Humanity is at a crossroads: we are on the precipice of destroying our habitat, the very earth that gives us sustenance and supports life. How do we go forward to create a better world? This presentation by Betsey Downing, Ph.D, focuses on mental and emotional skills to develop the maturity and resilience needed to rise […]

Jenna Wadsworth, the 2020 Democratic candidate for NC Commissioner of Agriculture, will speak to us about the future of North Carolina's investments in agriculture.  Her campaign focused on a wide range of issues from farmland preservation to dealing with climate change to the promotion of hemp, and the legalization of cannabis.  She is a young, […]

Tom Neilson is a singer and songwriter, mixing satire and social commentary.   He will talk to us about his life and also entertain us with some songs.  His website states "His travels around the U.S. are reflected in his songs, intertwined with farm roots and a fervent commitment to social justice, as he writes about […]

Suzanne MacDonough, a life coach, will outline the national impacts of our U.S. Senate continuing with a Republican majority, or 'flipped blue' to a Democratic Party majority (with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote). Whether you root for the incumbent Senators (Loeffler and Perdue) or their challengers (Warnock and Ossoff), the layers and […]