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Feeding Koi by Suzanne Tornquist

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Feeding Koi by Suzanne Tornquist

uzanne Tornquist has gained national recognition for her versatility in both fine art and illustration. She has published work for Caravan Press, Ethno Graphics, Red Leaf Press, Microsoft, New York Calendar Company and other publications. In addition, she has illustrated several children’s books and two academic books. She was an illustrator for the Salt Lake City Newspaper Agency before her retirement in 2001, and has won a Louie award for best Jewish image. Most recently her work has hung at Alpine Art Gallery on South Temple and the Loge Gallery located inside of the Pioneer Theater Company. Suzanne has diversified into as many styles as subjects, from illustration to contemporary art.

Portraiture of people from all cultures dominate her portfolio. Tornquist believes that the emotions of all people everywhere are the same but that cultures are separated in thought by circumstances of government and tradition. What she would like to reflect in her work is the likeness in all of our psyches rather than focus on our differences. In her contemporary art, Tornquist gravitates toward color and movement. She paints animals beloves she cause them… especially her dog, a beautiful Bouvier des Flanders, named Windsor. When she is not working, she is enjoying the company of her husband, Michael, her “way-above-average” grandchildren and her friends. ◆ HTTPS://SUZANNETORNQUIST.COM

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ENVIRONEWS

September 2019

Nature is essential for human existence and good quality of life. Most of nature’s contributions to people are not fully replaceable, and some are irreplaceable. – Global Assessment Report, 2019 Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Public comments sought on Central Wasatch plan The Central Wasatch Commission (CWC) has released a new public discussion draft of the Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act (NCRA) which could help protect nearly 80,000 acres of National Forest lands near Salt Lake City. The Central Wasatch NCRA is a locally driven, consensusbased land use plan that balances conservation and watershed protection with development for ski areas, private property, recreation and traffic. Coordinated local planning for the Wasatch Mountains began in 2014 with Mountain Accord; CWC is an interlocal agency formed from that process to carry out a future vision of canyon stewardship. In order to take effect, the Central Wasatch NCRA bill would need to be passed by the U.S. Congress. A previous version of the bill was introduced in 2016 by Congressman Jason Chaffetz and co-sponsored by Mia Love and Chris Stewart but it never became law. CWC public discussion documents: CWC.UTAH.GOV/LEGISLATION-AND -FEDERALDESIGNATION. Public comments due by September 19. COMMENT@CWC.UTAH.GOV

More Wasatch Mtn. ski development? Under a pretense of providing recreation for military personnel, a massive new high-end ski resort development has been announced by Deer Valley near Jordanelle Reservoir.

BY AMY BRUNVAND

Revised Bears Ears plan is dreadful

he Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released its final plan for the Trump boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument. From the original size of over 1.3 million acres, the monument was reduced to 200,000 acres divided into in two units. Instead of focusing on conservation, the Trump plan calls for new off-road vehicle trails and building utility lines as well as extensive “vegetation removal” which means clearcutting pinion-juniper forests. Rather than simply closing campgrounds and petroglyph sites to target shooting, the Bureau of Land Management asked for comments and might allow shooting. While this destructive The “Mayflower Mountain” project is a partnership between the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) created by the Utah State Legislature in 2007 and Extell Development, a New York City company famous for building “poor doors” to keep rich and poor tenants separated. The project has its origins in privatization of public lands engineered by former U.S. Congressman James Hansen. Prior to the 2002 Olympics, Hansen arranged a controversial sale of Forest Service lands to Snow Basin Ski Resort. This privatized property included a cabin owned by Hill Air Force Base that had been used by military personnel for R & R. As a re-

agenda is carried out, the cultural resources plan will be delayed for two years so that

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conflicts can’t even be identified. The plan fails to include all placement for the cabin, Hansen sneaked another land trade into the 2001 Defense Authorization Act—the 26.5 acre “Red Maple Parcel” in Summit County was transferred to the U.S. Air Force from the Bureau of Land Management, apparently out of spite since Park City wanted to protect the land as open space. As a federal agency, the Air Force is exempt from local zoning laws so the Red Maple Parcel provided a foot in the door for resort development on adjacent private lands. The Summit County landgrab has similarities to the Inland Port debacle in Salt Lake City. The MIDA board is entirely appointed by the Utah Legisla-

five tribes in the Bears Ears Intertribal Coalition on the monument management team. Lawsuits to restore the original Obama boundaries of Bears Ears have not yet been heard in court. Heidi McIntosh, managing attorney of the Earthjustice Rocky Mountains office, offers a ray of hope: “If we win the legal fight to restore Bears Ears National Monument, this plan will just be 800 pages of wasted effort.” The final management plan has no formal comment period, but dismayed citizens can contact their members of Congress, write letters to the editor, or send letters to the U.S. Department of the Interior. Email: FEEDBACK@IOS.DOI.GOV; Online form WWW.DOI.GOV/CONTACTUS; EIS for Indian Creek and Shash Jaa (the two units): EPLANNING.BLM.GOV

ture with accountability to voters in Wasatch County. It’s not even clear that military personnel will be able to use the new hotels. Although the developer has promised discounted military room rates, no deal has been arranged for military discounts on Deer Valley lift tickets, currently priced at $209/day.

City tax funds better buses A small increase in Salt Lake City sales tax has resulted in better bus service. Thanks to the city’s Funding Our Future program, bus routes 2, 9, and 21 now run more often and later into the night. UTA has also started a new Route 4 along 400 South to connect the West side with Downtown and the University of Utah. The 0.5% increase in city sales

tax, approved in May 2018, also helps pay for street maintenance, affordable housing and public safety.

Trump attacks Endangered Species Act Rule changes for implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) could gut the country’s most effective law for protecting biodiversity. In August the Trump administration announced regulations that eliminate automatic protections for newly listed species and allow economic considerations to override scientific data. Currently there are 42 threatened or endangered species in Utah that are listed under the Endangered Species Act, as well as 166 sensitive species that are not federally protected but warrant special management to keep them from becoming endangered. The State of Utah has a plan to protect these species, but only to avoid Endangered Species Act listing. In 2013 the State of Utah sided with a group of private prop-

erty owners who claimed a “right” to drive endangered Utah prairie dogs (Cynomys parvidens) to extinction. Weakening the Endangered Species Act comes during a global extinction crisis. The United Nations reports that the global rate of species extinction is already at higher than the 10-million-year average and is accelerating. A lawsuit against the rule changes has been filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, WildEarth Guardians and the Humane Society of the United States. Utah wildlife Action Plan: WILDLIFE.UTAH. GOV/PDF/WAP/UTAH_WAP.PDF; PBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: IPBES.NET

Dump at Promontory Point Friends of Great Salt Lake are concerned to learn that Weber County Commissioners are about to send municipal trash to Promontory Point on the shores of Great Salt Lake. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality granted a Class I solid waste permit in 2004 and Promontory Point Resources, LLC broke ground on the 2,000-acre site last fall. The landfill could impact the millions of

birds that depend on Great Salt Lake habitat. Use of a private landfill will also divert revenue from Utah schools since Weber County currently uses a landfill on land leased from the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA). Friends of Great Salt Lake: FOGSL.ORG

Legislative audit of Lake Powell pipeline Is it feasible for Washington County to pay back the cost of a $1.43 billion (2015 dollars) Lake Powell pipeline? A legislative audit says “maybe,” if population grows and there are substantial increases in impact fees, water rates and property taxes. The Utah Rivers Council (URC) calculates that impact fees would have to increase by 108%; the price of water in Washington County would have to increase by at least 357%; and property taxes would have to increase by 50%. What’s more, the current price of the Lake Powell Pipeline is actually $3.2 billion, 40% higher than the figure used in the auditors’ calculation. Performance Audit of the Repayment Feasibility of the Lake Powell Pipeline (August 2019) LE.UTAH.GOV/AUDIT/19_05RPT.PDF

Fossil of an energy policy for whose benefit?

he Trump administration has been sneaking nuclear waste shipments into Nevada. Last month a coalition of concerned citizen groups has sent a formal letter to Governor Gary Herbert asking him to take a firm stance against changes in federal policy that allow shipments of nuclear waste through Utah and neighboring states. According to the letter, the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) sent mislabeled low-level radioactive waste to the Nevada National Security Site (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) in July. DOE also shipped weapons-grade plutonium to Nevada without notifying anyone about the hazard. Apparently the radioactive waste went along I-40 through New Mexico and Arizona. Trump’s energy policy promotes nuclear power and domestic uranium production. In 2018, Congress voted to re-

sume the licensing process for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository that was shuttered in 2010 by the Obama administration due to intense opposition from people in Nevada. The uranium industry was highly influential in Trump’s 2017 decision to radically

downsize Bears Ears National Monument, and is currently trying to re-activate uranium mining near Grand Canyon National Park (in order to illustrate the threat, Grand Canyon Trust has mapped mining claims established prior to a 2012 ban). The letter points out that hazardous material shipments are likely to pass through the controversial inland port slated to be built near the Salt Lake City International Airport. Groups signed onto the antinuclear letter are Citizens Education Project, HEAL Utah, Utah Sierra Club, Uranium Watch, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, Center for Biological Diversity, Southwest Research and Information Center, Great Salt Lake Audubon and Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force.. ◆ Utahns for Better Transportation: UTAHNSFORBETTERTRANSPORTATION.ORG/B

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If you’re in the market for a car... Read this first!

BY ASHLEY MILLER

e’re fast approaching car buying season. Now is the perfect time to learn how you can consider air quality when deciding on which make and model to buy. There are many factors to consider when buying a car. What size is right for you and your family’s needs? Color, cup holders, leather or fabric interior, and gas mileage all make the list. But you can also consider making a better choice for air quality when purchasing your next ride. Pollution coming from the tailpipes of cars and trucks make up about half of the air pollution along the Wasatch Front. These mobile emissions contribute to both wintertime PM2.5 problems we face during inversions, as well as elevated ozone levels during our hot summer months. Both types of air pollution have been linked to a number of health conditions that impact Utahns.

BREATHE Check out the window sticker New and used passenger cars and trucks at dealerships come with a fuel economy and environment sticker on the window called the Monroney Label, named after a United States Senator from Oklahoma. This sticker was created by the EPA to inform consumers about fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants coming from the vehicle’s tailpipe. Beginning in 2013, the display of this information was required on all new vehicles being sold in dealerships throughout the country. If you aren’t looking to buy a car from a dealer, don’t fret. You can find this information on FUELECONOMY.GOV.

Look for the smog rating and choose the highest number On that same label you’ll find the vehicle’s smog rating, a number ranging from 1 to 10, 10 being the cleanest. These numbers are based on what’s coming out of the tailpipe. You’ll find a smog rating of 10 on cars that have zero tailpipe emissions, like battery electric models. You can easily compare and contrast models on FUELECONOMY.GOV. Choosing a better smog rating means you are buying a car that emits fewer pollutants per mile than one with a lower number.

Look for Tier 3 vehicles Tier 3 gets mentioned a lot in Utah when air quality is being discussed, and that’s because it makes a big difference in our airshed. The Tier

Choosing a better smog rating means you are buying a car that emits fewer pollutants per mile than one with a lower number. Compare new and old models here: FUELECONOMY.GOV/ 3 program includes new federal standards for both vehicle emissions equipment and gasoline sulfur content (see CATALYST, October 2017). The Tier 3 program takes a combined approach to reduce the impacts of motor vehicles on air quality and public health. The Tier 3 gasoline standard drops the sulfur content from 30ppm down to 10ppm, which can mean several improvements for air quality. Sulfur is a precursor pollutant to both PM2.5 and ozone pollution. Less coming from the tailpipe means less bad air. Sulfur also causes trouble for catalytic converters, the equipment designed to remove as much pollution as possible before sending exhaust out the tailpipe. Lower sulfur gasoline means the equipment designed to reduce pollution from the tailpipe works better. Sulfur can build up in a catalytic converter, preventing it from functioning the way the manufacturers intended. But it’s not just the sulfur content of fuel that the Tier 3 standard addresses. The Tier 3 vehicle emissions standard requires improved emissions control equipment installed in all new vehicles beginning with some model year 2017 cars and trucks. The standard reduces both tailpipe and evaporative emissions from passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles and some heavy-duty vehicles. Chances are there are many Tier 3 models on Utah’s lots right now. A Tier 3 vehicle paired with Tier 3 gasoline runs 80% cleaner than Tier 2 models—the equivalent of removing 4 out of 5 cars off Utah’s roads, at least as far as air quality is concerned. Using the same website, FUELECONOMY.GOV, you can easily identify if a new or used car you are looking at buying is a Tier 3 model. The information is available in the same location as the smog rating. ◆ Ashley Miller, J.D., is the vice-chair of Breathe Utah. She is the vice-chair of Utah's Air Quality Policy Advisory Board and a member of the Salt Lake County Environmental Quality Advisory Commission. She recently became the Senior Government Affairs representative for Marathon Petroleum Corporation.

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EAT LOCAL

Take the challenge—September 7-14 Visiting a farmers market is the easiest way to find locally grown food. Here’s why you should make the effort:

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ocal” food has different definitions. Some say it’s local within 100 miles. Others, up to 500 miles,” says Gwen Crist, chair of the board of directors for Slow Food Utah and committee member for Utah’s Eat Local Week. “For me, it’s about getting to know what grows locally in your foodshed—the geographic area between where food is produced and where it is consumed.” Utah’s Eat Local Challenge started in 2007, just one year after Michael Pollan’s influential book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, made people think more deeply about where their food was

Crist contends that the strength of the local food movement lies in its ability to create connections, to both food and people. “When you buy local food, you form relationships with the people in your community; the community that is formed and strengthened is the most important part.” coming from; and the same year “locovore” officially entered the lexicon. Andrea and Michael Heidinger of Salt Lake City decided, along with a few friends and acquaintances, to eat only food produced within 250 miles of their home. Not only were they able to find enough food to eat, they found great food they hadn’t known about, from places like Morgan Valley Lamb and Beehive Cheese. Since then, the Challenge and eventually Eat Local Week have grown into statewide events held at just the right time for Utahns to enjoy the best of the harvest season. It’s catching on, as each year options increase. Area flour mills are buying local, even

organic, grain. Everyone knows they can buy locally harvested Redmond salt. Local honey abounds. The rise of the keto diet makes pork fat (lard) okay again—and that’s available, too, from small local producers. Local mushrooms can be found at farmers markets (and in the Uintas—see story on foraging, this issue). For one week, you can pledge to participate at a level you may find challenging but not taxing. For some, that may mean eating only food grown, raised, produced or caught locally. (You may choose to cut yourself some slack, too, with one or two free exceptions—coffee and olive oil are common choices.) Or you may commit to purchasing and eating produce from a local farmer, along with some local eggs, meats and cheese. Another option is to choose to eat one locally sourced meal a day. Or maybe one great feast, with friends, for the week. You decide.

Why local? Locally grown food has a smaller carbon footprint. The money you spend is returned to the community. You’ve helped keep a small producer in business. The Eat Local Challenge is a perfect time to start incorporating locally raised food into one’s daily diet—or at very least, a time to acknowledge and appreciate what is produced by our neighbors. Crist contends that the strength of the local food movement lies in its ability to create connections, to both food and people. “When you buy local food, you form relationships with the people in your community; the community that is formed and strengthened is the most important part. And maybe the most important benefit of eating locally is taste! There’s nothing like buying a fresh tomato in season, still warm from the sun, and more nutritious because it’s not being transported from thousands of miles away.” ◆

— Katherine Pioli and Carmen Taylor

What kind of locavore are you? Hardcore: Only foods grown, raised and produced within Utah’s boundaries (or a certain reasonable mileage range) are allowed at this level. Some of your favorite foods you’ll have to go without: bananas, Doritos, Sierra Nevada beer, lime margaritas, coffee, safflower oil, balsamic vinegar, kombucha (which is made with sugar and black tea). See “Sources” for a brief list of the abundance available. We promise, you won’t starve! Easy Does It: Stick to local products for your main food groups. There are numerous options for buying Utah-raised eggs, meat, dairy, vegetables and fruit. Try the farmers markets or make friends with that neighbor who keeps chickens. DIY: For the newbies, eating local can be a paradigm shift in the kitchen. Go at your own pace, set your own standards. Try to have one meal a day that’s all local.

The 2019 Eat Local Week: Compete in the challenge at your preferred level. Sign up online at SLCFARMERSMARKET.ORG/EAT-LOCAL-PLEDGE/

Eat Local events Kick Off Party @ Pioneer Park, Sat., Sept. 7, 8am - 2pm. Free. Sign up for the Eat Local Challenge! Tomato Sandwich Party @ Grateful Tomato Garden, 600 E 800 S, Sat., Sept. 7 11am-2pm. Free. You can sign up for the Eat Local Challenge here, too! Film Screening: Local 30 @ SLC Public Library, 210 E 400 S, Mon., Sept. 9, 6-8pm, Free. This documentary, about two young Oregon farmers completing their own 30-day eat local challenge, follows the couple as the meet their local farmers, fishermen and ranchers. Harvest Quickle @ Pioneer Park, 350 S 300 W, Tues. Sept. 10, 5-8pm, Free. Learn how to quick pickle fresh local produce. Taste of the Season @ Salt Lake Culinary Education, 2233 S 300 East, Wed., September 11, 6-9pm, $30. Mingle with local farmers, vendors and chefs. Sample locally made beverages and food. Admission includes two drink tickets.

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or fruits, vegetables and honey, too, your assured sources (beyond your own garden) are the many farmers markets. See the Urban Food Coalition’s website for a map of area shopping options. But locovores need not live on produce (and honey) alone! Look for these products as well. Note: This list is inspirational only, not comprehensive. The Utah’s Own website offers many options, but not all products qualify for the Eat Local Challenge so choose carefully. Bread: Bread Riot, Abigail’s Oven, Vosen’s. Ask your favorite baker, “Where does your flour come from?” Much of Lehi Mills and Central Milling’s flour is locally grown, especially the organic wheat. Eva’s Bakery uses Central Milling, as does Harmons in their in-store bakeries (organic too!). Eggs: Oakdale (sold at Costco; from North Salt Lake); Clifford Eggs (sold at Liberty Heights Fresh and The Store) Milk: Most easily purchased raw from Redmond Farms stores or Utah Natural Meat & Milk. (Winder Dairy doesn’t count as truly local but it is “regional.”) Milk products: Cheese—Beehive, Heber Valley, Rockhill Creamery, Mesa Farms. Yogurt: Milk Honey, Drake Goat Dairy Meat: lamb, pork, chicken, beef and more at the Downtown, Liberty Park and Park City markets; Harmons carries some local meat (ask at the meat counter); Liberty Heights sells Canyon Meadows and others; Beltex is best source for wide variety (alert: high prices…but top quality) Spices & condiments: Real Salt, Solstice Spices, Firebird, Devil’s Club, Salsa Del Diablo, Slide Ridge honey wine vinegar. Lard can be used in place of oil or butter in many recipes (from Clifford Farms or Beltex—or save the drippings when you cook bacon) Misc.: Squatters Bumper Crop beer, many Hive Winery offerings; mint tea (mint is everywhere now!), water kefir from Mamachari

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EAT LOCAL

Eating the Uintas This is a good fall for foraging! But learn a thing or two before you go. BY DAN POTTS

Berries

species of blueberries (also known as bilberries or whortleberries): dwarf, low and grouse. The berries of dwarf and low bilberries are classically dark blue, but smaller

Utah’s best “beginner” edible alpine berries are raspberries, currants, blueberries and wintergreen. Most people can easily identify the heirloom raspberry, “Heritage,” that was probably introduced by the Mormon pioneers. The variety is tender and yummy and can produce two crops a year like some of those in our own back yards. Birds love them, too, and have spread that variety everywhere from the valley floors to 11,000 feet in the Uintas. Although they are common along many of Utah’s Teenagers with a “king” bolete streams, in the Uintas fruiting plants are often found in sunny than traditional commercial blueboulder fields. If we find a patch, berries. The dwarf one consists of we usually stop everything (in- one- to two-ft.-high shrubs with cluding fishing) to eat reddish brown stems, found them right then and mostly along meadows and there! streams. The low one consists of Almost everyone shrubs less than a foot high with Kevin Bell harvesting raspberries and currants in Holiday who has visited the green stems, mostly at lower elePark (Summit County) Uintas has noticed the vations growing as a groundcover many bright reddish- under conifers. started backpacking in Utah’s foods, the orange currants on Uinta Mountains with my numbers and All are very yummy to eat, raw the waist-high prickly or cooked, but are challenging to cousin about the same time I variety of stuplants often found in harvest as they are usually handstarted eating wild foods, dents have patches in full sun. Spicy wintergreen berries some 50 years ago when I was c o n s i s t e n t l y picked one at a time. We like to They are pretty tart put them in our pancakes or fruit about 12 years old. Back then we risen, including mostly caught and ate trout from younger, greener people, as well so they make good jelly, especially salads. the Uinta’s 600-plus fishable alpine as older people who might al- when mixed with other fruit, and The grouse whortleberry is the lakes, but did little foraging. ready know some edibles but are so numerous that getting smallest one, red, and, also grows enough is easy, although some- as a ground cover under conifers, My wife, Karen, and I continue want to know more. to fish and explore the Uintas Although there are other more times painful to collike low bilberries, today, but spend much more time productive alpine areas, such as lect. I use a gloved but at higher elelooking for the many great healthy the Boulder Mountains, the Uintas hand to hold the vations. They foods that we can eat along the are much closer to most of us liv- prickly stems and usually fruit best trail, cook over the camp stove, or ing along the Wasatch Front, so pick with the other in sunny locatake home to create some spec- that’s where I focus. The fruits and hand. tions. As kids we The other comtacular meals. mushrooms I list and describe called them Over the decades we had below are usually available after mon alpine currant Christmas berries learned to identify and eat so the late summer and fall monsoon is jet black, has no because they spines, tastes great many wild foods (even in our own rains arrive. were red and “Delicious” milk mushroom back yards!) that I started teaching Most years the “pickins” can be raw. It is often found green. They were spring and fall classes, seminars incredible for those who know near running water in partial to eat raw, if one had the patience and workshops, often with field what to harvest. However, not all shade, sometimes growing next to to pick these yummy little edibles. trips. With an increased interest in years are as productive as this year. raspberries. The last berry I listed is the There are three common alpine spicy wintergreen, which is eating healthier more natural

Dwarf bilberries above Echo Lake

only eaten raw, if one can eat it at all! I’m told that those allergic to aspirin should avoid this berry. However, it makes a great “trail nibble” eaten in moderation. The bright red-on-top and cream-colored berries, found along the edges of streams and natural lakes in full sun, are a very tasty timeout. This shrub is truly diminutive, rarely growing higher than two inches!

The mushrooms can kill you, right? My wife and I have eaten literally thousands of wild mushrooms and have never been poisoned because we eat only those we already know and never mix ones we know with those we do not. Here are three common species found in the Uintas: There has been a recent, rapid growth of mushroom hunting in the Uintas, especially for the boletes. The largest one is huge, found worldwide in similar alpine areas, and appreciated by many chefs. Known by various names— penny bun, crepe, Steinpilz, porcini—the king bolete grows to 10 inches wide and looks like a huge baked bun. The second most sought-after ‘shroom is the classic yellow chanterelle. The Uinta strain is reputed to taste better than those available commercially. A lesser known but easily identified mushroom is Lactarius deliciosus, commonly called the saffron milk cap or red pine mushroom. It is usually about 2-4 inches across, carrot-colored, and bleeds like other milk mushrooms but stains green if bruised or older. It can be found almost everywhere during moister years, like this year! All three can be cooked in a variety of ways. However, I agree

Of course, there are many other edibles up there, but as I always tell my students: Learn one food, and then learn another. with the late Ardean Watts, founder of the Utah Mushroom Society, who always claimed that “all mushrooms are best when sautéed in real butter.” Who can argue with wild mushrooms cooked over fire with fresh trout?

Get started Of course, there are many other edibles up there, including fire weed, but as I always tell my stu-

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dents: Learn one food, and then learn another. Decades later, Karen and I now know many alpine foods that we eat around the fire or pack back home. Since my first foraging book, a 1962 edition of Euell Gibbons’ Stalking the Wild Asparagus, the availability of foraging resources has literally exploded, especially on the internet. You can get started today by going online, visiting a library or by taking a class. ◆ Dan Potts is a longtime avid wild foods forager who teaches related classes through West High School’s Community Education program. This fall he will teach a new foraging class through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Utah.

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Pomona Produce Molly Doktor meets the challenges of the modern-day urban farmer with equanity BY JAMES LOOMIS

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ess than 15 feet from one of the busiest streets in the city, Pomona Produce thrives in stark contrast to the pavement and harried hustle of commuters. Just north of the 2100 South and 700 East intersection, this urban farm is densely planted and productive, a result of the Salt Lake City Sustainability Department’s outreach to connect aspiring urban farmers to unused parcels of land around the city—farmers like Molly Doktor, who jumped at the chance to lease this particular parcel due to the close proximity to her home less than one stoplight away. She arrives early each morning while the air is still cool, to harvest and tend to her plants. While the sole worker each morning, she is rarely alone; as she bends to harvest summer squash, she has the extra demand of her toddler Ruben on her back. “It’s a blessing and a challenge. I was managing another farm before, and as I looked ahead I knew I didn’t want to do daycare. I enjoy the time we get together but I’m always chasing him out of plants,” she said with a smile. When she first broke ground with the help of her husband Tom, Ruben was only two months old. From day one, he was an integral part of this operation. When set down to stretch his legs while I visited, he promptly set to “harvesting” numerous weeds and flowers, all of which he brought to me, beaming and proud to share his farm’s bounty. It wasn’t until he started to harvest some unauthorized hot chile peppers that he was swiftly returned to his momma’s back. When Molly first visited the site, it appeared to be mostly grass with weedy patches, but after removing the sod to begin forming the beds she soon realized what lay hidden underneath was a monstrous patch of bindweed. “I went frantic at first pulling bind weed. I had to get it all out, all the time, but I have a slow and steady approach towards life now. I realize these things take time,” Molly reflected. With a grant from Urban Food Connections (the organization that brings

you the Downtown Farmers Market every Saturday morning and Tuesday afternoon in Pioneer Park), she was able to purchase 20-year Geotextile Underlayment, the king of all weed barriers. “I’m working to reduce the sunlight and energy for the bindweed to grow, while I patiently break down the stores of sugars it has in its roots,” she explained. “I pull it when I can. But look around—my plants are doing great and they’re outcompeting it.” And indeed, the farm looked great. She’s also experimenting with occultation, which means “to keep in the dark.” When a crop has reached its useful end, it is chopped, dropped and covered—in her case with large, heavy-duty reclaimed billboard tarps. By eliminating sunlight, the plants are unable to grow back. By keeping it moist underneath, the microbes, insects and worms go absolutely bonkers devouring the crop residues and preparing the soil for the next planting. This results in a weed-free, friable bed of soil with the added bonus of evenly distributed worm castings. Working a farm almost entirely covered with this heavy-duty weed fabric does pose some challenges. “Sometimes the heat on the black material is just too much for tender seedlings. I find I need to transplant larger starts. But that’s a challenge because I only have small two-inch holes to work with in the fabric,” she told me. But she discovered that she could use a bulb planting tool to pull out a core of soil from that hole in the fabric, which left the perfect void for her larger transplants to fill. Pomona Produce received another grant from Urban Food Connections, which Molly used to install the drip irrigation system that services the farm. “That was huge!” she exclaimed. “I knew I needed a really good watering system. I’ve dealt with crappy systems in the past.” Next season, she is hoping to add hoops for row covers, and a shade house. “I’m intrigued by what you can do with shade. I’ve been experimenting a lot with trellises, to interplant large climbing crops like squash to create shade for more sensitive crops like lettuce.”

A unique client she is proud to grow for is chef Mike Osten with local outdoor clothing company Kuhl. “They cook with fresh local food for their employees. Companies supporting healthy choices—I love it,” she said. In addition to the 700 East site, Molly has another location where she grows microgreens indoors with the help of a part-time employee. Se also uses this location to cool and store her produce. The microgreens side of her business allows her to stay connected to her clients year round. She currently serves a number of restaurants, and a unique client she is proud to grow for is chef Mike Osten with local outdoor clothing company Kuhl. “They cook with fresh local food for their employees. Companies supporting healthy choices—I love it,” she said. During my visit, I was struck numerous times by her peaceful demeanor and calm acceptance of the constant challenges small farmers face. Like many of us in the Salt Lake Valley, her farm has faced a lot of pressure from squash bugs this year. She’s lost a number of plants, but this hasn’t phased her. “I plan ahead. I plant extra. I plan to lose some things. It’s fine,” Molly she says. Her attitude of acceptance is impenetrable, even as morning rush hour traffic flows like a flash flood on the other side of the fence. “It’s great. People I know wave and honk. I just had some elderly folks on trikes cruise by and stopped to say hi,” she said. “It’s a very communal space.” You can find Molly at the Pomona Produce booth every Saturday at the Downtown Farmers Market at Pioneer Park. ◆ James Loomis is a full-time urban farmer, educator and permaculture hooligan.

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Little Free Libraries 10th anniversary finds the movement 90,000 strong and growing

BY KATHERINE ROGERS

he non-profit Little Free Library (LFL) was started in 2009 by Todd Bol in Hudson, Wisconsin. Thinking of his mother, a bibliophilic teacher, he built a miniature one-room schoolhouse and put it on a post in his front yard. He filled the schoolhouse with books. Bol encouraged his friends and neighbors to take the books and leave any of their own, to share with others. The schoolhouse was a success and led to Bol building more to give to these friends and neighbors. This project eventually caught the attention of Bol’s friend, Rick Brooks. Brooks saw the good the Little Free Libraries were doing and helped Bol to start a nonprofit based around the schoolhouses. And it quickly grew. In the 10 years since Bol built his first Little Free Li-

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BOOKS brary, the number of lipoint for other projects. braries registered to his Now, twice a year, Addinonprofit has gone son and Seals put a from a few in his neighbasket out next to their borhood to over 90,000 Cottonwood Heights liaround the world. This brary and start a collecdoesn’t include the tion. Sometimes it’s for ones people build and socks to give to homekeep without putting less shelters. Other them on LFL’s map. times it’s food for the In the Salt Lake Valley Little Free Pantries— alone there are over neighborhood food100 Little Free Libraries, sharing boxes that with more throughout operate similarly to the Utah. All of them are LFL (see the Catalyst, run by people excited June 2019). No matter to share literature with what the project is, their community. Peotheir Little Free Library ple like local author gives the community Kate Birch. another way to come Birch first learned together. Kate Birch about LFL while visiting Pam and Willy Littig her brother in Portland, have had their library Oregon—where they up for 10 years. Even are abundant. As a lover after all that time they and author of books (Birch is the writer of the say it’s still a work in progress. Willy is always Perfected series), she was immediately taken adding something new. Recently he re-roofed with the idea. So, for Christmas two years ago, it using scavenged, scalloped license plates. her then-husband built and put up a little li- They've added a lower shelf for the children's brary in her front yard in Sugar House. Wanting books. That shelf has changed as well. It's gone her library to reflect the hidden purpose of a from a basket on the sidewalk, that had to be Little Free Library, to bring communities closer taken in when it rained, to an actual shelf with together, Birch painted a tiny mural of a Norse- a plastic lid. inspired neighborhood in blue and white on The Littigs put their library up after finding the sides. one along 12th East. They knew it would be a Birch is not the only one who wanted her li- good addition to their front yard in the Avbrary to reflect community. For enues. Located right across the street from an Heather Seals and her niece Addison, elementary school, they especially wanted to putting up a Little Free Library was a get more kids reading. way to do some good for their neighWhile every Little Free Library is unique, bors. Seals and Addison are always there are a few things, according to their librarlooking for a new service project to ians, that seem to remain the same. One is that do together. When Seals first ran the libraries are used by every kind of person, across a Little Free Library, while vis- but especially children. Birch recalls a neighbor iting Iowa City a couple of years ago, girl who would come for a new book every she knew this would be their next week. Addison reports that it's common to see mission. a kid reading on the bench next to their library. Addison and Seals aren’t just a The Littigs have a class of preschoolers that line philanthropic niece and aunt. They up once a week to dig something out of their are also “book besties.” They love to kids' shelf. share books with one another. So Despite this regular patronage, the librarians naturally, the idea of sharing books don't need to refill the libraries too often. Most with the neighborhood appealed to LFL librarians always have books on hand, from them. What with finding the right thrift stores, garage sales, or their own personal cabinet, decorating it, gathering shelves, but they don’t mind others restocking books and adding on special fea- for them. tures, like a bench, dog treats and When it comes to what kind of books end up free bookmarks, it took them about a in there, these Salt Lake LFL librarians all seem year to get the library set up. to agree that it is mainly children’s books, selfOnce it was done Seals and Addi- help books, travel guides and books on garson realized they had a gathering dening. These librarians also keep the gory

Pam and Willy Littig have had their library up for 10 years. Even after all that time they say it’s still a work in progress. Willy recently re-roofed it using scavenged, scalloped license plates. They've added a lower shelf for the children's books. books and overly religious books out of their libraries. For those interested in putting up their own Little Free Library, all you need is an old cabinet (or materials to build your own box, or you can buy a library from LFL directly), a bunch of books you would like to share and $40 to register the library with LFL. The last step is not necessary. However, registering with LFL gets you a charter number that you can use to put the library on their map, so that others can find the library easily. Plus, it allows you to help support the noble cause of literacy and community . ◆ Katherine Rogers is a senior communications major at the University of Utah and a CATALYST staffer. She is always on the search for the next great read.

LittleFreeLibrary.org You can use the libraries’ charter numbers to find them on the website’s map. Kate Birch: 21292 Heather Seals & Addison: 56119 Pam Littig: 12892

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Utah Humanities Book Festival Books and their authors take center stage

ook lovers don’t just read books; they talk about books, covet them, share them, buy them and pile them up, look forward to reading them, read reviews, download them, and remember their favorites fondly. Often they get around to actually reading them, too. Sometimes, with certain books, serious obsessions ensue. One year just before Burning Man, I’d started listening to Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson. And I couldn’t stop. In the midst of the biggest party on the planet, I happily hunkered down with my cassette player (yes, it was that long ago) and entered the surreal world of Stephenson’s future. A few Augusts ago, I’d started John Steinbeck’s East of Eden just before that big event. The book

had quickly become so captivating that, again, each day I found a spot of shade and quiet amidst the dusty chaos, savoring the 700 pages as I learned the fate of the Hamilton and Trask families and of Cathy Ames, the girl with the “malformed soul.” I cannot tell you how many people stopped to say, “That’s my favorite book.” This is all to say that a compelling book picks you up and will not let you down. It can eat up your night and ruin the next day. (Audible books only make this worse.) It’s the best addiction. What makes reading even more captivating is when you can meet an author. You may be a fan; you may have never heard of this person before. No matter. Something magic happens when authors stand up to read their own work, maybe talk

about the writing process, giving background and context. It’s a great way to discover new reads. Maybe new worlds. The Utah Humanities Book Festival began 22 years ago at Westminster College as the Great Salt Lake Book Festival—one day, 30 authors. Now, as part of the Utah Humanities Council, it spans two months, presenting 100 authors. CATALYST is a proud sponsor. Here are some authors we thought you’d like to meet. (More coming next month.) Check out the full schedule. We hope to see you at a reading, perhaps discovering another author to love!

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Celebrating science and nature Rendezvous with a poet and a bee keeper BY AMY BRUNVAND To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, And revery. The revery alone will do, If bees are few. — To make a prairie (1855)—Emily Dickinson

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ust to be clear, I’m not a beekeeper,” says Katharine Coles, former Utah Poet Laureate and University of Utah professor who has nevertheless been busy promoting the welfare of bees through the medium of poetry. Coles will read bee poems as part of the Utah Humanities Book Festival, appropriately at Deseret Hive Supply, a beekeeping shop in Ogden, along with shop co-owner and beekeeper Vic Bachman who will offer up beekeeping facts and an up-close look at a working hive. For the past three years, Coles has served as poet-in-residence for the Field Work Project, a collaboration among Poets House, Salt Lake City Public Library and Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) with a mission to align poetry and science. The idea behind the grant-funded project was to humanize the language of science and to develop a model for hybrid art/science programming that other organizations could easily copy.

Part of the challenge was finding common space where technical and metaphorical language could co-exist. Utah’s state insect, the honey bee, provided both scientific interest and potent symbolism. “The risk of something like this is, first a scientist stands up and then a poet stands up,” Coles says, confessing that that’s exactly what she did: “I put together a packet of poems about bees and just read that. It worked because everyone is so in love with bees.” Scientists begged for copies of the bee poems; poets loved learning how to cultivate bees in their gardens and gained new respect for Utah’s native bees as well. Coles says that scientists understand a poet’s job is not to explain science, but rather to stimulate imagination so that people become more interested in science. She explains, “Bees are such agents of the imagination and they stand in for the imagination with such power,” then asks, “Can I quote a poem at you?” After reciting Emily Dickinson’s “To Make a Prairie” she says, “That’s maybe my favorite bee poem ever. It’s truly scientifically inaccurate. But Dickinson actually knew a lot about science. She starts the

poem with a scientific inaccuracy and moves into that poetic space where she makes it clear that she’s really talking about the poet’s dreaming connection with imagination.” It reminds Coles of a line from Rilke: “We are the bees of the invisible. We wildly collect the honey of the visible, to store it in the great golden hive of the invisible.” As part of the project, Coles has created a poetry path along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail with lines of verse engraved in stone. The library liked it so much that she also made a poetry path for the Main Library which includes Dickinson’s bee poem. For Coles the most exciting thing is that Field Work Project is still going even though the grant period is over. When the project started, “I think they didn’t anticipate the reverberations and the way its life would continue,” she says. ◆ Poetry Path: Natural History Museum of Utah: NHMU.UTAH.EDU/MUSEUM/EXHIBITS/POETRY-PATH. Poetry Path: Salt Lake Public Library: SERVICES.SLCPL.ORG/POETRYPATH

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What: Ayja Bounous (Shaped by Snow) and Zak Podmore (Confluence), in partnership with Save Our Canyons and Patagonia SLC Outlet. When: Thursday, September 26, 7:30 p.m Where: Fisher Brewing Co. (SLC, UT): Free. (This event is part of the Utah Humanities Book Festival.)

yja (pronounced Asia) Bounous always knew that snow played a role in all her relationships. As an adult, as she started peeling back the layers of her family history and learning more about the natural history around her, she realized that snow has shaped the canyons she loves, the family she stems from, and the people she invests her time in. She explores the connections among these relationships and their implications in Shaped by Snow (Torrey Press, October 2019). Ayja Bounous isn’t just a Utah native—her family has played an important role in the Wasatch Mountain since the 1970s. Her grandfather, Junior Bounous, is known as a pioneer in the American ski Industry. In 1970 Junior was asked to help map out an area for a new ski resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon, to be called Snowbird Mountain Resort. Bounous was in charge of designing all the ski runs and altering the landscape for the best possible skiing experience. He later became the first ski school director. Bounous’father Steve Bounous followed in his dad’s footsteps by becoming the executive director and a coach. “The Wasatch is as much a part of me as my bones and blood. Snow is what binds me and my family to the Wasatch,” Bounous told CATALYST during a recent interview. But in exploring her family’s relationship with snow and with the ski industry, she realized that what she had to say was complicated by the facts of climate change. It was her own “inconvenient truth” that she couldn’t ignore. “I began to question what would happen to my

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family and all future generations if we didn't have snow. If climate change causes snow to stop falling, I won't mourn just that. I will mourn the places that snow shapes: alpine ecosystems, glaciers, mountain ranges, watersheds, rivers, our climate, and the beautiful ski community I grew up a part of.” Bounous’s unique experience growing up at Snowbird has given her a rare insider’s perspective. And through the process of writing, she has come to see that people in the industry are not talking enough about climate change. Ski resorts create numerous detrimental effects—on alpine vegetation, water (used for artificial snow), wildlife and air quality. Considering the fact that people travel from all over the world to experience Utah’s “Greatest Snow on Earth,” you can also factor in the environmental costs of airplanes, driving and staying in hotels. “Resorts want to make money off of this powder hype,” says Bounous. “They want people to keep coming back for more, whether that means creating artificial snow through unrealistic seasons or promoting our snowpack all across the globe.” Bounous first felt compelled to write about her experience in the Wasatch and about climate change while enrolled in the Environmental Humanities graduate program at the University of Utah. Since writing her book, Bounous has found that she is personally left with more questions than when she began. Questions like: Should I have children? How can I alter my lifestyle to be more sustainable? Such questions have led her on a personal quest to find balance between enjoying life and taking seriously the state of our environment. “I still believe that skiing overall is a positive thing—getting peo-

Family and nature Shaped by Snow, by Ayja Bounous

BY ASHLYND GREENWOOD ple out on the mountain, and connecting them to the landscapes,” Bounous says. “For snow, you're willing to get on a ski lift in below-zero temperatures, heavy winds and overall miserable conditions, and yet you're excited to go to the top of the mountain.” She thinks expanding the excitement for skiing to include concern regarding climate change could catalyze a shift in perspective. “The ski community could become a huge force for good in the climate discussion.” Voting is the biggest tool at the moment to carry off a climate revolution, Bounous believes. “We need people in political office who care about the future of our planet and who will speak up.” Regarding her book, “I want to create a more holistic view of snow in the Wasatch, for skiers and nonskiers alike, and show how snow affects all parts of this ecosystem. And I want people who read my book to consider what the loss of snow would mean for our culture, our relationships and our identity.” ◆ Ashlynd Greenwood is a junior at Weber State University studying botany. She is an avid rock climber, skier and outdoor enthusiast.

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“The groove is the thing” Merry Prankster Ken Babbs, merry still, talks Cronies, the evolution of counterculture and unshackling the mind with CATALYST BY KAYLEIGH STOCK

en Babbs, one of the original and leading Merry Pranksters and participant in the famous (or infamous, depending on who you’re talking to) ‘acid tests’ will be in Salt Lake City this month to read excerpts from his book Cronies, a work nearing completion. Cronies, which Babbs describes as “neither a memoir nor fiction,” chronicles his many escapades with best friend Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Kuckoo’s Nest) between 1958 and Kesey’s death in 2001. Babbs says the book is a “burlesque” in the style of Washington Irving’s A History of New York: a historical recording of real occurrences, but with many (sometimes irreverent or absurd) “inventions and exaggerations.” The point, he says, is not to school or persuade as it seems every other book wants to do nowadays, but simply to “entertain” and brighten the reader’s day. A preview of Cronies and other works by Babbs can be found on his website. When I called to interview Babbs I

caught a telling snapshot of his life after Further/Furthur (the magic bus in which Babbs and other Pranksters ate a lot of acid—still legal then—and barnstormed the country). His wife answered the phone and said he was “wrangling chickens” and could he call back in an hour? Babbs, now 80, spends most of his time writing, reading books, biking and gardening

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Babbs said that counterculture is alive and He commented that as usual, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people in well today, with festivals and artistic move- control are maniacs who only see their own self ments all over the country popping up as or- interest and their quest for more money.â&#x20AC;? Hisganically as mushrooms . He calls it â&#x20AC;&#x153;the true tory is repeating itself, he continued;, the differAmerican dreamâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;raw, open, insubordinate, ence between then and now is an unrestrained yet cooperative living and the freedom to ex- partisan media and that the circumstances press that lifestyle through art. He endorses today seem â&#x20AC;&#x153;more magnified.â&#x20AC;? Despite this, he modern raves and the culture that started it remains optimistic. It is easier to organize and and has attended several himself. spread the word because of new technology. I prodded Babbs further by asking if he More broadly, he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pendulum always takes issue with the way that younger genera- swings back and forth between good stuff and tions have interpreted the hippie movement, bad stuff, but I can feel it swinging back now.â&#x20AC;? and if he thought that the hippie culture had What do we really need to do to make a difin some ways evolved into something less ference? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vote!â&#x20AC;? he says. Boomers have certhan enlightened. tainly gotten that right. I can only hope that my Unmoved by my appeal to potential nega- generation of millennials will finally catch on tivity, Babbs replied that there is this election. awfulness and greatness and How does Babbs contineverything in between that conuously rebuff negativity tributes to our rich culture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You and resist becoming the canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t knock anybody. Certain next jaded American in values exist no matter what this day and age? His adyouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing: truth, honesty, fairvice is: Whether it be ness and kindness. These values sculpting a pot, strumming are true values that some people a guitar or baking a soufflĂŠ, pick up on and some donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. But do something with your those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t are the ones we hands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The groove is the have to be most merciful toward thing,â&#x20AC;? he says. This keeps and help them along the way. the doer grounded and You have to face each one with prevents her from getting the same loving intensity.â&#x20AC;? too wrapped up in what â&#x20AC;&#x153;ONLY TWELVE DOLLARS, my chapOur conversation was at once Walt Whitman calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;sickly pleasant and fluid, prompting book, We Were Arrested, a chapter abstractionsâ&#x20AC;? of the mind. me to go off script more than from my upcoming book, Cronies. Equally important, he says, Printed on 100% hemp paper once. I asked him about how he HTTPS://WWWFACEBOOK.COM/CRONIES- is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;get into your life and feels about the state of the world CHAPBOOK-285688115415371/and enjoy your life with your and if he, having lived through click on Shop Now. 12 dollars, free friends, family and others. boiling racial tensions, environ- shipping in U.S., all books signed. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that stuff take mental degradation, conflict You can also pay with cash, check or over your mind because with Russia and plausible nuclear money order sent to Babbs Books, once they get in your head, war of past decades, had any 812774 Lost Creek Rd., Eugene theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got you.â&#x20AC;? wisdom to share with us today. OR 97431â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;WWW.SKYPILOTCLUB.COM I think I know what he

His advice on how to rebuff negativity: Do something with your hands, whether it be sculpting a pot, strumming a guitar or baking a soufflĂŠ. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The groove is the thing,â&#x20AC;? he says. Stay grounded. means. I, myself, at times have fallen into the media trap and become utterly spun out. Simply attempting to keep up the last two years has been exhausting. Well, just like the great Oz, much of it is smoke and mirrors. Using my energy to actually do something about an issue I care about is much more practical and energy-efficient. Even more important is loving presence: Being kind will always be the most effective way to make a positive difference. In the future, if I remember only one message from my chat with Ken Babbs, it will be this: Presence is the freedom both to do good, and to create. â&#x2014;&#x2020; Kaleigh Stock is from Las Vegas, Nevada and recently graduated from Weber State University in English and psychology. She is a new writer at CATALYST and very much looks forward to her continuing journey forward with the magazine.

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An ode to home An Interview with Craig Child on his new book Virga & Bone, a meditation on the beauty and value of the untouched corners of the Southwest BY KATHERINE PIOLI CATALYST: You’ve turned out two books so quickly. Atlas of a Lost World, in 2018, and Virga and Bone this year. Have you felt yourself in a particularly creative period recently? CRAIG CHILDS: I guess I have. There are periods of gathering, of filling journals and traveling and keeping my eyes wide open, and then periods of crunching down over the computer or legal pad and scribbling and they just

converge. Projects start to appear. So, yes, I think I have been more creative lately. There is a lot to be creative about, so it’s more that it’s hard to avoid writing. I like the gathering. That’s my favorite part. The writing is wonderful but it’s so…stationary. Your head is down and you’re in your own brain exploring ideas whereas out on the ground with a journal in your hand there’s just so much more going on. CATALYST: It seems to me that this book, Virga and Bone, returns to your roots. You started out writing about your own experiences moving through Canyonlands National Park (Stone Desert, 1995) and Grand Canyon National Park

(Grand Canyon: Time Below the Rim, 1999) and desert slot canyons (Soul of Nowhere, 2003). Then your writing turned towards people and archaeology and your scope widened beyond the Southwest. And now you’ve come back to this place. CHILDS: I’m still interested in the bigger world but I’ve never left this place. Most of the travel that I’ve ever done is here. Most of

the time I’ve spent on the ground is in the Southwest. I took questions and observations from time in the Southwest and started applying them to the bigger picture—going to Greenland and asking, how does what I’ve learned about climate and deep geologic time apply here to an ice sheet? Or how does it apply on the Patagonian coast of Chile? And it was wonderful. I enjoyed going off into the world and seeing what was out there but to be honest I always thought that there is so much more where you are familiar, where you know how to move.

There was a moment where I was flying to Tibet on assignment. I was out for a month on this project. It occurred to me that if I had a month in Utah, that would be amazing. My home landscape offers so much more because it is home. Sometimes I think I could spend the rest of my life not just on the Colorado plateau but within 200 miles of my house and not ever need anything else. And then I go, “Well, there is the Sonoran desert, you’re going to need that....” CATALYST: At the end of the book you write that water is the beginning, the foundation of life, so maybe that’s why you started with a chapter about virga. But I also find it really interesting that you start from a bird’s eye view. You are with a friend—you call him the pilot— and you are flying his little plane around the Southwest desert looking at canyons and mesas from above. What made you want to start in that place? CHILDS: Every time I’m up in the air I get such a bigger perspective of a land that I know. Even flying up really high at 30,000 feet looking down from a passenger jet, you see your home landscape down there. You see how the San Francisco Peaks and Navajo Mountain are related to each other. You see parts of the landscape that from the ground seem far, far away and you realize, oh, this is just a neighborhood. This whole land is actually a very small intimate place. Being able to see it from a plane is such a fascinating vantage. Especially from such a low, slow flying plane like we did in this book. It’s just the next level up from walking. You’re not that far up from the ground but you’re far enough that you can see the next horizon and you can interact with weather in a different way. There are many ways of doing this. I’ve been out with people on ATVs and I go, “Okay, I see where you’re going with this.” I’ve been out with mountain bikers. There are so many different ways of approaching the landscape. I don’t want to restrict it to just the way I want to do it, on foot, which I think is the best. But that is only one way of seeing it. CATALYST: It’s quite lucky to be able to make a living as you do writing about nature. There’s a small group of people doing that, even smaller who are writing about the desert. It’s a beautiful thing to be able to do. Do you believe there is room for new voices? CHILDS: Oh, yeah. There should always be new voices. My voice will keep going because I can’t stop writing. Even if no one is reading my stuff any more, I’m still going to be writing notes and slipping them under random windshield wipers.

BOOKS I think new voices are more important than old voices. The old voices will keep telling their stories but new generations need to be saying, “well, this is my angle on it. This is how I’m seeing it.” Because it’s an evolution. I think new voices should rise up. People should be outwriting me and I think people are outwriting me. And that’s what I hope for. CATALYST: You say this book is not about people. It’s an ode to the arid Southwest. Why this book now? CHILDS: For me, this book now is that I don’t want to lose connection with what is most important to me, which is this landscape. Places, especially wild places, are going to always be threatened. I think that’s just the way it goes. There’s going to be this push between industry and extraction and consumption, which is very much a part of us, and the need to protect and hold onto places—to not let them be swallowed. And right now things are being swallowed. We have a really unique situation happening in this country where vast pieces of land are in the public trust. They are not being managed locally because I think we know what happens when you don’t let a whole country’s voice have a say over what happens to a piece of land. Look at the whole eastern side of the country. It’s consumed. When we look at the western side we say, “Huh, maybe this is of incredible value.” To some degree that’s what I wanted to do with this book: to say, here’s this incredible value where these experiences can unfold. Everybody here, no matter your political affiliation, no matter who you are— even if you don’t go into the wilderness— you are made by the horizons that are around you. You are made by the knowledge of dirt roads and mesas and canyons and not having them stacked with houses, not having them turned into open pit mines and roads. There’s ample defense of industry going on. So there needs to be defense of the other side. ◆ Katherine Pioli is CATALYST’s associate editor.

Utah Humanities Book Festival Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places, By Craig Childs (October 2019; pre-orders available through Torrey House Press) October 2, 2019, 7pm The King’s English Bookshop 1511 S 1500 E, SLC

Reimagining nature A conversation with Julia Corbett

BY EMILY SPACEK

n Out of the Woods: Seeing Nature in the Everyday (University of Nevada, September 2018), Julia Corbett invites her readers to reimagine nature by changing where and how we see it, how we talk about it, and how we value it. Corbett, a University of Utah Communications and Environmental Humanities professor, challenges the current cultural understanding of nature as something out there, apart from our daily lives and responsibilities. “The infrastructure of civilized life has so corralled and seemingly controlled nature–energy, water, food, insects, weather, wildlife–that it’s fairly easy never to think of or consider the natural world,” she writes. This book begins with an underlying question: How can we all hope to live a more environmentally aware life? By the end, readers are left to ponder the potential answer: See nature in everything and everyone, always. Last month we spoke with Corbett by phone from her summer home in Wyoming. CATALYST: Why is the conventional perception of nature problematic—the idea that only wilderness without the presence of people is “real nature”? JULIA CORBETT: I came to write the book after noticing that my students—and myself—tend to put nature into two camps. When I ask my students, “Where is nature,” they look outside to the mountains. I do the same thing; I think about how I

want to escape out there and be in “real nature.” It was kind of a personal challenge to be able to not think of the air that’s above the Wasatch Mountains and the air that I breathe in my backyard differently. Really, they’re one and the same. How could I then reimagine the everyday nature around me and see its connection to that wilder part? How we treat the objects of nature in our everyday lives—what we eat, our energy, how we landscape, how we treat insects— all of that has very real impacts upon wilder nature. Our interactions with everyday nature are the pickaxes for things that are happening to the less-peopled nature, whether that’s climate change, resource depletion or air pollution. What are the challenges to getting people to start noticing and appreciating “everyday nature”? A big step is just getting people outside. But even to look around the room you are in, in the current moment, is to notice that everything in there came from nature; there’s no other choice as to where we can get stuff. It’s all nature. It’s a good exercise or challenge to try and see it all as one nature and not separate camps. Because certainly the atmosphere

Look around the room you’re in and notice that everything you see came from nature; there’s no other choice as to where we can get stuff. It’s all nature.

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does not think of it as separate camps. The watershed puts the everyday and the wilder nature in one system. Seeing it as interconnected might influence some of your daily actions and beliefs. In your chapter, “The Granddaddy of All Trashdays,” you write that our term for objects, “man-made,” would be more appropriately called “naturemade.” How does this language choice, “man-made,” exemplify a problem with our thinking about the everyday nature that we use? It does matter what words we use. One minute you’re enjoying a soda and the next minute you toss the can into the bin. Suddenly it went from something that was useful to trash. What we consider trash and how we treat trash is a practice that language has direct influence on. Even just the term “trash” has such negative connotations. Exactly. We think of trash in a very linear way. It has value now but as soon as it ceases to have value to me, it becomes trash. The fact is that the natural world knows no trash and no waste. It’s all useful. It all has a role. So, both the practice and the language are intertwined. To help your students think about everyday nature in a more mindful way, you invite them to peel and eat a Cutie mandarin orange while

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using all of their senses. What happens? I think it’s second nature to think of ourselves, humans, as the subjects of everything while everything else is just an object, an “it,” that doesn’t have any—I’ll use Robin Wall Kimmerer’s word here— animacy, or life of its own. [Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass and Gathering Moss, is also part of the Utah Humanities Book Festival; see story in upcoming October CATALYST]. In the mandarin orange exercise, by just focusing and thinking as they peel it, as they separate the sections, and eat it, their thoughts may shift to thinking about this mandarin as a subject in its own right. ‘Oh, what is it like to be this orange? How did it grow? Why does it have these membranes here? What do they do for the mandarin?’ By getting out of the mindset of ‘it’s just a thing I’m going to eat,’ it becomes more an entity in itself that has its own life. Some Native American cultures give a lot of animacy, through their language and thinking, to other beings—beings with lungs, beings that photosynthesize or even beings like rocks. They may think of them as subjects in their own right who know how to be a mandarin or a

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body of water or whatever they are. It’s about shifting perspective to see another entity in its own right. You write about your nephew, more attuned to the virtual world of Pokémon Go than the living environment around him; and about people mesmerized by the artificially created creek at the mall. But you also write about your students, remembering insightful comments and productive class discussions. Are you hopeful about the younger generation’s ability to establish a healthier relationship with the natural world? I believe that all humans are capable of change, not just minor but major and significant. We all know this world is facing very, very serious challenges. And many people are now thinking, ‘okay, how do we address this?’ If you even just begin to think about your own relationship with the natural world, that’s a much more powerful thing than changing any one consumer action. Seeing yourself in relationship with all that is not human is greatly needed for humanity to address climate change. We need to rethink how we as humans interact with all of nature. I am hopeful that this kind of shift will be an important piece in solving environmental problems. . ◆ Emily Spacek recently graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in political science. She is currently an intern at CATALYST Magazine. .

When: September 27, 2019 Where: Ogden Nature Center: 966 W. 12th St., Ogden (This event is part of the Utah Humanities Book Festival.)

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BRIEFLY NOTED

BY CATALYST STAFF

SLC Sustainability department hellos and goodbyes

Growers Program, the Salt Gill already has a great runLake City FruitShare Program ning start, having “engaged in and the Food Recovery Profood systems on all levels as a gram and Urban Greens Mofarmer, program manager for a bile Market—efforts to refugee agriculture project, coridget Stuchly has left reduce food waste ordinator of urban farming her position as Salt and get healthy, loand farm to school programs, Lake City Departcally grown food to and nutrition educator.” She ment of Sustainability’s people in need. also served on Salt Lake City’s program manager, and Stuchly was 2018’s Food Policy Task Force (now now lives in Spain. Slow Food Utah Snail Food Policy Council) and Supreet Gill, the former Awards recipient for “worked on numerous projProgram Manager of the embodying the orgaects focusing on public lands Salt Lake County Urban nization’s mission: to management and community Farming and Open Space inspire individuals food systems.” Program, has been hired and communities to Asked how she was feeling to take over Bridget’s pochange the world about the transition, Gill she sition. through food that is said she is very excited to join the Stuchly began in the Supreet Gill good, clean and fair for all. team. “They do great work. I know I department as an intern Debbie Lyons, the department’s will learn a lot and get to work on some amazand, 11 years later, leaves Deputy Director of Sustainability, says ing projects.” behind an exemplary she is sad to see Stuchly go, both as a Gill plans to continue Stuchly’s focus on legacy. She is responsible for Bridget Stuchly coworker and as a friend, but that she and communities with less access to resources, creating Salt Lake City’s first local food program and starting the Food Policy Task the rest of the department are delighted to wel- build on existing sustainable programs and develop new ones. (KS) Force in 2009. She established the Green City come Ms. Gill into the fold.

Changes at Red Lotus/ Urgen Samten Ling

alt Lake’s Urgen Samten Ling Buddhist Temple and its movement school, Red Lotus, have moved to a new address, not too far from its last location on Third West. They are now in Rose Park, around the corner from Red Iguana and a block from the Jackson/Euclid Green line Trax stop. New manager Carmen Bailey replaces organization cofounder and retiring longtime manager Jean LaSarre Gardner. Bailey has been affiliated with the temple and school for a number of years.

Founded in 1994 by Jean Gardner and Lama Thupten Dorje Gyaltsen Rinpoche (Jerry Gardner), the school offers a traditional approach to Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism of the Nyingma school. (The Dalai Lama is a Tibetan Buddhist also in the Nyingma tradition, but in another school.) Bailey says the previous space, quite large, was under-utilized, which meant unnecessary maintenance cost. The new building’s central air has been an especially nice benefit over this record-breaking hot summer. The new space’s two training rooms and Gompa, or temple room, are still spacious, yet more intimate, she says. Another useful change is an improved website. You can now see more information online regarding classes. Students will soon be able to register and check in from their smartphone or laptop. Classes at the new location start September 3. Join Red Lotus for martial arts and Urgen Samten Ling for meditation, Foundation of Buddhism classes and Sunday pujas (ceremonial practice). (KS) 40 N 8th W, Salt Lake City, UT 84116. (801) 355-6375. HTTPS://REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM, URGYENSAMTENLING.ORG

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he age of smartphones has led to the introduction of subscription services for just about everything. Bibliophiles who are on the go are likely familiar with services such as Audible. A subscription with them ($15/ month) will get you an audiobook a month that you can listen to whenever, with options to buy more credits for more books that you get to keep. However, for many, especially those on a budget, it’s just not worth it for a book you’re likely to only listen to once. Which is where Libby comes in. Created by OverDrive, Libby is a free app that connects to your local library to give you access to the library’s database of audiobooks. You can easily sample books before you decide to check them out. Download them for off-line listening, or stream them to save space. Graphic novels come with zoomable art. The app is compatible with most libraries in Utah. All you need to do is put in your li-

brary card number, then you can check out thousands of audiobooks on your and smartphone tablet. (If you don’t have your card, a librarian can help you locate your number via a valid i.d.) The loans work like checking out a physical book. The libraries only have access to a certain number of copies, so you can check out the audiobook only if there is one available (but you can also join a waitlist). You have a due date for the audiobook and a certain number of renewals available. Libby is cute, easy to use and a great way to stay connected to your local library. (KR) MEET.LIBBYAPP.COM

SLC Arts Council hires new visual arts and community outreach manager

ew energy arrives at the Salt Lake City Arts Council, with Sarah Hobin taking the place of Kandace Steadman, who retired last fall to pursue her own art career. Hobin relocated to SLC last year after living in the Bay Area for 11 years. Most recently in San Francisco she had been working as an assistant curator at the Jewish Contemporary Museum for three years. Hobin’s sister, who lives in Salt Lake with two kids, was a big draw for Hobin to move here. It also doesn’t hurt that

Hobin enjoys all those outdoor things that Utah offers in spades. Hobin will collaborate with both emerging and established artists as well as local organizations in conjunction with exhibits at the Finch Lane Gallery, located within the Arts Council building. This fall, the exhibits I, your glass by Amy Bennion and Untold Aftermath by Elizabeth Matthews, address the issues of trauma, mental health and domestic violence. Free trainings and events will take place at the exhibit this September in partnership with the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition and the Salt Lake County Health Department (details below). Since assuming her position in May, she has been pleasantly surprised by the how generous the Salt Lake community is with their time and their willingness to collaborate. “I think that’s partly because it’s a smaller art scene. We’re all in this together.” (SS) Sept. 4: Domestic Violence 101. 6-7:30pm. Sept. 11: QPR Suicide Prevention Training. 6-7:30pm. Sept 20: Gallery Stroll. 6-9pm. Finch Lane Gallery, located in the Salt Lake City Arts Council. 54 Finch Lane (1340 E 100 S). Gallery Hours: 8am-5pm M-F.

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Concerning the life of a gay LDS missionary BY MATTHEW BUXTON

sat, seatbelt tight across my body, steering wheel wondering if I would reverse and drive away. Eyes aching and bloodshot from the tears rolling down my cheeks, I could hardly make out the church steeple prodding its way into the sky above me. I turned my stereo up to as loud as it would go trying to drown out the static in my head. What if I didn’t go? Can I really leave everything and everyone I love behind? How could I possibly support a religion for two years in Sierra

Leone that doesn’t support me? What does God think? What will my family think? What do I think? I imagined what my life would be like if circumstances had been different. If I could truly be myself. And I smiled. With that thought I felt weightless–like I could finally breathe. As the last beat of the song played, however, that beautiful conception died. The dissonance in my head went silent as I turned the engine off and the car went limp. I wiped the tears from my face.

My hollow and hallowed eyes took in the looming chapel before me. I walked inside to become a full-time missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. … They say the only way to succeed in the mission is to forget yourself. But I’m so scared of losing myself I feel like I’m barely holding on. Maybe I need to let go. Day 3, 7/20/18 …

I remember the exact moment someone first asked me if I was gay. I was 10 years old. I was playing with my older sister. We were up to our usual nonsense–directing music videos to Shakira songs, dressing up in each other’s clothing, and communicating through our variety of secret languages. We weren’t really like every pair of siblings. We were two halves of a whole: the sun and the moon guiding each other when the world seemed dark. Through the divorce, different schools, and new additions to our family. That day, my step-dad happened to be nearby. I think he started to see it for the first time— my voice a little too feminine, my mannerisms a little too girly. He was truly seeing how similar we were, almost like two sisters playing. Whatever I did, it scared him. He grabbed me by the shoulders and looked straight into my very blue eyes. “What are you, gay or something?!” Everything in the room stopped in that moment. My small body seemed to split open with the sharpness of that word–blue seeping out of the fractures in my irises. Even as a 10-year-old I understood just how scary that question was. Not because I knew I was gay, but the fact that it could even be a possibility made my whole body shudder. I quickly lowered my voice and denied his question

without realizing just how deep of a scar it would leave–always afraid that the answer could be yes. … It’s getting harder to preach something every day that I know is true but am not sure if it can be fully true to me. Day 30, 8/16/18 … In Sierra Leone, West Africa, many local tribes have traditionally used tribal marks, visible for everybody to see, to define themselves. The Timni tribe slices two slits into each side of a newborn’s temple. The Limba tribe sharpens their teeth into points. Some tribes even cut into the corners of the mouth to create unique patterns. Tradition has a way of training people to do things that are unique to that culture, and as a result, they become easily identifiable wherever they are. Their scars run deep. Most of the people I walk past everyday have tribal cuts–the people selling clothes on the side of the muddy roads, the ones who let us into their homes to teach them about Jesus Christ, and even some of the missionaries that are from Africa. Their scars no longer hurt, but they tell you where they come from. Defining by disfiguring. In recent times, however, most of these tribes have stopped these practices as it ends up visibly dividing Sierra Leoneans into tribal groups instead of unifying them as a nation. Many are still left with

the marks on their faces but have decided to put down the knives that pierced them when they were young and to raise a new generation free of scars. Choosing to live united as one people. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a very long history of tradition. A history that has indirectly created an entire culture of cutting. Throughout its history, the church has cycled through many practices that have tarnished its name–polygamy, racism and misogyny. Over time, however, steps have been taken to recover from these wounding traditions, and it has tried to heal the scars given to them. But this deadly pattern of discrimination is still happening. A bishop, a mission president, a general authority of the church looks a young boy or girl in the eyes and tells them that God made you this way–broken–to test your devotion. That homosexuality is a crime against the Almighty’s eternal plan–a “weakness” he has given to make people humble and exercise faith. Being gay is a “trial.” Gay is an “obstacle.” Gay should be “overcome.” Gay is “weak.” … Who I am is not a weakness and preaching that to people is tearing me apart. I am strong enough to believe that God loves me for who I am and the way he designed me. The

difference is choice. I can choose to steal, to lie, to be impatient, or to not have self-control. Those are the weaknesses. But this is not a choice. To live against this is to choose to live a life God didn’t make me for. Day 97, 10/23/18 … The corners of my missionary tag are sharp. “Elder Buxton.” Who I was before has been reduced to a mere couple square inches– Matthew is completely cut out of the frame. The boy who spent years dressing up as someone he wasn’t so nobody, not even God himself, would suspect that he was gay. The boy who dated girls because he was scared to be different, and to prove to everyone that he wasn’t. The boy who is suffocating underneath these missionary clothes. The boy who is pleading to finally come out. I try my best to forget him as I get lost in the service. The pages of the scriptures cut my fingers as I leaf through them. 1 Corinthians 6:19 tells me that my body is a temple, but I wake up every day feeling my scar getting deeper and deeper from the guilt I have as a missionary. When I interview someone to be baptized I have to look them in the eyes and ask them if they have committed a major sin such as abortion, a serious crime, or homosexuality– hoping that they don’t see the marks carved in my own skin. Praying that they don’t figure out

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that I’m living a lie comparable to a criminal offense in the church. The shoelaces on my dress shoes nip at my ankles with every step–begging me to stop walking.

missionaries saying how to return home early is to disgrace your entire family and church. The voice inside saying if you are gay you’re wasting your life away preaching something that is

was actually satisfying to watch them come into our traditions–a numbers game. How many slices can we get today? But I was not only cutting them over and over again, I was

a missionary, was actively spreading that culture of intolerance. I’ve been scared for so long because I’ve been scarred since I was young, raised to believe that I

My is body covered in little cuts. I ignore them as I head out of my small apartment to preach but I can’t help but feel that everyone is staring at the blood soaking through my clothes and running down my face. As the crowds in the market square walk past me, anxiety crawls all over my body. Why are they looking at me? Is it really that noticeable? But they aren’t looking at the blood on my face, they are looking down at the knife in my hand. … There are a thousand voices yelling at me at exactly the same time. Other

directly against who you are. The other voice saying you need to stick this out because you are gay and because your family needs you too. Who will judge me more? Why do I care? What do I need? I don’t know. Day 76, 10/1/18 … For the longest time I didn’t even realize I was holding a blade. It was so natural to teach others that homosexuality is a sin second to murder. The cuts I was giving them weren’t strange at all. I’d been watching these carvings take place my whole life: just something to make them a part of my tribe. It

reopening my own wounds with every lesson I taught. Every part of the person inside of me aching and begging it to stop. That’s when I saw the blood. Everywhere. On me. On the people in Sierra Leone I was teaching and loved so dearly. On my companion. Hands dripping. I realized the reason kids commit suicide back home is because their parents disowned them for being gay or because they couldn’t handle continually being told they were too broken to have the eternity they’d been promised their whole lives. And I, as

should never be who I truly am because it’s scary. And I felt it every day. I felt guilty for being this way even though God created me like this. He is not telling me I should be ashamed, it is those who have already been scarred. That’s why I’m scared. What I think is beautiful, they think is broken. I want to find my forever love just like everyone else–the one who makes all the pain wash away. The one whose eyes light up every morning. The one who helps you heal from your scars. But why is my love lesser than another’s? Why can’t my fu-

ture be just as eternal when my light shines just as bright as others? I put my knife down before I bled out and it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. The best decision I ever made in my life was choosing to come to Sierra Leone. The hardest decision I ever made was saying goodbye to it. I walked away from Sierra Leone because I love these people too much to continue to cut them. Because I won’t kill anymore. That’s the most irredeemable sin. It was no one’s fault that I have these scars– not my stepdad’s, not my leaders in the church, not even God’s. They’re a result of a culture none of us started but that we can end. Like the Sierra Leoneans, I wear my scars with pride. The deeper I’ve been cut, the stronger I have become from it. But it’s time to make people stronger before having to hurt them first. It’s time to love and celebrate people exactly the way God made them. It’s time to choose to no longer live divided, but to love united. … You are going to look and be proud of who you are. You are going to be proud that you found yourself and never forget yourself again. You are going to be proud that you are gay and you are never going to let go. I love you, Sierra Leone. Thank you so much for saving me and serving me. And thank you for letting me go. I’ll never let you go. Day 102, 10/28/18 . ◆ Matthew Buxton is a freshman at Emory University in Georgia. He was a summer intern at CATALYST. We wish him well on his new journey!

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September 2019

and discovers the value of a good friend BY MORAG SHEPHERD

w a s born in Scotland and my entire family still lives in the United Kingdom. I have lived in America so long that I feel (mostly) American. But I’m not; I'm a permanent resident. I sometimes still feel like I don’t belong, even though I have lived my entire adult life here. Once I moved to America, I tried to cope with the constant moving about by hiding my accent. I didn’t want people to know I wasn’t from here. My accent was also a constant reminder of the figurative and literal distance between me my family. I know what it feels like not to belong. Usually when I write, I don’t know what’s going to happen. But when I was commissioned to write for Plan-B’s Free Elementary School Tour, my first attempt at writing for children, I knew right away what it would be. About six months prior to the commission, a seemingly inescapable debate was raging in Salt Lake City about the homeless population within which the humanity of “the homeless” was getting lost. Because posting on Facebook doesn’t really do anything, I realized I had do something, no matter how small, to help our neighbors that could also involve my children. A friend of a friend was connected to a local shelter that operates a facility for families. We asked her what the kids in that shelter needed most. We were surprised that Play-doh was at the top of her list of suggestions. So we put together a Play-doh drive. When we made our delivery, I was overwhelmed by the experience of seeing so many children in such need. I couldn’t stop thinking about them. I immediately felt the need to write about what it feels like for a child to not belong, for a child to wonder if they are wanted.

During this time I also had several conversations with foster parents about the difficulties, realities and joys of fostering. Once I realized that Flora Meets a Bee would live in the world of foster care, I went into research mode. I read a lot about Utah's foster care system and noticed that two factors seem to impact long-term and permanent placement: being Latina and the age of the child—eight is, in most cases, the outside edge of adoptability.

Flora has lived in six foster homes in three years. She is riddled with fears and issues, but is also forever likeable and funny (which could probably describe every eight-yearold who ever lived).

I wanted to share and expand on my experience of what it feels like to live half a world away from my biological family. But something was clearly missing. I realized that if Flora were Latina, I could tell a more complex immigrant story than my own. I understand the immigration process but suddenly I was stuck. Was it appropriate for me to tell this story, now? Jerry Rapier from Plan-B and I discussed it at length; we then sought help and counsel from three Latina women connected to Plan-B, all of whom immediately graciously stuck with me through this process to be sure Flora is authentic. Enter eight-year-old Flora, who has lived in six foster homes in three years. She is riddled with fears and issues, but is also forever likeable and funny (which could probably describe every eight-year-old who ever lived). Flora spends a lot of time inside her own head. As a young Latina separated from her family and her culture, she struggles with how to simultaneously assimilate and be herself. She thinks a lot about the fact that she doesn’t really own anything. Most of her belongings—clothing, ideas, songs, families—are borrowed, or things she’s taken without permission. The only thing that is truly hers is a penny, a gift from her mother. Flora carries it with her in an attempt to stay connected to her mother, her culture and herself, hoping that it's somehow lucky enough to help things return to what they were. That’s almost too much for a child to carry and remain a child. When Flora meets Bee, she’s relieved to finally have someone to confide in. The chances are high that any child in any school—my own children!—will, at some point, meet a Flora. My hope is that each student who experiences Flora Meets a Bee will get to know this flawed and funny human and gruff-exterior-but-heart-of-gold insect well enough to see the value of being a good friend. ◆ FLORA MEETS A BEE, created specifically for grades K3, will tour Utah as Plan-B Theatre’s sixth annual Free Elementary School Tour. Free public performances at City Library: October 1 at the Glendale Branch, November 2 at the Chapman Branch.

SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER

Walking the walk

BY DENNIS HINKAMP

or most of my first six fully, that remaining task gives me decades on this planet I rou- purpose. tinely dismissed walking as Now that I have succumbed to some lesser form of exercise. walking I might even start to like I belittled even “jogging” be- hiking. I have seldom hiked in my cause it seemed too recreational life because it feeds my competition and silly sounding compared to ac- addiction. Like once you start with tual running. As a runner and a stroll to the Wind Caves you have triathlete I accumulated a to escalate to the Appalachian lot of ribbons, medals, troor the Pacific Crest Trail and phies and sports injuries. be in debt to REI for the Wading into the deep rest of your life. Walking AT PA TE Y web, you might find that the dog down to the NT I still hold a few snow cone stand just ! ION records on obscure seems like a more atrunning courses. I’m tainable goal. also sure I was naAs with most new tionally ranked in activities, you can beLK G A W DO ibuprofen concome holier than thou HE T sumption. quickly. I (probably too Like most of my forharshly) judge others’ walk mer fleet-of-foot peers, I styles. Just for the sport of it, I feel have put on a few pounds and lost like bumping into people who walk a few ounces of cartilage. Despite and look at their phones at the this, I still have avoided any after- same time. I could stand my ground market parts in my knees or hips. I’d and take the charge like defenders like to keep it that way until they in basketball. I could walk alongside come up with something fully ro- them or look over their shoulders botic and controlled by Bluetooth and try to see what was so imporfrom a voice activated phone app. tant on that tiny screen. Walking is “Alexa, Dennis would like to run a such a simple pleasure that we can five minute mile now,” I would ask. ruin with too much equipment. “Alexa, how many more miles do I Maybe if I were urban walking I have remaining before I have to re- would want to tune out the noise, place my left leg’s brake pads?” but then again I would tune out I can dream but I might have to anyone sneaking up on me. If I am just adjust my attitude about walk- in my car, I fanaticize about running ing. It has taken some untraining over them… just a little. and Tony Robbins-level mindfulness I am being a little hypocritical beto adjust. It also helps to have a dog. cause I’ve become a prisoner of my A dog can change anyone’s mind little wrist-mounted step-counting about walking because to them slave driver. The new devices are 10 walking is probably second only to times more complex than the old bacon in terms of endorphin-pro- pedometers. These impersonal ducing pleasure. Our first dog knew trainers not only count your steps the word “walk.” Our current dog is but also give you periodic adulanot so attuned to words, but he can tions or admonitions. Sometimes it differentiate between the door is just a single word in all caps, sounds of the five closets in our MOVE! I feel like my day was wasted home. Hearing just the sound of the if don’t hit at least 10,000 steps by first few inches of that one door the end of the day and my watch opening behind which hangs the confirms my shame. ◆ leash can take him from a deep Dennis can mainly be seen walking sleep to a yowling, wagging dead mornings and evenings in the Hillcrest run for the door. If he could put his area with Milo. own leash on he would, but thank-

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Sep. 5, 12, 19, 26: Advocacy Bootcamp: How to Turn Your Passion into Action @ YWCA Utah. 6:308:30p. Five-part bootcamp will demystify the political and elections systems. $99. A CTION N ETWORK . ORG Sep. 6: Alfred Lambourne Prize Gallery Opening & Reception @ Sorenson Unity Center. 6:30p. Experience works of art in the genres of literary arts, visual arts, sound and movement. Free. FOGSL.ORG Sep. 6: Journey to the Center of the Great Salt Lake @ Urban Arts Gallery. 7p. A night of storytelling about the science conducted and art created regarding the Great Salt Lake. Afterparty is 21+. Free. SteampunkAcademy.org Sep. 6-8: Greek Festival @ Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Church. 11a-10p. Learn about and enjoy Greek culture. $3. SALTLAKEGREEKFESTIVAL.COM

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Sep. 11: Free film screening @ Rose Wagner. 7p. SLC PUNK! 20th anniversary screening. Free. UTAHFILMCENTER.ORG Sep. 14: 9th & 9th Street Festival @ 9th & 9th. 10a-5p. Free. 9THAND9THSTREETFESTIVAL.COM Sep. 14: Living Traditions Fall Garden Party @ International Peace Gardens. 12-4p. This mini-festival will have performances by Living Traditions artists, food trucks and craft vendors. Free. LIVINGTRADITIONSFESTIVAL.COM Sep. 14: SLC VegFest @ Liberty Square. 12p - 8p. Utah’s largest vegan festival. Free. SLCVEG.COM

Sep. 14-15: The Sound Bath Experience @ Dancing Cranes. 1p & 5p. Meditation with Chad Davis. Adults $20, Kids under 18 $5. FACEBOOK.COM/SOUNDBATHMEDITATION Sep. 14: Here’s to Life: Music & Art Bene-Fest @ The Loading Dock. 110p. A nonprofit benefit and charity music festival to raise awareness and prevention of suicide in SLC’s LGBTQIA+ community. $10. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HERES2LIFEFEST/

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Sep. 26: ACME Session Playing Our Roles @ Glendale Library. 6:30-7:30p. This workshop will discuss various aspects of sexual violence and prevention. Free. UMFA.UTAH.EDU Sep. 26: Evening Exploration Garden Tour @ Red Butte Garden. 6:308p. Take a walk with a knowledgeable garden guide. $714. REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG Sep. 26: Christopher Nelson & Betsy Sholl @ Westminster College. 7p. The two authors read from their latest works. Free. UTAHHUMANITIES.ORG Sep. 27 - 28: Fall Bulb and Native Plant Sale @ Red Butte Garden. 17:30p Fri, 9:30a-7:30p Sat. Find spring flowering bulbs, organic garlic bulbs, native and water-wise plants, and more. Free with garden admission. REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG Sep. 27 - 28: Peru Food Festival @ The Gateway. 5-10p Fri, 12-10p Sat. Free entry. FACEBOOK.COM/TASTEOFPERUUTAH Sep. 28: More Than Pink Utah Walk @ Sugar House Park. 8a. Fundraiser walk. Free. KOMENUTAH.ORG

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n 1996, I attended a 30-day silent Insight meditation retreats. As with many retreat centers, the cabin where we practiced was designed to provide the perfect conditions—remote location, comfortable accommodations, nourishing meals, quality teachings and quiet surroundings. However, quiet surroundings were nowhere to be found. A cabin two lots away was under construction. From dawn until dusk we heard the constant buzz of power saws, the banging of hand tools, loud swearing and heavy metal music. The rarefied air at 8,700 feet is an exceptionally efficient carrier of sound. Who were these people to intrude on my retreat? If only they’d stop what they’re doing, even for a while, I could make some headway in my practice. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for me to stop taking the construction personally. By the middle of the first week, my responses to the cacophony ranged from humor to barely noticing. It was part of what was happening in the moment, so it became an object of mindfulness, among many others. I was able to put it into a larger frame. When we practice mindfulness, of course it’s nice to have “hothouse conditions” to help us relax into quiet. When the conditions in our environment or in our mind aren’t what we think they should be, we can fall into the “if only” trap. For example: If only it wasn’t so noisy, I could really meditate. If only my mind wasn’t thinking so much, I could really focus. If only my knee didn’t hurt, I could really make some progress. If only the person next to me wasn’t moving around so much/breathing so loudly, etc. This can apply to yoga practice as well: If only I was stronger/more flexible/thinner/more relaxed/more energetic/in the right yoga class, I could really do yoga. In actuality, practicing yoga is not dependent on any of

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Finding contentment in your life as it is these BY CHARLOTTE BELL as the things. thing that Yoga practice is will make us happy. about meeting your Of course, it’s not wrong to wish body/mind where it is and practicfor happiness. But so often, we look ing in a way that promotes balance for it in things, relationships, and exand equanimity. periences that will never provide it. The “if only” trap can appear in Things, relationships and experi-

Setting intentions toward more ease and happiness is a healthy endeavor. It’s expectations that trip us up. our daily lives too. If only I was richer/more attractive/more driven/less driven/in a relationship/not in a relationship/had a better job/didn’t have to work, etc., my life would be so much happier. At the most fundamental level, when we are stuck in the cycle of “if only,” we can never feel contented or at peace. The entire premise of “if only” is that our lives are incomplete, and only a certain condition that is currently out of our reach will make things right. Often when we get that golden thing that was supposed to lead to lasting happiness, we discover that the happiness it brings is only fleeting. We soon move on to identifying something

ences are always fleeting. We can enjoy them while they’re here, but expecting them to bring lasting happiness will only foster frustration. The key to lasting contentment is not in what we have or don’t have. It is in how we respond to the everchanging conditions of our lives. The beginning point for fostering happiness is to be present right here, right now, with our situation as it is. Setting intentions toward more ease and happiness is a healthy endeavor. It’s expectations that trip us up. The way to peace for me on retreat 23 years ago, and the way to

peace in our daily lives, is to plant a seed, water it and nourish it, and then allow it to flower in whatever way it will. Meeting the cacophony on the retreat with humor and equanimity showed me that external conditions need not determine my happiness or unhappiness. My ability to feel peaceful and contented is entirely up to me. My happiness is dependent on the attitude with which I meet the sometimes “imperfect” conditions of my life. Practicing mindfulness is a helpful tool in identifying the “if onlys” that we encounter day to day. The practice helps us see for ourselves how we can get caught in this pattern. When we see our patterns clearly, we have greater flexibility to choose whether to continue to buy into them or to make other choices. Notice when your mind is complaining about something in your experience—a physical pain, an annoying sound, an earworm, obsessive thinking. Notice your response to it. Is there a desire for it to be otherwise, aversion, frustration? What does this response feel like? Where does it live in your physical body? Explore the actual moment-to-moment experience of your response. Then turn your awareness to the source of the annoyance, feeling the sensations of it in your body, exploring it in the same way. Is there a difference in the quality of your mind when you’re experiencing just the sensations of whatever is bothering you versus the sensations of your response? What are the “if onlys” in your life? Is there a way to meet your current life with ease, even as you move toward your goals? Stay open. Guide your life in the direction you desire, and welcome how it actually unfolds . ◆ Charlotte Bell has been practicing yoga since 1982. She is the author of several books including, most recently, Hip Healthy Asana, and founder of Mindful Yoga Collective in Salt Lake City. CHARLOTTEBELLYOGA.COM/

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Psychotherapy and Personal Growth • Abode • Bodywork Movement Sport • Intuitive Sciences • Health • Spiritual Practice • Psychic Arts ABODE AUTOMOTIVE Schneider Auto Karosserie 8/20

801.484.9400, f 801.484.6623, 1180 S. 400 W., SLC. Utah’s first green body shop. Making customers happy since 1984! We are a friendly, full-service collision repair shop in SLC. Your satisfaction is our goal. We’ll act as your advocate with your insurance company to ensure proper repairs and give you a lifetime warranty. WWW.SCHNEIDER AUTO.NET

HOUSING Urban Utah Homes & Estates DA 9/19 801.595.8824, 380 West 200 South, #101, SLC. Founded in 2001 by Babs De Lay, Urban Utah Homes & Estates is an independent real estate brokerage. Our experienced realtors have skill sets to help first-time to last-time buyers and sellers with residential sales, estate liquidations of homes & property, land sales, new construction and small business sales. WWW.URBANUTAH.COM

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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ORGANIZATION Ann Larsen Residential Design DA 10/19

801.604.3721. Specializing in historically sensitive design solutions and adding charm to the ordinary. Consultation and design of new homes, additions, remodeling, decks and outdoor structures. Experienced, reasonable, references. HOUSEWORKS4@YAHOO.COM

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GREEN PRODUCTS Underfoot Floors DA 11/19

801.322.0404,151 S. 500 E., SLC. A refreshing retreat in the heart of the city, Oasis Cafe provides a true sanctuary of spectacular spaces: the beautiful flower-laden patio, the private covered breezeway or the casual style dining room. Authentic American cafe-style cuisine plus full bar, craft beers, wine list and more.

801.467.6636, 1900 S. 300 W., SLC. We offer innovative & earth friendly floors including bamboo, cork, marmoleum, hardwoods, natural fiber carpets as well as sand and finishing hardwood. Free in-home estimates. Please visit our showroom. KE@UNDERFOOTFLOORS.COM WWW.UNDERFOOTFLOORS.NET

801.355.3425, 900 E. 900 S. and 254 S. Main, SLC. High-end espresso, delectable pastries & desserts. Great places to people watch. M-Thur 6a-11p; Fri 6a-12p, Sat 7a-12p, Sun 7a-11p. Wifi.

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HEALTH & BODYWORK ACUPUNCTURE Alethea Healing Acupuncture11/19

801.988.5898, 2180 E 4500 S, Ste 210L, Holladay. Acu, cupping, moxibustion, nutrition, lifestyle guidance. www.ALETHEAHEALINGACUPUNCTURE.COM

Harmony Acupuncture Wellness Center 801-573-2282. 4055 S. 700 E.,

SLC. Offering the best in holistic medicine using Japanese no-pain technique acupuncture and herbal formulas. Our Western culture is very stressful. Acupuncture can harmonize your body, mind and spirit. Specializing in integrative sports medicine, infertility, and women’s health. Contact: Linda Machol MSTCM, L.Ac. WWW.HARMONYACUPUNCTUREWELLNESS.COM HARMONYAWC@GMAIL.COM 11/19

Keith Stevens Acupuncture 3/20 801.255.7016, 209.617.7379 (c). Dr.

Keith Stevens, OMD, now located at 870 E. 9400 South, Ste. 110 (South Park Medical Complex). Specializing in chronic pain treatment, stress-related insomnia, fatigue, headaches, sports medicine, traumatic injury and post-operative recovery. Board-certified for hep-c treatment. National Acupuncture Detox Association (NADA)-certified for treatment of ad-

diction. Women’s health, menopausal syndromes. www.STEVENSACUCLINIC.COM

SLC Qi Community Acupuncture 12/19

801.521.3337, 242 S. 400 E. Suite B, SLC. Affordable Acupuncture! Sliding scale rates ($20-40). Open weekends. Grab a recliner and relax in a safe, comfortable, and healing space. We help with pain, fertility, digestion, allergies, arthritis, sleep and stress disorders, cardiac/respiratory conditions, metabolism & more. WWW.SLCQ I .COM

Wasatch Community Acupuncture12/19

801.364.9272, 470 E. 3900 S., Ste 103, SLC. Effective, low-cost relief for pain, anxiety, insomnia, headaches, and many other ailments. $15-$40 sliding scale (you decide), plus $15 intake fee for first visit. We're a nonprofit acupuncture clinic located in the heart of the Salt Lake valley. Open seven days a week. INFO@WASATCHACUPUNTURE.ORG WWW.WASATCH ACUPUNCTURE . ORG

APOTHECARY Natural Law Apothecary 12/19

801.613.2128. 619 S. 600 W. Salt Lake's premier herbal medicine shop featuring 100+ organic/wild-harvested herbs available in any amount. Specializing in custom, small batch tinctures, salves, green drink and teas. Also features a knowledge center with books, classes & consultation on herbs, bees, mas-

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sage/bodywork wellness and more! www.NATURALLAWAPOTHECARY.COM

ENERGY HEALING Abi J. Bateman, Reiki Master/Teacher

801.859.2513. Body-mind-spirit-connection. Abi has over seven years experience helping her clients achieve deep relaxation, which taps into the body’s natural healing process. Trained in traditional Usui and Holy Fire Reiki, and the healing use of crystals and minerals. Reiki - good for life!

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Cynthia Boshard, Reiki Master12/19

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water massage, likened to Watsu. Enjoy table massage using Transformational Neuromuscular technique, hot stones, Reiki and Yoga. We will find the right bodywork blend to meet your specific needs. Wellness coaching, excellent references. www.FROMSOURCETOSOURCE.COM

Healing Mountain Massage School 12/19 801.355.6300, 363 S. 500 E., Ste. 210, SLC. (enter off 500 E.).A www.HEALINGMOUNTAINSPA.COM

M.D. PHYSICIANS Todd Mangum, MD, Web of Life Wellness Center 801.531.8340, 34 S. 500 E., #103,

801.554.3053. Calm, balance your energies, relieve stress, and support your body’s natural abilities to heal. Cynthia has 12 years experience as a practitioner in the Usui System of Natural Healing. Intuitive aura readings also offered—all to support improved health. Center for Enhanced Wellness, 2627 East Parleys Way.

SLC. Integrative Family Practitioner utilizing functional medicine for treatment of conditions such as: fatigue, fibro-myalgia, digestion, adrenals, hormones, and more. Dr. Mangum recommends diet, supplementation, HRT and other natural remedies in promoting a health-conscious lifestyle. WWW.WEBOFLIFEWC.COM, THEPEOPLE@WEBOFLIFEWC.COM 2/20

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NUTRITION Terri Underwood RD, MS, CD, IFMCP 8/20

801.661.3896, Turiya’s, 1569 S. 1100 E., SLC. IGNITE YOUR DIVINE SPARK! Traditional Usui Reiki Master Teacher practicing in SLC since 1996. Offering a dynamic array of healing services and classes designed to create a balanced, expansive and vivacious life. WWW.T URIYAS . COM

SoulPathmaking w/ Lucia BC, PC, LMT, Spiritual Counselor, Healer, Oracle 9/19

801.631.8915. 40+ years experience tending the Soul. Individual sessions; counseling, bodywork, soul art-making. SoulCollage® Circle Mondays; Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 3. SoulCollage® gatherings with friends–birthdays, baby-welcoming, weddings, funerals. LUCIAWGARDNER @HOTMAIL .COM. WWW.S OUL PATHMAKER . COM

INSTRUCTION “Energy Codes” Certified Master Trainer, Kathleen A. Bratcher, LMT12/19

801.879.6924. 1555 E. Stratford Ave, STE 400, SLC. Embodiment exercises, meditations and principles from Dr. Sue Morter’s book, The Energy Codes, #1 L.A. Times Bestseller. Awaken health potential—grounded in energy medicine, neurobiology, and quantum physics—through EC teachings & exercises. Classes & private sessions available. Community on Facebook at Energy Codes Utah. AFKB @ MSN . COM

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Agua Alma Aquatic Bodywork 5/20 801.891.5695. Mary Cain, LMT, YA

500, MS Psychology. Relax in a warm pool supported by floats, explore the transformative balancing potential of

801-831-6967. Registered Dietitian/Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner. Food-based, individualized diet plans, high-quality nutrition supplements, and counseling. Digestion, Diabetes, Vegans, Cardio-Metabolic, Autoimmune, Cancer, Cognitive Decline, Food Intolerance, Fatigue, Weight Loss, Thyroid, Chronic Health Problems, Preventive Health. TERI@SUSTAINABLEDIETS.COM

STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION Open Hand Bodywork DA

801.694.4086, Dan Schmidt, GCFP, LMT. 244 W. 700 S., SLC. WWW.OPENHANDSLC.COM

YOGA THERAPY Dana Levy, C-IAYT, M.A. 4/20 419.309.1190. A Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), Dana works through the body, supporting clients with a variety of issues to develop greater awareness of patterns, more effective coping skills, and improved health using not only tools of yoga and meditation, but also modern somatic and embodiment practices. DANA@DANALEVYYOGA.COM www.DANALEVYYOGA.COM

MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING Bonnie Moore 301.875.3739. Experi-

enced, knowledgeable accountant in SLC can set up and manage your bookkeeping on Quickbooks on monthly or quarterly basis. Your of-

fice or mine, or remote. SFBMOORE@AOL.COM1/20

ENTERTAINMENT 11/19 Utah Film Center 801.746.7000, 122

Main St, SLC.WWW.UTAHFILMCENTER.ORG

LEGAL ASSISTANCE Schumann Law, Penniann J. Schumann, J.D., LL.M 3/20 DA 801.631.7811. Whether you are planning for your own future protection and management, or you are planning for your family, friends, or charitable causes, Penniann Schumann can assist you with creating and implementating a plan to meet those goals. WWW.ESTATEPLANNINGFORUTAH.COM

MEDIA KRCL 90.9FM DA 801.363.1818, 1971 N. Temple, SLC. WWW.KRCL.ORGDA

SPACE FOR RENT Space available at Center for Transpersonal Therapy 3/20

801.596.0147 x41, 5801 S. Fashion Blvd., Ste. 250, Murray. Two large plush spaces available for rent by the hour, day or for weekend use. Pillows, yoga chairs, regular chairs and kichenette area included. Size: 395 sq. ft./530 sq. ft. WWW.CTTSLC.COM, THECENTER@CTTSLC.COM

VOICE COACH Stacey Cole 12/19

801.808.9249. Voice training for singing, speaking, and accent modification. Individual and group sessions with Stacey Cole, licensed speechlanguage pathologist and Fitzmaurice Voicework® teacher. Holistic approach. Free the breath, body and voice. Check out singing workhops and drop-in choirs in the “events” section of WWW.VOICECOACHSLC.COM

WEALTH MANAGEMENT Harrington Wealth Services DA 2/20

801.871.0840 (O), 801.673.1294, 8899 S. 700 E., Ste. 225, Sandy, UT 84070. Robert Harrington, Wealth Advisor. ROBERT.HARRINGTON@LPL.COM WWW.H ARRINGTON W EALTH S ERVICES . COM

MOVEMENT & MEDITATION, MARTIAL ARTS Red Lotus School of Movement 12/19

801.355.6375, 40 N. 800 W., SLC. Established in 1994, Red Lotus School offers traditional-style training in the classical martial arts of T'ai Chi and Wing Chun Kung-fu. Located with Urgyen Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple. INFO@REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM, WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM

YOGA INSTRUCTORS Mindful Yoga: Charlotte Bell DA 1/19

801.355.2617. E-RYT-500 & Iyengar certified. Cultivate strength, vitality, serenity, wisdom and grace. Combining clear, well-informed instruction with ample quiet time, these classes encourage students to discover their 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

YOGA STUDIOS Centered City Yoga 12/19

801.521.9642. 926 S. 900 E., SLC. Yoga is for Every Body. 80 public classes are available weekly, in addition to many special workshops and trainings. Experience relaxing yin, restorative yoga and meditation, or energizing power and Ashtanga yoga, and everything in-between. Yoga Soul teacher trainings and immersions are available as well. WWW.CENTEREDCITYYOGA.COM

PSYCHIC ARTS & INTUITIVE SCIENCES ASTROLOGY Transformational Astrology FOG

212.222.3232. Ralfee Finn. Catalyst’s astrology columnist for 20 years! Visit her website, WWW.AQUARIUMAGE.COM, RALFEE@AQUARIUMAGE.COM

PSYCHIC/TAROT READINGS Suzanne Wagner DA 1/20

707.354.1019. An inspirational speaker and healer, she also teaches Numerology, Palmistry, Tarot and Channeling. WWW.S UZ WAGNER . COM

PSYCHOTHERAPY & PERSONAL GROWTH HYPNOSIS Rise Up Hypnosis 10/19

808.755.5224. SLC. Jennifer Van Gorp, QHHT. Past life hypnosis that is truly empowering. Allows the client to realize that they hold the key to every lock they've carried with them - and provides the clarity to unlock it. One-on-one and group sessions available. RISEUPHYPNOSIS@GMAIL.COM WWW.RISEUPHYPNOSIS.COM

THERAPY/COUNSELING Big Heart Healing, Dr. Paul Thielking

801.413.8978. SLC. Helping people on the path of personal growth, healing, and self-discovery. Through workshops and retreats, Dr. Thielking utilizes what he has learned as a psychiatrist, Zen student, and Big Mind facilitator to help others to experience a deeper sense of meaning, fulfillment, and joy in life. PAUL@BIGHEARTHEALING.COM BIGHEARTHEALING.COM5/20

Cynthia Kimberlin-Flanders, LPC 10/19

801.231.5916. 1399 S. 700 E., Ste. 15, SLC. Feeling out of sorts? Tell your story in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Over 21 years specializing in recovery from covert narcissistic abuse, depression, anxiety, life-transitions, anger management, relationships and "middle-aged crazy." Most insurances, sliding scale and medication management referrals. If you've been waiting to talk to someone, wait no more.

Healing Pathways Therapy Center 2/20

435.248.2089. 4465 S. 900 E. Ste 150, Millcreek & 1810 W. 700 N. Ste 100, Lindon. Integrated counseling and neurofeedback services for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship, life adjustment issues. Focusing on clients’ innate capacity to heal and resolve past and current obstacles rather than just cope. Modalities include EMDR, Neurofeedback, EFT, Mindfulness, and Feminist/Multicultural. Info@PathwaysUtah.COM WWW.HEALINGPATHWAYSTHERAPY.COM

Mountain Lotus Counseling4/20

801.524.0560. Theresa Holleran, LCSW & Sean Patrick McPeak, CSW. Learn yourself. Transform. Depth psychotherapy and transformational services for individuals, relation-ships, groups and communities. WWW.MOUNTAINLOTUSCOUNSELING.COM

Natalie Herndon, PhD, CMHC 7/19

801.657.3330. 9071 S. 1300 W, Suite 100, West Jordan. 15+ years experience specializing in Jungian, Analytical, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Are you seeking to more deeply understand yourself, your relationships, and why you struggle with certain thoughts and feelings? Call today for an appointment and let's begin. NatalieHerndon@HopeCanHelp.net WWW.HOPECANHELP.NET

P. Soni, MD 2/20

801-558-4511. Jungian-based therapy using active imagination and dreams to facilitate personal understanding and growth. This is a small practice. I do not take insurance. Salt Lake area.

Stephen Proskauer, MD, Integrative Psychiatry 10/19

801.631.8426. 76 S. Main, #6, Moab. Steve is a seasoned psychiatrist, Zen priest and shamanic healer. He sees kids, teens, adults, couples and families, integrating psychotherapy and meditation with judicious use of medication to relieve emotional pain and problem behavior. Steve specializes in treating identity crises, LGBTQ issues

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2019 Trainings: Sept. 13, 14, 15 Oct. 18, 19, 20 Nov. 15, 16, 17

801.531.8051. ssifers514@aol.com. Shamanic Counseling. Shamanic Healing, Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth. 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.

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801.487.1807, 1383 S. 2100 E., SLC. Shopping Made Sexy since 1987. WWW.B LUE BOUTIQUE. COM

Dancing Cranes Imports DA8/20

801.486.1129, 673 E. Simpson Ave., SLC. Jewelry, clothing, incense, ethnic art, pottery, candles, chimes and much more! Visit Café Solstice for lunch, too. WWW.D ANCING C RANES I MPORTS . COM

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supplements, homeopathics, herbs, stones, books and beauty care products, we provide you with the options you need to reach your optimum health. Certified professionals also offer private consultations. WWW.D AVES H EALTH . COM

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801.833.2272. 414 E. 300 S., SLC. New and previously rocked (aka, consigned) men’s and women’s fashion, summer festival gear and locally made jewelry, clothing, crafts and decor. M-Sat 11a-9p, Sun 1p-6p. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @iconoCLAD to see new inventory before someone beats you to it! WWW.I CONO CLAD. COM 3/20

Turiya’s Gifts8/20 DA

801.531.7823, 1569 S. 1100 E., SLC. M-F 11a-7p, Sat 11a-6p, Sun 12-5p. Turiya’s is a metaphysical gift and crystal store. We have an exquisite array of crystals and minerals, jewelry, drums, sage and sweet grass, angels, fairies, greeting cards and meditation tools. Come in and let us help you create your sanctuary. WWW.T URIYAS . COM

HEALTH & WELLNESS Dave’s Health & Nutrition 7/20

SLC: 801.268.3000, 880 E. 3900 S. & W. Jordan: 801.446.0499, 1817 W. 9000 S. We focus on health & holistic living through education, empowerment and high-quality products. With

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801.919.4742, 4408 S. 500 E., SLC. Interspiritual sanctuary. Sunday Celebration: 10am. WWW.T HE I NNER L IGHT C ENTER . ORG 4

Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa Tibetan Buddhist Temple

801.328.4629, 40 N. 800 W., SLC. Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa offers an open environment for the study, contemplation, and practice of Tibetan Buddhist teachings. W W W.U R GYEN S AMTEN L ING . ORG 12/19

INSTRUCTION Two Arrows Zen Center 3/20DA

801.532.4975, ArtSpace, 230 S. 500 W., #155, SLC. Two Arrows Zen is a center for Zen study and practice in Utah with two location: SLC & Torrey. The ArtSpace Zendo in SLC offers daily morning meditation and a morning service and evening sit on Thursday. TAZ also offers regular daylong intensives—Day of Zen—and telecourses. WWW.T WO A RROWS Z EN . ORG

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METAPHORS FOR THE MONTH

September 2019 BY SUZANNE WAGNER

Osho ZenTarot: Experiencing, Morality, The Master Medicine Cards: Antelope, Moose Mayan Oracle: Etznab, Unity, Transformer Ancient Egyptian Tarot: Ten of Wands, Five of Disks, Prince of Wands Aleister Crowley Deck: Ace of Disks, Abundance, Luxury Healing Earth Tarot: Ten of Feathers, Grandmother of Feathers, Ace of Shields Words of Truth: Guilt, Breathing, Telepathic Agreement, Multi-Dimensional, Death

eptember may be the beginning point for some breakdown. I am assuming this is global because of the astrology but these things also impact personally. Take a look at what you need to go deep about and stay awake to an external world that is going to behave differently than you anticipated. From this point on, the astrology is plunging us into the conjunction between Saturn and

Pluto in Capricorn coming in January 2020. The cards this month reflect a shift in the energy. Let’s start with the Ace of Disks in the Aleister Crowley Tarot. This card is a coin with the inscription To Meta Ohpion, which means “The Great Beast.” It is a warning that the elements of attachment, power, greed and sex have manifested something dark. This energy will attempt to pull us away from the areas of love and acceptance and into the ego driven by a mind that wants ownership and power. It is an indication that something lurks in the shadows of the self. That energy is now on the move. And there will be a cost and a consequence. The way through is not denial but to stay awake and centered within the deep core values of life, humanity, family, country and community. The past choices will now require great strength, determination and focus to move through as gracefully as possible. My intention this month is to take this time to move with clarity, choice and acceptance. The Luxury card indicates that emotions are confused and clouded. The time of abundance is at an end because there is no

healthy reciprocating going on. Energy goes in but less and less is returned. Those in money and power are keeping the bulk of the luxurious things and giving not enough back. The selfish and unstable are in control, turning the feminine energies into the darker side of reality. The 10 of Wands shows overwhelming oppression and difficulties. Resources are spread too thin and victimization and persecution have gotten out of control. As systems break down, fear and guilt become the fuel for a death process. What that will look like is deeply personal and based on what you have learned in this and other lifetimes. With the 5 of Disks, money, loss of income, and changes in status dismantle existing systems on the material plane even further. There is a feeling of indecisiveness, of not knowing what to do next.

Make a decision you need to make and begin an action that moves you in that direction.

You are not the master of others. This month is about the practice of self-mastery. It is about sharing what you have in this moment, freely and without judgment. Sometimes that sharing shows up as your wisdom. Sometimes it is about sharing resources. You begin to recognize that you cannot teach another what is “truth.” Truth is a transmission beyond the great books of religions and beyond words. It is

an energy. What leads you to truth is a deep longing to be that hidden possibility found within each of us. You’re beginning to see that some rules of morality are how the mind and ego confine the soul. You see that rigid definitions of good and bad, sinful and virtuous, acceptable and unacceptable, moral and immoral are judgments of the mind and not the highest expressions of the soul. When you judge, you keep yourself from experiencing the magic in this moment. You miss the beauty that surrounds you. Morality needs to be viewed as a cage of conditioning, not truth. Morality without awareness is garbage. Morality does not authentically come from the rules and viewpoints of others. When you are aware, you will simply be unable to do things that cause harm to others. The Moose reminds us that those who truly know themselves have the capacity to be in silence. They also know when it is proper to speak and when it is more appropriate to listen, watch and wait. Antelope says it is best to take action regardless of what the rest of the world is doing. Action will often alleviate stress and anxiety. Make a decision that you need to make and begin the action that moves you in that direction. This will help you align with what is really important to you. Truth is calling your name and in doing so will strip you of illusions; you’ll find yourself standing naked and vulnerable. You are not the masks you create and maintain in the world. You are not a projection of who you believe you are. You are more than you can conceive. This month begins the breakdown of patterns of disguise, agenda, dysfunction and belief. Your shadow is revealed in the light as running a game of dysfunction. And your light now has an opportunity to rebalance. ◆ See more from Suzanne Wagner at WWW.SUZANNEWAGNER.COM/BLOG/

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September 2019 COMPILED BY GRETA DEJONG September 1 Average temperatures: high 86º, low 61º. Sunrise: 6:54am; sunset: 8pm. Chance of precipitation: 14%. September 2 Labor Day now means mostly back-to-school sales. But the story behind the national holiday began in the streets as a critique of capitalism, growing out of decades of labor unrest. 19th century industrial workers protested 12-hour workdays, seven-day

troops upon 150,000 striking train workers, many of them former slaves. The Pullman Porter Co. had increased workers’ hours and lowered salaries but refused to lower prices in the company town’s stores or rentals. September 3 September is National Preparedness Month. WWW.READY. GOV/MAKE-A-PLAN. Consider getting a hand-crank smartphone charger with LED flashlight —starting around $20. September 4 Plant some fast-growing root vegetables and leafy greens. Beets, radishes and turnips as well as kale, tatsoi, spinach and arugula do well now.

Tiny bobbin changers scampered over machines while they were running. Lewis Hine U.S. National Archives

workweeks, child labor and dangerous work conditions. Ralliesturned-riots resulted in deaths and injuries among the workers and the police. It is said that President Grover Cleveland signed the Labor Day Act in 1894 as an olive branch to American workers, around the same time he set 10,000 Army

September 5 Accordion music, car shows, melodrama and a lot of peach varieties to taste: Visit Brigham City for the conclusion of Peach Days. WWW.BOXELDERCHAMBER.COM/PEACH-DAYS/ September 6 Stock up for Utah’s Eat Local Week, which begins tomorrow! Head to one of the many farmers markets this week for fruit, vegetables, eggs. honey and various kinds of locally raised meats. See article, this issue.

URBAN ALMANAC September 7 The Kentucky coffee tree Gymnocladus dioica is said to make a wonderful caffeine-free coffee when roasted and ground. Harvest seeds from fall to early spring. The tree tolerates drought and city living. Several are found on the west half of Presidents Circle at the University of Utah. September 8 Greens gone wilty? Revive by soaking them in ice water. September 9 House flies can be an issue this time of year. To make your own fly trap and bait, put 2 Tbs. of sugar with 2-3 Tbs. of water into a 1-liter plastic bottle with a few drops of vinegar. You can also add small pieces of apple or pear. Last, add a few drops of dish soap. Place near their gathering area. In a day you should have a bottle full of house flies. September 10 Educate yourself this fall: Take a class, workshop or attend a lecture. See the CATALYST Calendar (in this issue and online) for free and low-cost community offerings. September 11 Help your tomatoes ripen faster by snipping off the top six inches of the plant now. Also, for improved flavor and color, remove leaves that shade the fruit. September 12 Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata dominates the Great Basin. It provides food and habitat for sage grouse, pronghorn antelope, mule deer and more. But, commonplace as it seems, its ecosystem is endangered b y

cheatgrass, wildfire, human settlements, conversion to agricultural land, livestock grazing, invasive plant species and climate change. September 13 Friday the 13th Full Harvest Moon, 10:32pm. September 14 Think GMOs are really no big deal? GMOs enable the widespread planting of crops that tolerate use of chemicals that end up polluting soils and waterways. September 15 Head to the mountains and see the leaves begin to change colors. Depending on temperatures and elevation, you should be able to find color now into early October. September 16 Does your compost pile smell (not in a good way)? Turn the pile at least weekly to aerate it. If the smell is ammonia-like, there's too much nitrogen present. Add dry leaves, straw or ripped-up newspaper. September 17 Want a fluffy omelet? Use eggs at cool room temperature. Add a pinch of cornstarch before beating. September 18 Viruses are the most abundant life forms. An estimated 800 million of them fall from Earth's virosphere onto each square meter of the planet's surface every day. They come from other parts of the world, where they've been swept up by sea spray and dust storms. Thank goodness they are mostly beneficial to other life forms. September 19 Pears (excluding Asian pears) ripen from the inside out. They go weird if left on the tree. To harvest, pick them when the lenticels (pores) on the skin darken and, when you lift up and twist the pear, it easily separates from the stem joint. For Bartletts, refrigerate for a day or two, then keep at room temperature for another day or two. This allows the starches to convert to sugars. To ripen a lot of

September 25 Q: How many legislators does it take to change a light bulb? A: Actually, the light bulb has already changed. Legislators just need to see the light.

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September 26 NEW MOON: 12:26pm. A fine time for new beginnings. What will you begin today? pears at once, place the pears in a box and cover with a blanket or newspaper. Anjou, Comice, and Bosc varieties should be chilled for at least two weeks. Then ripen at room temperature. Pears purchased at the grocery store may need to be stored at room temperature for a few days before eating. How to tell the fruit is ripe: When you press your finger into the flesh near the stem, it gives slightly. The seeds are brown. And it tastes delicious! September 20 To benefit from garlic's reknowned medicinal effects, chop or press the garlic and then let it rest for 10 minutes before exposing it to heat. The main healing nutrient, allicin, develops when two components in the garlic commingle. September 21From the package to the pan: Food experts say Julia Child was wrong. Do not wash raw chicken before cooking—bacteria in the juices can contaminate other foods, utensils, and countertops. September 22 The summer of 2019 ends tonight, as fall officially begins at 1:50am tomorrow. September 23 Want to throw a block party in your low-traffic residential neighborhood street? Go to EVENTPERMITS@SLCGOV.COM/ No fees are required. September 24 Make the robo calls go away. Sign up with NoMoRobo, a company that has blocked 1,150,813,340 so far. It senses and allows legal calls but blocks the invasive telemarketing ones. $1.99/ month; free for landlines.

September 27 According to Ayurveda, melons should be eaten alone on an empty stomach. That's because they are quickly digested. When combined with other foods, digestion slows, sugars ferment and gas and bloating result. September 28 Hemp was being used for clothing fiber 10,000 years ago in Mesopotamia. It requires 1/50 of the water needed to

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make the same amount of fiber from cotton. The Chinese produced the first known hemp paper around 150 A.D. Hemp paper is more durable than paper made from tree pulp. It can be recycled twice as often and does not require bleaching. September 29 Save your toner cartridges and bring them to the next Utah Recycling Alliance “CHaRM” event (Collection of Hard to Recycle Materials). For every 100,000 toner cartridges that are recycled, 10 tons of plastic and 40 tons of aluminum are kept out of the waste stream. September 30 Annual reminder: It's time to drain, close and cover your a/c or swamp-cooler. Revisit Pax Rasmussen’s instructions, “Keeping Cool for Less," September 2017 CATALYST. September 31 Average temperatures: high 73º, low: 50º. Sunrise: 7:22am; sunset: 7:11pm. Chance of precipitation: 18%. ◆

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