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4 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Episode 1
Wed, Mar 31, 2004
With mass transportation and quantities of scale, America's cities may be the best place to live simply. Meet Chicago's Sadhu and Manda Johnston and Jane Zawadowski who show us the way and hear Mayor Richard Daley's green pledge. Visit Chicago's fabled City Hall roof garden and Ken Dunn's moveable Urban Farm. Additional footage was shot in St. Louis, San Diego and Los Angeles.
Episode 2
Wed, Mar 31, 2004
Find ways to lower your carbon footprint from such leading thinkers and activists as author Bill McKibben; former President Jimmy Carter; and Worldwatch Institute's Christopher Flavin and Gary Gardner. Wanda meets students at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania who are tackling climate change. And, hear the youthful concerns from a 10-year-old in Topeka, Kansas.
Episode 3
Wed, Mar 31, 2004
Discover the vital link between art and simplicity, as well as your own "artist within. " Wanda visits North Carolina's legendary Penland School of Crafts' glass-blowers, painters and weavers, and visits the studio of mosaicist Jan Detter. New York City's pop singer Dana Parrish and composer Andy Hollander complete the show by offering an inspired performance in Mount Airy, NC.
Episode 4
Wed, Mar 31, 2004
Bryan Welch shows off his Lawrence, KS farm - which he calls "Rancho Cappuccino" - and explains why hobby farming is increasingly popular in America. Grit editor Hank Will gives us advice about how to get started with small farming. And, join Wanda as she visits farmers' markets in Lancaster, PA and Greensboro, NC to find out why they've become the "cat's meow."