Upcoming Events
June 21st, 2024 – “MASHH,” episode 5 of Season 4 of “The Postitive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Greta de la Montagne about herbal first aid and the mobile MASHH clinic she created
August 1st, 2024 – “Secrets of the Oak Woodlands,” episode 6 of Season 4 of “The Postitive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with author Kate Marianchild about the life and times of wood rats
September 21st, 2024 – “California Naturalist,” episode 7 of Season 4 of “The Postitive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Jen Riddel and Hannah Bird about the California Naturalist Program
Past Events
May 1st, 2024 – “Urban Homesteading,” episode 4 of Season 4 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Rachel Kaplan, author of the book “Urban Homesteading”
March 21st, 2024 – “Sir Cobalot,” episode 3 of Season 4 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Miguel Elliot about new and old applications of cob in natural building techniques
February 2nd, 2024 – “Descriptive Inquiry,” episode 2 of Season 4 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Stephane Barile about the descriptive inquiry process
January 5th, 2024 – “Hera Has a Heart,” the first episode of Season 4 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Jessi Lea, the featured musical guest for Season 4 of the podcast
December 31st, 2023 – “The Food Hub” episode 13, the final episode of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Haerah Baird of NCO’s Mendo Lake Food Hub
December 21st, 2023 – “Art Salon” episode 12 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Gaetan Caron about living and breathing art
November 8th, 2023 – “Medicine Basket” episode 11 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Gwen Jensen about her kundalini awakening and the gathering it helped create
October 31st, 2023 – “Going Flat” episode 10 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Molly Rinaldi advocating for aesthetic flat closure for women post-mastectomy
September 21st, 2023 – “Happy Brain” episode 9 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Loretta Breuning PhD about our ‘feel good’ mammalian brain chemicals
August 1st, 2023 – “The Positive Fantastic Soundtrack” episode 8 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; a soundtrack of the songs of the artists showcased in the first three seasons of the podcast
June 21st, 2023 – “Remembering Daniel” episode 7 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; a special edition memorial for my life partner Daniel Treadwell Frey
May 1st, 2023 – “Melissa Musings” episode 6 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Hope Bee about the amazing honey bee and how we can support these bee-ings
April 22nd, 2023 – “Flower Power” episode 5 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Julie Rothman on Earth Day about her loose leaf herbal tea company
March 21st, 2023 – “Healing Tide” episode 4 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with tidal tender, educator, and coastal advocate Tanya Stiller about the benefits of seaweed
February 14th, 2023 – “Fantastic Friendship” episode 3 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with my best friend, Melanya Gonshorowski about our lifelong love story
February 2nd, 2023 – “Nature As Muse” episode 2 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with singer/songwriter Alice Di Micele and the way nature shapes her music
January 1st, 2023 – “Vital Cycles” episode 1 of Season 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Vital Cycles Permaculture women Lydia Neilson and Anne Freiwald
December 21st, 2022 – “Assemblage: Creating a Living Canvas” episode 30 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Esther Siegel about assemblage art and her new book
December 7th, 2022 – “Old tech, new tech, you tech, through tech” episode 29 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Joybi Joyner about the intersection of new and old technologies
November 23rd, 2022 – “Bring Back the Beaver!” episode 28 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Kate Lundquist about the wonders of beaver ecology
November 8th, 2022 – “The Real Sarahs” episode 27 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Sarah Songbird and Sarah Ryan about their harmonious, musical duet
October 25th, 2022 – “A Magickal Life” episode 26 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with author Jamie Della about her Wiccan word weaving
October 9th, 2022 – “Inextricably Intertwined” episode 25 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Meghan Walla-Murphy about the art of tracking in eco-systems
September 25th, 2022 – “Sovereignty By Design” episode 24 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Maggie Ostara about the Human Design System
September 22nd, 2022 – “Community Therapy” episode 23 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Kelly McRee about how we can heal our personal and collective grief
September 10th, 2022 – “Spirit Full Woman” episode 22 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Feather Rose Marie about diving into the authentic feminine
September 1st, 2022 – “Home Birth For Every Body” episode 21 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Gloria Gonzalez Campise about her practice, Peoples Midwifery
August 27th, 2022 – “Northern California Women’s Herbal Symposium” episode 20 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with founder Terri Jensen about this amazing gathering of womyn and plants
August 11th, 2022 – “Musical Alchemy” episode 19 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with musician Alyra Rose about letting our voice, our song, our music, be our medicine
July 28th, 2022 – “The Chicktionary” episode 18 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with authors Sherry Glaser and Kym Trippsmith about taking the dick out of the dictionary
July 13th, 2022 – “Loving Animal Care” episode 17 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview for pet lovers everywhere with Kelly Costa about her animal support care services
June 28th, 2022 – “School of Self Healing” episode 16 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Meir Schneider about his incredible healing journey from blindness to sight!
June 21st, 2022 – “Engaging with Life” episode 15 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Michelle Vesser about how to accept what comes with loving grace
June 14th, 2022 – “Heart of Health” episode 14 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Luna Hart about her career as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDNP)
May 30th, 2022 – “Reclaim Your Voice” episode 13 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; Lauren Arrow, musician and song facilitator, shares about her musical journey
May 15th, 2022 – “Trauma Informed Friendships” episode 12 of season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Jen Dalton about dismantling the patriarchy
Aprill 30th, 2022 – “Food As Medicine” episode 11 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; Mary Sheila Gonnella shares her wisdom about how to eat mindfully
April 20th, 2022 – “Be Rooted Botanicals” episode 10 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Molly Hildenbrand of Be Rooted Botanicals (CBD products for health)
April 16th, 2022 – “Barnyard Midwife” episode 9 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Julia Green about holistic farm consultations
March 31st, 2022 – “Paleotechnics” episode 8 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; Tamara Wilder describes how human technology is the keystone that connects us all
March 20th, 2022 – “Matriarchal Gift Economy of the Ancient Future” episode 7 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; Yeshe Matthews shares about embodied spiritual practice
March 18th, 2022 – “Got Goats?” episode 6 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Jenava Van Pelt all about keeping goats
March 2nd, 2022 – “Feed The People” episode 5 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; Robin Burnside describes what nourishes her and her lifetime of making delicious food for friends, family, and festivals
February 16th, 2022 – “The Art of Drag” episode 4 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; Kimber Holmes shares about her lifelong adventures in performing drag and her recent successful career as a male illusionist
January 31st, 2022 – “History Speaks in Art” episode 3 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; visit the Ukiah Valley History Mural (virtually or in person) while you hear how artist Lauren Sinnott painted this work of art
January 17th, 2022 – “Mushroom Cultivation” episode 2 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; this episode focuses on how to grow shiitake mushrooms on oak logs at home & is the debut of the “City Mouse, Country Mouse” series
January 2nd, 2022 – “The Forest People” episode 1 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; the season premier is about small scale commercial mushroom cultivation of oysters and shiitakes in Boonville, CA
Season 2 of The Positive Fantastic Podcast launched in January 2022!
NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month! The thirty days when we all try to write our next novel!
October 20th, 2021 – “Frey Family Vineyards” episode 24 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; the season finale is an interview with my aunt, Katrina Frey, about the green business of Frey Vineyards in Mendocino County, CA
October 6th, 2021 – “Sonoma Enlivened: Kefir Probiotics” episode 23 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Deana Dennard of Sonoma Enlivened about her kefir (probiotic soda) business in Sebastopol, CA
September 22nd, 2021 – “Regeneration with Hugels” episode 22 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Josh Khankhanian of Moon Gazer Farms about using hüglekultur raised beds for a cannabis polyculture in Redwood Valley, CA
September 20th, 2021 – “This is Yoga” episode 21 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Tirza Dawn about bringing the breath back into yoga practices in Sebastopol, CA
September 6th, 2021 – “Heart Synchrony” episode 20 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Dorothy Mandel about her PhD research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences about how we are connected through our hearts in Santa Rosa, CA
August 22nd, 2021 – “Earth Stewardship” (Part 1) episode 19 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Blair Phillips of Abuela Gardens about Natural Building & the educational series he’s producing in Willits, CA
August 8th, 2021 – “Ceres Community Project” episode 18 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Deborah Ramelli about this amazing non-profit organization in the North Bay
July 23rd, 2021 – “Herbal Connections, Yo” episode 17 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Keoma McCaffrey of the Central Valley Herbal Studies Program & Anarchy Herbals in Arbuckle, CA
July 10th, 2021 – Laytonville’s First Cannabis Farmer’s Market; I did a give-away of a dozen copies of “Wildfire Weeds” to farmers and attendees alike to spread the local Mendo love in Laytonville, CA
July 9th, 2021 – “Nature is Our Living Classroom” episode 16 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with youth educator and mentor Jessy Jane about the Earth Stars program in Covelo, CA
June 24th, 2021 – “Mosaic Guru Goddess Queen” episode 15 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Elizabeth Raybee about creating beautiful art from broken things in Ukiah, CA
June 20th, 2021 – “Navigating Kundalini Energy (Part 1)” episode 14 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Gwen Jensen about the phenomenon of a kundalini awakening and how best to navigate the journey in Sebastopol, CA
June 10th, 2021 – “Quantum Level Health” episode 13 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with naturopathic healer Claudia Wenning about resourcing within to choose healing in Willits, CA
May 26th, 2021 – “Legalize Tiny Homes” episode 12 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with the tiny house lady, Lindsay Wood, about why and how to go tiny.
May 11th, 2021 – “Through the Eyes of the Disabled” episode 11 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Athena Weathers about being alter-abled, ableism, and reclaiming the term “disabled” in Sebastopol, CA
April 26th, 2021 – “An Orchard Community” episode 10 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Mario Kashou about tending an orchard in the hills West of Ukiah, CA
April 20th, 2021 – “Another Day in Paradise” episode 9 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with the O’Neills at HappyDay Farms in Laytonville, CA about integrated cannabis and vegetable farming
April 11th, 2021 – “Love Mischief” episode 8 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Humboldt County poet Kristy Hellum about a sharetocracy where everyone feels and everyone wins
March 28th, 2021 – “Health Education For Everyone” episode 7 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with DeAnna Batdorff of the Dhyana Center about creating accessible information so we can all be healthy
March 20th, 2021 – “Sacred Healing Music” episode 6 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with musician Prema Love about her journey to create her newest album “Awaken to Divine Love”
March 13th, 2021 – “Magical Marijuana” episode 5 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Wendy Read of The Caretaker’s Garden Apothecary and Healing Sanctuary about possible herbal support for preventing and treating viral illnesses
March 1st, 2021 – Featured Article in Word of Mouth magazine for the Spring 2021 issue about HappyDay Farms integrated cannabis and vegetable farming in Mendocino County
February 27th, 2021 – “21st Century Self Health Care” episode 4 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Vicchi Oleski about her new line of feelHEAL medicinals and how they support self health care
February 11th, 2021 – “Playing the Game of Life” episode 3 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Sherry Glaser about how we can use improv to feel our feelings and live fuller lives
January 28th, 2021 – “Join the Pants Revolution” episode 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Chickfly founder Anna Birkás about the intersection of hydrology, fashion, and feminism
January 12th, 2021 – “Music is the Medicine” episode 1 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast; an interview with Copperwoman about the calling to music and how to honor our artistic desires
August 1, 2020 – Published article for Sensi Magazine about the Slow Foods Movement: “Taking it Slow”
January 23rd, 2020 at 5:30 pm – Reading of “Wildfire Weeds” at the Ukiah Library in Ukiah, CA
December 14th and 15th, 2019 – “Wildfire Weeds” at the Willits Holiday Craft Fair in Willits, CA
November 16th, 2019 at 5-9 pm – Offering “Wildfire Weeds” at the 2nd Annual Harvest Dinner Benefit & Locavore dinner for the Mendocino County Herb Guild.
November 8, 2019 at 8-9 pm – Radio interview on KSCO with Christopher Carr of “The Cannabis Connection” show at 1080 AM
October 14, 2019 at 2-4 pm – “Wildfire Weeds” in the Caretaker’s Garden event in Boonville, CA
October 12, 2019 at 12-2 pm – Meet and Greet with Author Mori Natura signing “Wildfire Weeds” at the Sebastopol Copperfield’s Bookstore
October 10, 2019 at 11 am – KZYX Radio Interview on “WildOak Living” where “Wildfire Weeds” is a premium reward on the Fall Pledge Drive
October 3, 2019 at 6 pm – “Wildfire Weeds” Local Author event at Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, CA
October 3, 2019 at 11 am – KMEC Radio in Ukiah, Live Interview with host Stephan
September 21, 2019 at 6:30-8 pm – Local Authors Night at Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino, CA
September 3, 2019 – Front page feature of the Ukiah Daily Journal discussing my novel and how I was burnt out of my neighborhood by wildfires
September 1, 2019 – Wildfire Weeds is released to bookstores across the country. Paperback and ebook versions available on Amazon.com
August 30, 2019 – Guest Speaker on the Adam Dunn Show podcast