Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

Travel doesn’t have to be expensive–or even scary. Here’s how I saw Manhattan for the grand sum of ten dollars. (Featuring The Navigator!)

This is the third in a three-part post on bike culture. Read all about community bike shops or anarchy, bike jousting and two-wheeled social protest… or scroll down for the fun stuff.
I was going to write a post on the art of the underground bike scene, but these photos tell the story better themselves. So, [...]

Bike culture has changed: what was once a rich man’s sport is now the pastime of artists and anarchists. How bicycles can (and will) change our lives.

When I first told my friend Landry I was going to Detroit, she advised me to visit the Heidelberg Project. Thinking it was some sort of museum piece, I put it on the Maybe List—and later forgot about it completely as Detroit’s stark reality washed over my little head.
Nonetheless, later that day we drove right [...]

Yesterday I told you all about Farmer John’s struggle to save his family’s farm and preserve his unique identity (The Real Dirt on American Counterculture: How Farmer John made ideals come true).
From a family farm, the place has grown a lot. These days, Angelic Organics does a lot of education, from on-farm training to urban [...]

Farmer John’s desires are simple: he just wants to live his life according to his beliefs. But his pursuit of happiness wasn’t always easy.

Guerrilla gardening: it’s like vandalism for hippies. Watch us attack Louisville with petals.

bye-bye Paonia…

We’re gonna jump ahead a bit here. A lot of time has passed since I left Colorado, but most of it was vacation-time for yours truly. Here’s how it went, in glimpses and photos:
Paonia, CO » Winnemucca, NV
I found myself yet another successful rideshare, with Howard from Abundant Life Farm (word to the wise: [...]