Make a mini eco-documentary for Radish Reels!
Are you an aspiring environmental filmmaker? Then Radish wants you to show your stuff!

Whether you're armed with an easy-to-use digital Flip camera or much more professional equipment, Radish invites you to make a short environmental documentary and submit it to Radish Reels, a new, online collection of videos. Your digital mini-documentary can be as simple or as complex as you like and as your level of technology allows.

There are just two rules for submitting to Radish Reels: Your mini-documentary must be three minutes or less, and you must upload it to Radish using QC Capture.
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Old-time river rats: Kenny Salwey's new book tells true stories

The muskrat was their namesake. Like the muskrat, "people" river rats were wild critters. They were hard to domesticate and rarely seen in confined quarters. They had within them a fire and independent spirit that was unflappaable, and they were as stubborn as a hog on ice.

The old-timers were as tough as baling wire. Bend them one way and they'd spring back the other way. There was simply no way to keep them "bent" in any one position.... More »

Stock your pantry and cook! Chef shares secrets for curing culinary doldrums

The days are getting longer. But even though the calendar says spring is just around the corner, it will be months before gardens and farmers' markets are in full operation. If the culinary doldrums of late winter and a hectic schedule find you picking up food to eat in the car on your way from one event to another, check out these tips to bring your family back to the table.

Make a plan

Planning is the key to wresting control... More »

Environmental filmmaking: Ange Glade shares her story - and a few ideas - with aspiring artists

In a photo of a flower, art and ecology come together seamlessly.The image is the message. Photos are "easily understood," says Ange Glade, an artist who sells her work at the Freight House Farmers' Market in Davenport and at the A.K. Glade Collection Gallery in the Village of East Davenport.

As they view her photos, "So many people have said, 'Wow, I didn't realize how beautiful our area is,'" Glade says.

The photographer,... More »

Backyard Abundance: Modeling human communities after healthy ecosystems

Before Fred Meyer founded Backyard Abundance, he already was leading an eco-friendly life. Or he hoped he was. He recycled, cleaned up roadways, planted trees, and supported environmental organizations.

"But I wasn't sure if anything I was doing was actually effective," he says. After considerable research, Meyer concluded that he and like-minded folks were, at best, slowing down ecological harm.

Determined to help improve... More »

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