since you've been gone...

hi friends,

we’re back!!

i’ve missed you all :)

i’ve been busy, as always:

• publishing two print articles in a local magazine (‘zine), Unscene

• publishing a print article in the latest issue of Communities Magazine

• prepping to speak this weekend at the Communal Studies Association annual conference in Iowa

but don’t worry, i’ve also been busy with a whole lot of these:

I was going to take teaser pictures of my print articles for this newsletter but alas, I ran out of time at home, and now I’m writing this from Iowa. Perhaps next week :)

the future of grass roots

this time off from newsletter-writing has been a much needed refresher for me to recharge and reorganize.

grass roots newsletter will live on! but there will be a few changes:

• I’m going to send out new issues on Wednesdays or Thursdays, instead of Tuesdays, since that works better with my schedule lately

• I’m going to be a bit more flexible with myself with posting every week, and schedule weeks off regularly

• If I get into a topic and end up writing more than 700 words, I’ll split it up into two parts, and send the second half the next week. That keeps things short and digestible for you all, and helps me keep momentum

more excitingly, i’ve come up with lots of new ideas for the coming months!

upcoming

• finally coming soon… art merch in exchange for referring friends to the newsletter! with a new twist: i’ve been working on hand drawings of bay area native flowers and butterflies. i hope you all like it :)

• tiptoeing into important topics outside my comfort zone

• more intentional community/coop/commune news. more actionable sustainability tips. more silly pictures, updates, and quirky ideas.

thanks for being along for the ride.

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much love,

jasper