“The workers here are getting less than half a dollar a day.” – from the documentary film, Black Gold As the story of Starbucks manager Holly Hylton racial discrimination against two black men went viral this week, outrage followed and Starbucks announced it would close for a day of implicit bias training, which sounds like … More Starbucks & Social Justice
The New Moon on February 15, 2018 at 4:05 pm EST marks the official Chinese Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the Earth Dog. In this wisdom tradition, a Dog year is a time of fairness, equality and justice while the element of Earth lends needed stability. A welcome shift away … More Black Panther, the Big Bad Wolf and Black Lives Matter
I wrote this essay in the days following the Pulse Tragedy, which struck the heart of my community a year ago. I was unable to post it until a year had passed, on the heels of the attack in London. It was just too soon. Bloody Sunday. Shout the headlines. Blood Donors. Snake around the … More A Pulse Epilogue
{This article written for Velocity Magazine July/August 2013. Pick one up on our front porch today or read the magazine online.} In college I had an excessive soda habit, consuming almost a liter a day. The processed sugar and caffeine had me hooked but left me dehydrated and fatigued when the rush wore off, so … More Everyday Apothecary: Remedy Recipes for Everybody
I was a kindergartener when White Dog Cafe opened in Philadelphia. I wouldn’t know about the cafe until after I opened my own cafe 22 years later. My business was founded on a Triple P bottom line – people, planet & profit – and about a year after we were opened, I came to the … More REVIEW “Good Morning, Beautiful Business: The Unexpected Journey of an Activist Entrepreneur and Local Economy Pioneer” by Judy Wicks
So pleased to announce that I have a new column in the Orlando Sentinel’s A Better You section, which is a monthly insert into the newspaper. It’s on newstands TODAY March 20, 2013, a perfect beginning aligned with the Spring Equinox. Special thanks to Emily Rankin of Local Roots Farm to Restaurant Distribution for recommending … More RECIPE: Strawberry, Kale & Pecan Salad
[A modified version of this article is in the March/April 2013 Edition of Velocity Magazine] March marks the seventh anniversary of my little cafe. Our desire was to offer our neighbors a place to enjoy wholesome food that was better for the environment and optimal for our bodies. Data abounds about the benefits of eating … More Towards flexibility
>>>An edited version of this appeared in the Jan/Feb 2013 Edition of Velocity Magazine. <<< I just unearthed this long forgotten (and unsent) letter that could be written to any number of people who are in a moment of imbalance. Many well-intentioned and big-hearted people work so damn hard in the field of activism, sustainability, … More A lover’s plea for the worn out, burnt out, shook up, pissed off, and stressed out change makers
I’m a child of the 80’s. I lived in the suburbs with a white collar dad and stay at home mom who taught me, along with my teachers, that I could do anything I wanted, just like my male classmates. Going to college and having a career was my pre-destined future thanks to the tremendous … More Home is Where Our Heart Is
Simple formula for positive recognition in the local food movement … I prepared this presentation for the Winter Park Harvest Festival Conference. Welcome your comments below!!!!
Julie Wilder 