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Kathy Sipple speaks with guest Marilee Snyder of Sage Spirit Terra Shamanic Retreat Center for Vibrational Healing in Michigan City. Marilee will share the origin and importance of drumming as ritual and ceremony for families and community. Sage Spirit Terra hosts drum circles open to all who are called on the Sacred Days in the Circle of Life.   Check http://sagespiritterra.org for a current event schedule.

Ecologist John Ervin speaks with host Kathy Sipple about this year's unseasonably warm spring and what that means for gardeners.  What should we be doing right now to get ready for gardening?

  Chesterton, Indiana artist Tyna Bianco-Jessen started Paper Dandelions about 2 years ago. She upcycles other peoples' "weeds" -- everything from from newspapers and junk mail to banana peels, coffee grinds, grass, spinach -- and fashions them into beautiful wedding invitations, envelopes and other custom paper products.    Her concern for the environment doesn't end at recycling; she also infuses some of the paper products with native plant seeds so they become plantable and help to further beautify the earth.  Fan Paper Dandelions on Facebook.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with guest John Ervin, ecologist and entrepreneur. John will share how his past public service career informs his new business plans--how to balance concern for the environment and "doing the right thing" with being a business person. Find out why John thinks the term "sustainability" falls short and his ideas about better definitions to describe systems that thrive and grow beyond instead of breaking even.   We'll also talk about what's growing in Northwest Indiana and how to best prepare your yard and garden for the coming season.

Marilee Snyder of Sage Spirit Terra in Michigan City, Indiana joins host Kathy Sipple to talk about candles, the symbology of Light and the celebration of Winter Solstice.