Common Ground: Features

May 2007

Features

Rawsome!
The ultimate fringe food culture sexes it up for the mainstream. by BECCA CAMPBELL and RITZY RYCIAK

Conversations: David Wolfe
The rock star of the raw food world talks zero waste, chocolate baptisms and how to live lower and lighter on the food chain. by BY RITZY RYCIAK

“Sound Healing”: Good (Better, and Best) Vibrations
Scientists, healers and musicians unlocking the therapeutic potential of sound waves talk shop and kick out the jams in SF. by JIMMY LESLIE

Departments

On Our Radar
What Counts?: Yoga; Alt Medicine in the Mainstream: LSU study shows that Tai Chi offers relief for nerve disease sufferers; Sustain Lane’s Unsustainables animated shorts; SF fashion designer Kelly B marries environmental science degree and eye for chic; Backpacker’s dream: the eco-wine container that carries more than a bottle, and weighs less; Worth Repeating. by

SF’s New Plastic Bag Ban
They’ll be disappearing from supermarkets and chain drugstores before the end of the year, and the rest of the country is taking notes. by LENNON BERGLAND

Healthy Living
Biomonitoring: Emissions Testing for the Body
Twenty-eight Illinois legislators were screened for chemicals in their system — all tested positive for mercury. by KERI LYNCH

Body Talk
For a memory like an elephant, try to sleep like a bear; the skinny on the new fat; carcinogen-free lawn care. by ELIZABETH BARKER

Yoga: For More Than Tight Buns, Healthy Glow
The Yoga Healing Conference widens yoga’s public perception. by TODD SPENCER

Tune In
Walking in Circles to Find Yourself
Get lost in labyrinth-walking meditation. by JAMIE FRIDDLE

The Gnostic Revival
Prophet Motive by DANIEL PINCHBECK

Meditation: Food As Meditation
Internationally renown chef Charlie Trotter muses on the profundity of picking the perfect pepper. by CHARLIE TROTTER

Green Scene
You Don’t Have to Wait For an Electric Car
Your guide to what’s on the market — right now. by DAMIEN SOMERSET

Spring Greening
Homemade cleaning products pure enough to eat. by JOLIA SIDONA ALLEN

SF’s Plan-it Hardware
Stocks Mom and Pops with Green Alternatives. by KASEY CLARK

Art & Soul
Excerpt from Atmosphere of Pressure
Political Interference in Federal Climate Science by the staff of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Government Accountability Project. by TIMOTHY DONAGHY, JENNIFER FREEMAN, FRANCESCA GRIFO, KARLY KAUFMAN, TAREK MAASSARANI & LEXI SHULTZ

Arts Reviews: Books, Music and Film
Plenty, Not Buying It, Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective, Slaid Cleaves, God Spoke, What Babies Want

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