagan: It falls upon the first Sunday after the first Full Moon following the Vernal Equinox. Know someone with bunnies?

APRIL 13 Scatter spinach or lettuce seeds around spring bulbs to get extra greens and cover soon-to-be gawky foliage. Plant pansies, snapdragons and other hardy annuals when aspens start leafing out. APRIL 14 If you need to add iron to your lawn or garden, use Texas greensand. Never, ever use Ironite, which contains arsenic and lead. APRIL 15 Time to finish pruning summer- and fall-blooming shrubs and deciduous trees, and to plant new ones. Use hydrogen peroxide on wounds on trees, just like you’d use it on yourself.

together, with orange Mars hanging below and fat, striped Jupiter hovering in the upper right. APRIL 23 Start preparing beds for tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, beans, corn, basil and other warm-weather crops. If your soil is healthy, add two or three inches of compost; if it’s depleted, four to six inches. APRIL 24 NEW MOON. ARBOR DAY. www.arborday.org. Plant a tree. Or fertilize the ones you have with a well-balanced slow-release fertilizer. Or kiss a Druid. APRIL 25 Sunflower seeds have growth-retarding properties, so move birdfeeders around to avoid dead grass or flowers below.

APRIL 16 Cool film: APRIL 26 When plant“The Power of Community: ing perennials or annuals, don’t add amendments to How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.” Cubans share how planting holes; use the they transitioned from a native soil, then add highly mechanized, industriamendments as topdressal agricultural system to ing. Amended planting one using organic methods holes inhibit root exploration Sukeley’s 1724 “ of farming and local, urban garinto the surrounding soil and disrupt British Druid” dens. Discussion to follow. 6 p.m. water movement between the soil Day-Riverside Library meeting room. Info: in the hole and the surrounding environment. TreeUtah, treeutah@treeutah.org Especially, don’t add manure, as it can burn the roots. Look for Mercury hovering below APRIL 17 LAST QUARTER MOON. Don’t the crescent Moon tonight. mulch seedlings or new plants yet; it keeps the soil from warming up. APRIL 18 Today is the average last snow day. Goldfinches and meadowlarks are trading their drab winter plumage for gold. House finches, kestrels, mourning doves, robins, sparrows, yellow rumped warblers and wrens are mating and nesting. APRIL 19 Plants love apple cider vinegar. Use one tablespoon per gallon of water on house plants, and about an ounce per gallon as a foliar spray for outdoor plants. April 20 Phase out or reduce your lawn by spot planting perennials around the edges and slowly working your way in. Clear at least a foot of space for each plant and mulch heavily. Plant either low-growing ground covers, like ajuga, creeping juniper, or moss pink phlox, or taller perennials such as asters, bee balm, goldenrod, hairy penstemon, black-eyed susan, yarrow and ornamental grasses. APRIL 21 Time to divide crowded summer-blooming perennials, and to give roses a good (organic) feeding and trim. APRIL 22 EARTH DAY. Today is the beginning of the Green Generation Campaign, a two-year initiative that will culminate with the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Find out more at www.earthday.net. It’s also a busy night in the sky: The Lyrid meteor shower livens things up to the south in the predawn. Earlier, Venus and the Moon get

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APRIL 27 Clove oil can be used as an anesthetic for aquarium fish, or to euthanize them humanely. Research the dose for either. APRIL 28 To break up hardpan soil, plant lupines or clover; their deep taproots will break through the hardened layers. APRIL 29 Purple martins and wood thrushes travel more than 300 miles a day on their annual migrations. APRIL 30 BELTANE/MAY EVE. The Sun rises at 6:26 a.m. this morning and sets at 8:23 p.m. Stop, take a deep breath, and look around: Isn’t the world beautiful? u A garden is the best alternative therapy. – Germaine Greer Diane Olson is a writer, gardener and bug hugger.

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