Why Do You Do What You Do?

Why Do You Do What You Do, Judy of the CSA? from Pattie Baker on Vimeo.

Here's the thing--if you ask many people why they do what they do, they may just shrug their shoulders and mutter something like, "To pay the bills," or "I ask myself that every day." But I discovered that if you ask someone involved with sustainability initiatives why they do what they do, you might as well get ready to be inspired because what comes next is an answer from the heart, about a deep purpose that has great daily meaning to them.

As a result of this realization, I launched a video series on FoodShed Planet titled Why Do You Do What You Do? (check out Richard of the Worms and Farmer D's answers). This video, of Judy Knight of Sustainable Peachtree Corners, will be featured on FoodShed Planet this upcoming Friday, so consider this a sneak preview! I knew you'd want to hear the great things Judy is doing, and what they mean to her, first!

Also this past week in our Sustainable North Atlanta Alliance, I had the distinct pleasure of hosting a number of our members at my final Open Garden. Some really exciting initiatives are in the works that take some of the concepts of Open Garden and move them out to a larger audience. Stay tuned!

As for the blogs, here's what's been happening:

Sustainable Alpharetta

Post-Election Clean-Up
Green Gifts for the Holidays

Sustainable Dunwoody

Introducing Farmer D
Peachtree Corners' Challenge to Us: Are We Even Up For This?
To Give
What Gets Measured Gets Done: Updated!
What Riley and Dr. Bombay's Underwater Tea Party Have In Common
The Neighborhood Demands It
Capital Growth: A Look at London

I'll leave you with this question of the week: Why do YOU do what you do?