Neighbor2Neighbor / VecinoAVecino Stories 7.20.2020 by Marcela Slade
I finally met some of the people I have been working for these past few months. Hilary Pollan of the NC Chatham County Manager’s Office contacted Abundance NC about produce […]
Category: Essays
Our essays tell the unique perspective of writers from our community who have ideas to share and Stories to tell.
Confessions of a Racist by Amrita Grace
I am a spiritual teacher. I am a leader of women. I am a priestess. I am an advocate for the Earth. I am a woman who cherishes all […]
Pondering the Paradoxical Pandemic by Tami Schwerin 5.20.2020
Photos above: Moncure Baby Chick, Abundance NC Virtual Board Meeting, Flatirons of Colorado. Courtesy: © Tami Schwerin 2020 We are all wondering what is going to happen as NC and […]
Instead of Buying Guns or Hoarding Food, Let’s Feed Each Other by Michele Bigley
After the nightly news showed people lined up outside of a Philadelphia gun shop in mid-March, my brother called me saying he had his guns and ammo at the ready. […]
What if the Virus is the Medicine? by Jonathan Hadas Edwards & Julia Hartsell 4.30.2020
The emerging pandemic is already a watershed of the early 21st century: things won’t ever be the same. Yet for all that the havoc that the virus is wreaking, […]
WAHM…in the face: Parenting During Pandemic by Amanda Sand 4.22.2020
In 2013, I became a WAHM (work-at-home-mom). I was privileged to be able to make that choice. And, I made it knowing what I was gaining (more time with my […]
Hope in Quarantine: How will we emerge? by Ally DeJong 4.8.2020
For once, everyone in the world is sharing an experience. We have the time to reflect on the world we’ve created; the systems and resources that are in place. We’re […]
How I became Curator and Coordinator of Smelt Art Gallery – A Blog by Marcela Slade
About a year ago, a friend of mine shared a call for Fashion Designers to participate in a Collective Runway Show. It was called: East Coast Runway by Abundance NC’s […]
Old Raleigh, Old Awards and Old Wounds – a blog by Chef Kabui
Recently, a friend in the food world shared two great bits of information that he believed should have been good news to me. First, Raleigh chef Ashley Christensen won the […]
Investing Locally and Building Community Wealth – A blog by Gabe Treves-Kagan
We are intentional about what we eat and where it comes from. We are thoughtful about where we shop and mindful of the labor that goes into what we consume. […]
LOVE of Mother Earth – a blog by Godi Godar
I am blessed to have grown up in the heart of the Congo Basin Rainforest my whole childhood, nurtured by Mama Earth. The Rainforest is our mother. She provides us with […]
Grief. Just Another Word for Love.
Grief. I think Ive carried it around with me my whole life. But most recently, I was plunged into feelings of despair, depression, sadness, anxiety and fear over the […]
