John, as evidenced by the responses you got upon meeting all those you had only interacted with on-line, YOU are a green shoot of hope! Water and food are so intimately connected that I find all of your posts to be inspirational -- even as sometimes the world is wrong headed and the news is not good. Thanks for helping us all better understand not only the importance of water, but how we can and must stand up to protect it.
Well done John! Your commitment to the clean water cause coupled with goodwill is the only way forward...it's team building like this that gives us hope that, while setbacks are inevitable, refinements are made, and others with much to contribute may also be attracted to your good fight to make 'good trouble' ...it's very much the kind of good news we all need right now :)
I read that rural communities will be impacted more than larger areas. It sounds as if you're seeing cuts of the real humans who work around us, and of funding for the local farms. We lost support for our food banks to get produce from our small organic farms, and as you suggest, I hope and believe our community will step up. The food bank here in Brinnon remains alive and active. Good for you for keeping us posted on action on Whidbey, as always, and it's heartening that the Navy people read your Substack. It doesn't surprise me that they said “We appreciate that even when you’re asking hard questions, you stick to the facts and you’re always polite.” Great guidelines for all activists in my opinion.
John, as evidenced by the responses you got upon meeting all those you had only interacted with on-line, YOU are a green shoot of hope! Water and food are so intimately connected that I find all of your posts to be inspirational -- even as sometimes the world is wrong headed and the news is not good. Thanks for helping us all better understand not only the importance of water, but how we can and must stand up to protect it.
Thank you so much, Judy. Community is wonderful.
Well done John! Your commitment to the clean water cause coupled with goodwill is the only way forward...it's team building like this that gives us hope that, while setbacks are inevitable, refinements are made, and others with much to contribute may also be attracted to your good fight to make 'good trouble' ...it's very much the kind of good news we all need right now :)
Thank you, Lorian!
Gratitude, John. I love your work and I appreciate the extra step you take in reading to us. You bring us to Whidbey—very special 💧🩵
Thank you, Katharine, I'm glad you enjoy listening! Whidbey is a special place for sure.
I read that rural communities will be impacted more than larger areas. It sounds as if you're seeing cuts of the real humans who work around us, and of funding for the local farms. We lost support for our food banks to get produce from our small organic farms, and as you suggest, I hope and believe our community will step up. The food bank here in Brinnon remains alive and active. Good for you for keeping us posted on action on Whidbey, as always, and it's heartening that the Navy people read your Substack. It doesn't surprise me that they said “We appreciate that even when you’re asking hard questions, you stick to the facts and you’re always polite.” Great guidelines for all activists in my opinion.
Thank you, Kirie, for your kind words and for keeping us posted on happenings on your side of the Sound.
What you read about rural vs urban communities feels true here too.
John, I really appreciate you sharing Green shoots. It is vital that we notice what is going well so that we can nurture it.
And if I haven’t said it before, let me say it now that I love that you are reading your posts.
Thank you so much, Holly! It's so good to hear that you appreciate the voiceovers.