Category Archives: Missouri

Missouri Farms with Direct Sales

The Daily Yonder presents a good overview (and more interesting statistics) of the FDA’s new Food Environment Atlas.  You can make your own maps based on nearly 100 measures of food and health (it’s a little slow, but the data is fascinating!).  I chose this parameter because I’m currently working on a project concerning food [...]

We Can’t Afford to Ignore It

More than environmentalism, this was a lesson in audience awareness.  MU Environmental Studies director (and an invaluable advisor to Sustain Mizzou) Jan Weaver gave a short speech last night at the League of Conservation Voters‘ kickoff meeting for the Clean Energy Missouri Campaign.  Its simplicity and eloquence impressed me–she knows infinitely more about environmental issues, [...]

Preview: The U.S. vs John Brown

I made this over the weekend using my Canon Vixia and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Learn more about MU law school’s mock trial at the War and Reconciliation website or at  The Free Tiger, a new student-run online newsmagazine at Missouri University.  Started this year by my good friend Eva Dou, it has already earned positive [...]

Missouri River Relief

This weekend, I had a rare chance to connect to the Missouri River, and I want to share my experience with you.  The opportunity came through another Sustain Mizzou executive member, Billy Froeschner, a man of the coolest connections from recycling to veteran’s affairs.  This time it was with Steve Schnarr, the Lower Reach Manager [...]

Local Artist Interview: Aaron Pearlstein, Photographer