Here's a tired but satisfied Jerome McDonnell setting up for the WBEZ Worldview Global Activism Expo at Northeastern University. The actual event (4/25/09) was, as they say: "Absolutely Fabulous!" Over 3000 people attended and learned about international peace & justice projects and met the activists featured on the Worldview Thursday series. The break-out session I led on "Sustainable Strategies for Greener Gardens" was one of the best audiences I'd ever had: diverse, engaged, knowledgeable and with a sense of humor. Throughout the Expo, many fascinating people interested in our Earthways/AFOPADI project stopped by our table. We hope to soon connect with their generous offers of assistance. It amazed me that people with skills and connections I hadn't imagined materialized out of the air...which later in the day spawned ferocious thunderstorms to remind us all of the power of nature!
Speaking of nature in general and landscapes in particular, Jerome said he was going to take a day off after the Expo to work in his garden. When we taped the 4/21/09 Worldview radio segment, we had discussed native plants, especially prairie grasses. So, yesterday, I asked him which ones he intended to plant. When you read this, I hope he'll be enjoying a much-deserved day of planting plugs of Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum).
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