Greenbelt Magazine September-October 2020

SEPT OCT 2020

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Features

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MAKING A CHANGE ECO-FRIENDLY BOISE BUSINESSES

FRESH 31ST STREET SHOPS ON STATE STREET

Departments

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FREESTYLE

HANDLE

Local Musician Spotlight

Space-time thrillers and dictators

LEGACY LEAVING ITS MARK ON IDAHO

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ROOTS

ENTERTAIN

Honoring Erma Hayman

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GARDEN CITY

DINING GUIDE

BEER & WINE

Sustainable Goods for All

Skip the Tourist Traps and Head to These Gems Instead

A Guide to New Bars and Breweries

Spoke Dear Greenbelt Readers!

It’s so important to focus on all of the goodness in the world, not just during a global pandemic, but always! Here at Greenbelt Magazine, we are dedicated to bringing you fresh, positive, and inspiring content to warm your heart and motivate your mind. We can’t wait to share with you what we’ve put together this issue! We’re focusing on eco-conscious business, community support, and some of the amazing art, history, and culture that Boise has to offer. Be sure to read Caitria Gunter’s artist highlight and experience her unique mixed media style. And learn what one innovative tech company—Legacy—is bringing to the table. Meet designer/athlete April Zastrow and discover a new way to grocery shop with Roots Zero Waste Market. All that and more with the historic Hayman House and the iconic woman who lived there as well as a highlight of author, coach, and speaker Dennis Mansfield. Thank you, as always, for your continued support! We are endlessly grateful!

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REBECCA EVANS

KAYLI CORBIN

CHELSEA CHAMBERS

MONICA PIERCE is an author and ghostwriter for executives, inf luencers, and individuals. Visit MonicaPierceServices.com to learn how she can help you tell your story.

is a writer, decorated veteran, and mentors teenage girls in the juvenile system. She lives in Idaho with her three sons.

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BARB LAW SHELLEY

NORRIS KRUEGER

RASE LITTLEFIELD

is an Idaho native with a passion for beautiful art, delicious foods, and good vibes. She enjoys spending her free time outdoors with her dogs and friends, as well as reading, writing, and painting.

is an award-winning writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. She is an advocate for military family issues, and enjoys sharing stories from local businesses.

is a graduate from Boise State University; she has degrees in Psychology, Editing, and Rhetoric. She plans to pursue a career that combines two of her passions: writing and nature.

is a passionate public relations and communications professional whose goal is to develop collaborative relationships through her work.

juggles helping entrepreneurs, researching them, and occasionally trying to be one. Passionate about entrepreneurs, innovation, Idaho, and the future!

I’m an Idaho native currently living in Boise.

Photography is not only my passion, but my profession. I love capturing emotion and creating stories with every photograph.

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EMMA THOMPSON

is a student at Boise State studying journalism and art. She hopes to combine her passion for writing and fashion into a career.

is a graduate of Boise State with degrees in Photography and Marketing. She has experience in event, sports, commercial, and lifestyle photography.

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ANDREW COUSSENS

Proud mother and author of the book The Price of Silence: A Mom’s Perspective on Mental Illness was a “Books for a Better Life” award winner.

is a graduate from the University of Arizona with a degree in journalism. He spent 11 years as a medic for a federal unit before working counter terrorism overseas.

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ECOFRIENDLY BOISE BUSINESSES

BY CHELSEA CHAMBERS

PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA THOMPSON

“The Earth is what we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry In the grand scheme of things, it’s important to take a step back and evaluate our place in the world. We must look at our role and understand our impact. As humans, we all leave our mark, we all use resources and create waste. That is an unavoidable truth. But perhaps what is more important, is how we aim to reduce our negative impacts, as individuals and as a society.

Boise businesses have a great responsibility to help preserve and protect our natural environment. With more success often comes more impact, more waste. But thankfully, there are some incredible people out there guiding their businesses toward a more eco-conscious future and taking steps to reduce their impact, all the while delivering fantastic service to a rapidly growing population.

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BOISE FRY COMPANY So much more than just fries (with burgers on the side), Boise Fry Company (BFC) has made a promise to the Treasure Valley to make environmentally conscious and sustainable choices when it comes to where they source their food, the products they purchase, and how they run their daily operations.

“BFC started with the mindset of being mindful of our planet and our resources. We’ve always recycled our oil, used biodegradable to-go ware and opted for washable plates and utensils,” shared Brad Walker, CEO of Boise Fry. “About four years ago, we partnered with Idaho power to replace all our lights with LED, which consume far less power.

We source responsibly for all our products and look for ways to eliminate a carbon footprint with our vendors.”

But beyond just being environmentally conscious, BFC has made it their mission to also be community-conscious. “One of our favorite things to do is partner with the community on nonprofit nights. One Tuesday a month at each store (as often as possible) we donate 20% of sales to a local nonprofit. We’ve sponsored multiple co-ed sports teams, offered discounts to service industry and healthcare workers. During the height of the pandemic, we made it our mission to feed those in need. We’ve also always sourced as local as possible to support local farmers and business owners.”

“It’s been our mission to provide our team members with better than average pay, health and dental insurance, cell phone plans, gym memberships, free meals, retirement paid time off and now hazard pay. The heartbeat of a business is its cultural buy-in—top to bottom—and we’ve dedicated ourselves to the pursuit of that and we’ve been blessed and rewarded with the crew we have. There’s no doubt that our community and eco efforts wouldn’t be possible without all of their belief in what we are doing,” Brad concluded, praising his dedicated staff.

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FORM & FUNCTION COFFEE “Being eco-conscious is just part of our daily conversation,” said Form & Function co-owner, Scott Seward. “It’s just who we are and what we do.”

Scott, and his wife Kate, started Form & Function in 2016 at the Boise Farmer’s Market but settled into a brick and mortar in December 2017. Community support and sustainable product sourcing has been at the top of their list since the company’s inception.

“We place a really big emphasis on waste. We order our products weekly, to minimize spoilage and unnecessary waste. We’ve also gone through several different kinds of straws in order to get rid of plastic, we are currently using paper straws,” Scott continued.

“And all of our beans are sustainably sourced, often from farms that support larger global initiatives like building schools, etc. We would rather pay more for our coffee beans, know who the farmers are, and understand how they operate, rather than taking the cheap route. We also make all of our own flavored syrups, chocolate, and cashew milk. We are experimenting with making other milks as well, like almond.”

“While COVID has affected our HuskeeCup Swap program (HuskeeCups are made using the waste husk byproduct from coffee production), we hope to get it back off the ground again during normal times.”

Their namesake—Form & Function—places importance on the craft, style, and art of coffee-making (the form) and their place within the supply chain, ensuring that they are operating sustainably and to the best of their ability (the function).

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“Being eco-conscious is just part of our daily conversation.”

“ We’ve made some big changes here in the last few years, especially when all those changes with recycling happened,”

BOISE CO-OP The Boise Co-Op has been a leader in sustainability and community support since their inception in 1973. And now, with more than 30,000 members, they truly are a force for good in the Treasure Valley.

“We’ve made some big changes here in the last few years, especially when all those changes with recycling happened,” said Director of Marketing, Mo Valko. “We had someone from the City of Boise come in and evaluate all the water bottles on our shelves.

We now only stock bottles that fit the recycling standards in Boise,” which really cuts back on overall community waste. “We also updated all of our deli-product packaging to non-petroleum based materials.”

But beyond switching up to more sustainable products, both Co-Op locations will now be running on 100% renewable energy! “We’ve been working closely with Idaho Power to make this happen, but for the remainder of 2020, our grocery stores will be ran solely on renewable hydro-electric power. And in 2021, we will make the transition to 100% Idaho solar energy!” Mo shared, excitedly.

Part of their ongoing mission is to support local and the Co-Op does it in a big way. With over 270 local supplies (local is defined as 150 miles or closer), they are the largest distributer of local goods in the Treasure Valley. In fact, 10% of their overall sales come from local goods, which equates to more than $4 million dollars in the last year.

That’s $4 million dollars directly back into the pockets of local farmers and other businesses!

Back in March, they also started their Register Round-Up Program, where shoppers can round up their purchases to support local initiatives like the Food Bank, ACLU Idaho, and various bicycles nonprofits. Since then, they’ve raised more than $7,000, and matched nearly $4,000, bringing the total donations from that program alone to almost $11,000 in less than six months!

A huge shout out to all of the amazing Treasure Valley businesses that are doing their part to support the local community and the planet as a whole! Thank you!

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hile dealing with the stress and worry behind a global pandemic is undeniably difficult, it is always important to focus on the good things that people are doing, the innovative and creative ways that communities are coming together to help one another. A local company, Legacy, has recently developed the prototype for what they are calling The Venspirator. The Venspirator provides safe, non-electric, and natural breathing assistance. It protects patients from additional infections and contamination. It also helps protect against COVID-19.

way,” “have clients come to you,” and a flat “economic contribution” corporate structure.

Jeff Dalton is an inventor, writer, strategic planner, and co-founder of Legacy. His talents include discovering the elusive-obvious, rapid prototyping, and successful commercialization.

His everyday mantra is, “don’t believe everything you think.” Jeff studied at West Virginia University, Université de Caen Normandie, and Frostburg State College.

He has numerous patents, achievements, and awards.

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WHO IS LEGACY?

PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA THOMPSON

LEGACY

Legacy is a local innovation company that focuses on technologies in pressure, temperature, and flow. Their main goal is to solve complex issues with simple and elegant solutions.

With innovative products like the GovReg Pressure Regulators for bars and restaurants, designed to pour the perfect glass of draught beer. Legacy plans to contribute to Idaho’s already strong beer culture by putting GovReg in every bar and restaurant in Boise, and eventually of Idaho. Legacy also has technology for indoor farming and wants to contribute to Idaho’s tradition of agriculture. They have just begun working on the project with the University of Idaho. However, their main focus at this time is The Venspirator.

Legacy lives by its mission statement: To create and deliver elegant step-change solutions to everyday problems that give clients a competitive advantage and commercial success while leaving a positive and enduring impact on society and the environment.

Their goal is to “leave a mark that contributes to making a difference after we’re gone,” says Kim Reeves, Legacy Co-Founder.

Legacy strives to bring their four main values-simplicity, persistence, service, and unity--to the Treasure Valley and beyond.

Co-founders, Kim Reeves, and Jeff Dalton relocated from Silicon Valley. Kim Reeves, the CEO, has had various experiences in entrepreneurial work throughout her years. Educated at Emory University and the University of South Florida, she’s had success in vastly different industries: banking, architecture, and technology. She believes in the philosophies“disruption for a better

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THE VENSPIRATOR The Venspirator is a six-part breathing device that can attach to most sealed face masks. The Venspirator doesn’t require any electricity or batteries. It can work with the pressure of an oxygen source, like a bulk tank or a wearable cylinder. The oxygen flow is adjustable and is controlled by GovReg, Legacy’s pressure regulation technology.

The Venspirator has twentythree utility patents in the US and globally and still pending on ten more! Venspirator IP includes Venturi oxygen/air mixing, force-multiplier natural breathing assistance, and filter technology.

It was created specifically for COVID-19 patients but it also can be used for COPD, sleep apnea, asthma, cystic fibrosis, and other respiratory illnesses.

It protects military and f irst responders from airborne

disease, chemical weapons, and smoke; and enhances performance for military, f irst responders, and athletes by boosting oxygen and purifying each inhaled breath of airborne contaminants and respiratory irritants. The Venspirator will be a great help for in-home care and self-treatment.

MEET THE REST OF THE TEAM: Jordan Clifford: R&D / IT Paige Wiscombe: Project Management Amanda Morissette: Marketing Jake Carignan: Utility Kendall Byers: Administration Legacy plans to continue working on The Vensiprator to bring it to market and save lives.

What’s needed as of now is $45,000 to start making and testing medical-grade prototypes with the Idaho State University and University of Idaho. ¢

Legacy lives by its mission statement: To create and deliver elegant stepchange solutions to everyday problems that give clients a competitive advantage and commercial success while leaving a positive and enduring impact on society and the environment.

For more information, visit them online at legacy.us.

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SPACE-TIME THRILLERS AND DICTATORS Choosing hope

BY MCCALE ASHENBRENER PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA THOMPSON

Bitter cold whipped through the cobbled streets of Vienna, Austria on a crisp January eve. Café Central, however, was warm, even humid, as the excited hum of discussion and debate rose and fell with a musical lilt. It was 1913, and for the intellectual community, political dissidents, and anyone on the run, this was the place to be. Local author Dennis Mansfield takes us to this smoke-filled corner of history for a grand thought experiment in his historical science fiction novel To Trust in What We Cannot See. What if Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky and Tito all pulled up a chair to the same table in this corner café one fateful eve, a real possibility as they were often in this café at the same time. What if those men made different choices to affect the course of history?

Mansfield incorporates Brian Greene’s, The Elegant Universe, with Ulysses S. Grant’s Personal Memoirs, to craft this space-time thriller that toys with history, physics and science to examine the power of what change can and will do.

In a time when everything around us seems to be changing at warp speed, from navigating a new socially distant normal to addressing deep systemic inequalities, reimagining possibilities and exploring change is unavoidable. Dennis Mansfield was inspired, in part, by challenging moments in his own life, “If we have had moments in time when sadness has reigned, what if we could change our attitudes when it looks like it is an absolutely hopeless time.”

Much of his life has been spent reframing difficulties to find the positive path forward.

In 2000 Mansfield ran for the Republican Party’s congressional nomination as a conservative Christian candidate against Butch Otter. Just days before the Republican primary his teenage son Nate was arrested for drug possession, an event that contributed 22

to his loss at the polls and rejection from some in his Christian community. He pivoted and focused his efforts on helping those in jail get their life on track.

Together w ith his wife and many others they built a series of “staffed, safe, and sober homes” to help those transitioning from jail and prison. During this effort his son, at age 27, lost his battle with drug addiction. In the midst of his grief, Mansfield’s literar y agent approached Simon and Schuster to publish a book about his experience entitled Beautiful Nate. “It offers valuable insights into what went wrong in a dedicated Christian family and how things might have gone differently— giving parents direction for raising their own children in a troubled world.” It was the first of nine books.

With so many things beyond our control, Mansfield likes to focus on what we do have agency over, our reaction and approach to our own lives. A relentless optimist, Mansfield encourages us that when given the choice, always choose hope. “I love life, I love travel, I love fun. I love keeping an open mind to new things.” These days you can find him on the greenbelt, either biking through the dappled shade on the river’s edge or sitting on his front porch smiling and reveling in the stream of community that rolls past his greenbelt townhouse. ¢

Learn more about his publications, business coaching and podcast “Just Around the Corner” on his website: dennismansfield.com.

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BEING A MUSICIAN FOR A LIVING IS TOUGH, BUT I LOVE WHAT I DO. I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO THAT THE EGO HAS TO BE PUT TO THE SIDE WHEN IT COMES TO ALL ASPECTS OF BEING A MUSICIAN.

LOCAL MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Brandon Pritchett

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When it comes to providing solid music here in Idaho, Brandon Pritchett, AKA TheNaishun, easily comes to mind.

Brandon started his music project in 1998, following his dream of becoming a full-time musician.

Brandon caught the music bug at an early age as he had “a very big foundation with music from my parents,” he shared. Growing up, he sang in church choir and that carried on through to college.

While listening to Brandon play, you begin to feel the various musical styles emanating from his performance. He gathers influence from gospel, jazz, soul, blues, rock, reggae, country, and a splash of hip hop.

“I’m willing to attack any style of music that makes me inspired. If a tune does it for me, then someone else will like it too,” Brandon added. His smoky voice matched the reggae influence while simultaneously adding the country acoustic, which makes for a truly tantalizing performance.

On top of Brandon’s stellar performance is his impressive original music. He dedicates a lot of time working on his music, all with the goal to bring a positive light in this world. “All of my original music comes from a place of love and positivity. Some of my tunes start out a little 24

dark, but they all have a good outcome and a resolution to them. What I want my mission statement to be with my original music is: ‘life is all about love and we need to keep that spirit.’ There’s so many negative situations and hurt people in our world. If my music can release tension for someone for even one minute, then it’s doing what is what meant to do,” Brandon said Brandon has plans to release new music in the near future. “My long term goals are to keep fulfilling the love for music.

With that in mind, I feel like these tunes I keep putting out will help sustain the long term. I’m always striving to learn more instruments, to learn how to become a better student and to keep practicing my art and craft.”

“Being a musician for a living is tough, but I love what I do. I learned a long time ago that the ego has to be put to the side when it comes to all aspects of being a musician. From practicing, to taking criticism, to booking gigs. The musicians that keep playing gigs are the ones that keep trying,” Brandon concluded.

Brandon Pritchett, AKA TheNaishun, is an impressive local Idaho musician that brings a consistency and love to his performance that will leave you wanting more. Make sure to check out Brandon’s Instagram page @thenaishun, your ears and soul will thank you. ¢

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It is through the understanding of our past that we can begin to actualize our present and look towards our future.

Idaho has had millions of residents since it became a state in 1890, including one prominent resident, Erma Andre Madry Hayman, who was born in Nampa, Idaho more than 100 years ago, in 1907.

The Andre family was one of very few African-American families living in Nampa during the early 1900s. They made their living as dairy farmers and the family of 15 worked tirelessly to maintain their livelihood.

Erma left Idaho for Seattle with her first husband, but after his passing in 1935, she returned to Idaho and remarried. The new couple was subject to various racial discrimination experiences, including one that prevented them from buying a home in their desired area. However, they found a home on Ash Street, near River Street, and thus the Hayman House was born.

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Erma spent the rest of her life making strides for the growing Boise community. She served on the River Street Neighborhood Council, became Chairwoman, and was a huge player in the installation of a crosswalk and stoplight at 13th and River Street.

She passed away in 2009 at the age of 102, leaving her legacy within the walls of the Hayman House.

Over this past summer, the Boise City Council awarded sculptor Vinnie Bagwell $100,000 to create various public art displays within the Hayman House, to help honor, memorize, and celebrate Erma’s prominent life and the architecture of the last-remaining single-family home on its block.

“The purpose of the public art is to celebrate the life of Erma Hayman, who moved into the one-story residence located at 617 Ash Street with her family in 1948,” shared Jennifer Yribar, Outreach and Education Coordinator for the City of Boise.

Bagwell, the prominent sculptor chosen for this project, is excited to make her contributions to the Hayman House. “I am very grateful to the City of Boise for its continued advocacy of the telling of Erma Hayman's story to balance the narrative in your city through art in a public place. I look forward to creating artwork that will make her family proud and remind viewers that artistry is a powerful and useful tool of social transformation; one capable of condensing our thoughts, distilling our minds, and renewing our hopes and aspirations,” Bagwell told Yribar in an interview.

The Hayman House is not currently open to the public but the Hayman House Task Force Committee estimates that it will be open in the summer of 2021, after art installations and restorations are complete. ¢ For more information about Erma, the Hayman House, and the upcoming project, visit boiseartsandhistory.org.

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A NEW VIEW OF THE WORLD Caitria Gunter

BY CHELSEA CHAMBERS PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA THOMPSON

The beauty of art is often its originality—knowing that it has stemmed from somewhere deep within the creator, exploding out into a myriad of mediums, bursting into our reality. And while all art has its own inherent creativity, there are some pieces that stop you dead in your tracks and all you can do is stare, awestruck.

I’ve never seen an artist like Caitria Gunter. The depth, the passion, the unique use of mediums—it’s all so incredibly moving. Her pieces are both a macro and micro view of our living world. It’s almost as if you were looking at them from the peak of the tallest mountain with the highest telescopic lens possible. It’s like being able to see inside the moon from where I am standing here on Earth.

Using materials like fabric, hair, paper, wire, and wax, Caitria has the ability to create and share her artistic mind in a way that could not be easily replicated. In fact, her art has been so well-revered that she’s 28

been featured and exhibited all over the world, in places like South Korea and Ukraine.

Originally from New Jersey, Caitria has explored the US and lived in several different states. But she found herself missing the mountain lifestyle, so she moved here from Philedelphia about a year ago and loves all of the amazing outdoor experiences that Idaho has to offer and spends a good chunk of her time hiking, camping, and backpacking with her dog and boyfriend.

“Nature is my main source of inspiration,” Caitria shares. “I love having unlimited access to the wilderness.”

Her creativity began to blossom when she was young. “I used to go to thrift stores and find old clothing and materials to take apart and turn into something new, always enjoying working with my hands and the process of creating things. I ended up going to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia for college and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Crafts, with a concentration in Fibers.”

Her college experience really solidified her medium-of-choice. “I learned traditional fiber and textile techniques, but also explored the construction of sculptural forms and surfaces using repetitive processes, with an emphasis on pliable and found materials. This approach has allowed me to experiment with an array of materials and methods, from burning intricate lace-like holes in paper to crocheting airy forms with horsehair, sculpting with fabric and wax, and ephemeral projects.”

Caitria has plans to develop a series of small ceramic sculptures but, of course, has many other project ideas that she can’t wait to bring to fruition. Don’t miss Caitria at the BOSCO open studio tours this October 10 and 11! ¢

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Each one of your teeth receives its own blood supply just like, say, your fingers. If you cut your finger with a sharp object, you clean the wound, right? Because whatever made the cut might have bacteria on it that can get into your bloodstream and cause an infection. The same is true for your teeth and gums. Poor oral health, like periodontal disease, can support or worsen other illnesses in the body by helping harmful bacteria reach the rest of your body through your bloodstream. An infection is an infection, it’s just easier to see when you cut your finger, right?

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To see more of Caitria’s stunning artwork, visit her website www.caitriagunter.com or check her out on Instagram @caitriagunter.

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LOCAL FEMALE SHREDDER April Zastrow

BY MCCALE ASHENBRENER PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA THOMPSON

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April Zastrow’s love of all-things-bike began at the tender age of eight, when she would frequent the local Owyhee Motorcycle Club track with her dad. “They had a raffle to win a little dirt bike that would be my size and I spent the whole day scheming with my guy friend on how we would share it if either of us won.” They didn’t win, but with the support of her dad and his friend, it wasn’t long until she got her bike and hit the track as much as she could.

At 15, Zastrow raced her first women’s pro race and soon after began racing the Women’s Motocross (WMX) National Pro Series. “After about the fifth year I took a little break, because my dad had cancer and I needed to be around for him. After he passed, I raced a few more years for fun, because I knew the WMX was coming to an end soon.” Zastrow feels grateful to have raced at a time when women had a successful program and series with MX Sports, the owner and producer of the world’s leading motocross championship. Eventually women’s races were cut from eight to three, and then eliminated altogether.

One of Zastrow’s fondest memories from her thirteen-year racing career was in the Supercross class for the X-Games. “It was the only time I felt like I was an equal and as deserving an athlete as all of the others from the way that the organizers and crew treated us.” In many extreme adventure sports, women are still working for representation

Check out some of Zastrow’s apparel design at www.flyracing.com and sharpen those MTB skills at her YouTube channel Kyle & April – Ride MTB and www.ridemtb.com

and equality. Sponsorship opportunities are fewer, making it more challenging for women to dedicate the time and resources necessary to advance their skills. This creates the chicken or the egg syndrome, with fewer skilled women to develop racing classes, and less visible role models to inspire upcoming female riders. “My advice is to still pursue racing to the level of your dream,” Zastrow encourages. “If you want to do it for fun, to push yourself, to be the fastest women of your era or to try and become successful in the men’s pro class. Just believe that you can do it and try.”

As a designer for Fly Racing, a local motocross apparel brand that is known worldwide, Zastrow was able to help guide the creation of MX gear for women. She grew up riding in men’s gear where at the end of the race, “the pants would ride up so high my knee protection would practically be on my thighs.” Inspired, she obtained a degree in graphic design and has been with Fly Racing for ten years, ensuring race gear is designed appropriately for women’s curves.

Although she doesn’t frequent the race track these days, you’ll most likely see her surfing at the whitewater park, rock climbing at the local gym or ripping turns on her mountain bike in the foothills. “My boyfriend, Kyle, is a professional MTB racer/ambassador and has started giving me proper coaching on skills

this year. We started a YouTube channel called “Kyle & April - Ride MTB” a few months ago with “how to” and “progression session” videos at our local bike parks and trails.” From motocross to design, surfing to mountain biking, Zastrow’s ultimate passion is to push her limits and spread the stoke far and wide. ¢

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RISING TO THE TOP With Dr. Julie Compton, PhD

BY CHELSEA CHAMBERS PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA THOMPSON

The heat of a late summer afternoon persisted but a cool breeze blew across the Boise River onto the patio where Julie and I sat, sipping our drinks and chatting about life, love, and everything in between.

Her gentle laugh and natural ability to forge connections made it immediately apparent that she was in the right industry. Dr. Julie Compton is in the business of helping people, and with an impressive educational background and more than two decades of experience with helping individuals, small nonprofit groups to massive corporations like Walmart, Pfizer, Nike and BP Oil. 32

“As an executive coach, my role is to help clients figure out things for themselves, to seek new perspectives, and to be their trusted advisor,” Julie explained. “I’m here to gain an understanding of my clients, their wants and needs—for themselves, their teams, their businesses, and their lives and through a proven methodology, I help them learn skills, make behavior changes and achieve their goals. This benefits the organization they work for as well as their own lives.”

Julie, after working in business and academia, entered the world of coaching and consulting in 1998 in San Diego, California, where she set out to start her own business. She quickly began acquiring clients, as the coaching industry was quite new at the time. She began meeting clients face-to-face, learning about them, their businesses, and what steps needed to be taken for improvement. Whether it was communication skills, team-building strategies, emotional intelligence, leadership training… you name it, Julie has a solution for it.

Now, twenty years later, Julie has had clients from all walks of life.

From “As a single mom raising a teenager, my daughter is my number one priority. And I am absolutely blessed to have the flexibility in my career to maintain that. Friends, my faith, and fitness—these things keep me going, no matter what.”

With dozens of clients all over the world, Julie keeps herself busy. But she’s found time for her latest endeavor: self-publishing an incredibly motivating book, Rise to the Top: Coaching Insights and Challenges for Leaders. The book is a unique blend of fiction, following the story of a young woman’s journey through leadership, and nonfiction, incorporating the latest research and gleaning insights from Julie’s client’s experiences, and a workbook, offering coaching challenge questions for the readers to work through as they read.

Beyond work, family, writing, and spending every moment she can in nature, Julie is also a dedicated volunteer. Recently, she began volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul (which is the second largest food pantry in Idaho plus 5 Thrift stores) and was so inspired by the nonprofit, that she now provides pro bono executive coaching and consulting for them. SVdP is currently working toward, with Julie’s help, establishing effective meeting strategies, improving communication efforts and other strategic efforts to assist elevating the organization.

“If I could get people to realize one thing it would be that everyone is a leader. You don’t have to wait until you’re a senior VP to get coaching or training. Be open, vulnerable, and authentic and allow yourself to grow and change through reflection. We can’t be responsible for others but we can be accountable for ourselves.

Change isn’t easy, but it is worth the effort.” ¢

It’s difficult to sum up the collective lifetime of such an inspirational woman in one brief article, but fortunately, her website comptoncoaching.com, is filled with information about Julie, her business, and her life-long goal to help people achieve more.

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SUSTAINABLE GOODS FOR ALL Roots Zero Waste Market

BY CHELSEA CHAMBERS

PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA THOMPSON

It is estimated that each year in the US alone, nearly 300 million pounds of trash is dumped into landfills, with more than 300,000 tons of that being plastic. And even more shocking, is 40 million of that total number is attributed directly to food waste.

Roots co-owners and power couple, Lea Rainey and Zach Yunker, were fed up with watching so much unnecessary waste get tossed out simply due to a lack of better options. “Our personal frustration inspired us to come up with a solution, to not only help us and our immediate community eliminate waste, but to disrupt and change the harmful business practices of traditional grocery stores as a whole. Roots is the first and only full service Organic Zero Waste Grocery Store and Café in the US. It’s a model we hope to share and grow, to facilitate a rapid improvement to the global climate crisis of plastic and food waste pollution, one grocery cart at a time,” explained Lea, when asked what inspired the couple to start this journey.

So what exactly is a “Zero Waste Grocery Store” and what does it look like? Zach and Lea pride themselves in creating an environment that does not contribute to the rapidly rising landf ills or painfully-polluted oceans. Their neighborhood grocery store offers “healthy bulk foods, fruits, and vegetables, refillable household cleaning and personal care products, as well as fullservice deli items and freshly prepared meals.” All without harmful packaging!

Located in the heart of Garden City, 3308 W. Chinden Blvd, Roots is the perfect pedalup place while you’re out and about and has also become quite the community-meeting hub. “We love seeing our community and neighbors pedal and park in our ample bike parking with panniers or trailers or walk up with their bags and do their daily shopping

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in bulk. We have also built great partnerships with other businesses and artists near to us in Garden City and love the comradery of working together to bring attention to this long over-looked part of the Boise Valley. We’ve also started our community garden and have been really happy to share this free food with our neighbors. We already can’t wait to see how this garden grows our community together,” Lea shared excitedly.

The market is open seven days a week and offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner for take-out, sociallydistanced dine-in, or patio seating (weather permitting, of course). The shop looks forward to celebrating their one-year anniversary, with a much smaller celebration than originally anticipated. Instead of a party, Roots will be offering delicious, fresh-baked huckleberry sweets and treats! Keep an eye on their website and social media for more information @rootszerowastemarket. ¢

Their online site, rootszerowastemarket.com, also has a list of stocked items, prices, and specials to look for before you go!

Thanks, Lea and Zach, for protecting our natural environment, supporting our community, and offering the Treasure Valley nothing but high-quality, delicious, and sustainable goods!

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Funky Taco $$ 801 W. Bannock St. Boise 208.488.4593 // thefunkytaco.com Tupelo Honey $$ 150 N. 8th St., Suite 200. Boise 208.803.6721 // tupelohoneycafe.com Camel’s Crossing $$$ 1304 W. Alturas St. Boise 208.385.0250 // camelscrossing.com High Note Cafe $$ 225 N. 5th St, Boise 208.429.1911 // highnotecafeboise.com Tasso $$ 401 S. 8th St. Boise 208.336.2555 // tassoboise.com Madre Boutique Taqueria $$ 1034 S. La Pointe St. Boise 208.432.1100 // madrerestaurant.net Lost Shack $$ 3724 S. Eckert Rd. #110. Boise 208.286.2945 // lostshack.com North End Pizza $$ 1513 N. 13th St. Boise 208.345.5669 // northendpizzaboise.com Wylder $$ 501 W. Broad St. Boise 208.209.3837 // thewylderboise.com Txikiteo $$ 175 N. 14th St. Boise 208.813.6178 // txikiteo.com Tarbush $$ 5749 W. Overland Rd. Boise 208.205.9690 // tarbushkitchenidaho.com Trillium $$$ 245 S. Capital Blvd. Boise 208.333.8002 // trilliumboise.com

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Bar Gernika $ 202 S. Capital Blvd. Boise 208.344.2175 // bargernika.com Petit 4 $$$ 4 N. Latah St. Boise 208.345.1055 // eatatpetite4.com il Sugo $$ 904 W. Main St. Boise 208.386.3354 // ilsugorestaurant.com The Shed $ 1010 La Pointe St. Boise 208.344.2176 // facebook.com/theshedboise/ Diablo and Sons $$ 246 N. 8th St. Boise 208.429.6340 // diabloandsons.com Baguette Deli 5204 W. Franklin Rd. Boise 208.336.2989 // baguette-deli.com Kibrom’s $ 3506 W. State St. Suite #100. Boise 208.917.8005 // kibromsfood.com Tango’s $ 701 N. Orchard St. Boise 208.322.3090 // tangos-empanadas.com Paddles Up Poké $$ 13601 W. McMillan Rd. Suite 104 237 N. 9th St. Boise 208.412.5581/ 986.888.3907 // paddlesuppoke.com Wild Root Café $$ 276 N. 8th St. Boise 208.856.8956 // wildrootcafe.com The Lemon Tree Co. $$ 224 N. 10th St. Boise 208.343.6167 // lemontreeboise.com Bombay grill $$ 928 W. Main St. Boise 208.345.7888 // bombayboise.com Modern $$$ 1314 W. Grove St. Boise 208.424.8244 // themodernhotel.com

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Campos Market $ 413 N. Orchard St. Boise 208.658.0644 // facebook.com/Campos-Market Clairvoyant 2800 W. Idaho St. Boise 208.996.0095 // clairvoyantbrewing.com Lost Grove 1026 S. La Pointe St. Boise 208.286.2258 // lostgrovebrewing.com Woodland Empire 1114 W. Front St. Boise 208.426.0510 // Woodlandempire.com Barbarian 5270 Chinden Blvd. Garden City 1022 W. Main St. Boise 208-375-5639 // barbarianbrewing.com

Sip

Split Rail 4338 Chinden Blvd. Boise 208.490.0681 // splitrailwines.com Coiled Winery & Wine Bar 3408 W. Chinden Blvd. Garden City 813 W. Bannock St. Boise 208.820.8466 // coiledwines.com Meriwether Cider Taproom & Ciderhouse 5242 Chinden Blvd. Garden City 224 N. 9th St. Boise 208.972.6725 // meriwethercider.com

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