012: A chat with Imogene Ellis.

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Geologist.  Gardener.  Exploratory sculptor.

Welcome to Episode 12.  This is the first of a 3-part series, each featuring a visionary, action-taking young woman who faithfully volunteers at La Huerta Roots and Rays community garden in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.

One of the reasons I started doing these interviews -- having simple, recorded conversations with people who are in conscious relationship with the planet they live on -- is because there really is something special about them.  I respect their ability to notice and support cycles of life, in a technologically-dominated era.  I value conversations that are centered around Life, or are full of Life.  That's how I felt talking with this renaissance woman, Imogene Ellis.  Here's our sensory-rich and playful chat.

In addition to Roots and Rays, here are a few more of Imogene's favorite resources:

• Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
  

• Earlham College's Geology Department

• Chicago Wilderness' Greening Infrastructure
• Chicago Wilderness' Leave No Child Inside Initiative
• Garfield Park Conservatory
• Manhattan's Battery Urban Farm (Hi, Anna!)
  

Next Up:  Permaculture Principle #4:  "Apply self-regulation, and accept feedback."