The Buy Local Mixer will feature a presentation on “Timely Tax Tips” by Inge Bacon, Baylake Bank Trust Officer and will also provide an update from the Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) about the status and activities of the Buy Local program. The Door County Buy Local program is a grass-roots economic development initiative that seeks to strengthen local businesses, increase employment opportunities and educate the public about the importance of buying locally whenever possible.

The Buy Local Initiative encourages networking opportunities between local businesses. A second priority is educating the public about the economic value of keeping as many dollars as possible in Door County along with efforts to share information about what services and products are available through Door County enterprises. A third focus encourages non-profit, civic organizations and governmental bodies to do as much business as practical with Door County firms.

The February 7 event is open to anyone interested in learning more about the Buy Local initiative in Door County. There will be food and beverages available; attendees are asked to make a $5 donation to help defray costs. Please, RSVP for this event by February 3 or ask questions with a phone call the DCEDC at 920.743.3113 ext. 203 or by email to Bill@doorcountybusiness.com.

The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) is a public/private partnership dedicated to improving the economic vitality of the county and its residents. Founded in 1989, DCEDC has been successful in helping existing businesses create and retain thousands of jobs through a myriad of programs and initiatives. Additionally, DCEDC places strong emphasis on fostering entrepreneurial instincts in county residents as well as those who vacation on the Door County Peninsula. Door County Economic Development Corporation offices are located within the small business incubator DCEDC founded in 1997 at 185 East Walnut Street in the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park.

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Urban Roots is a timely, moving and inspiring film about Detroit’s Urban Farming Revival that speaks to a nation grappling with collapsed industrial towns and the need to forge a sustainable and prosperous future… the next Green Door Film Society Screening at Greens N Grains, Thursday, December 29.

The city of Detroit has been unearthing its Urban Roots in a massive reclamation effort, but it’s not old homes and buildings that are being restored. It’s farm land in the heart of the city! Produced by Leila Conners (The 11th Hour) and Mathew Schmid, directed by Mark MacInnis, Urban Roots follows the urban farming phenomenon in a city that is suffering from economic stagnation and decay.

“After making The 11th Hour, it was clear to me that the oft-quoted saying, ‘think globally, act locally‘ was the key to solving our environmental crisis,” says producer Leila Conners. “When the story of the urban farmers in Detroit was brought to us, we knew that what they were doing – acting decisively and caring for themselves and their community – basically healing themselves and their neighborhoods through growing food, was that kind of local action that can make the world a better place so we committed to bringing their story to the world.”

“All my life, I watched the decline of the city, and suffering with it were all of us who’d hitched our hopes to the great American industrial dream of making cars for the greatest country on earth,” says director Mark MacInnis. “I never got to see Detroit in its true heyday. But I knew enough to know what it meant to lose that.”

“Wherever there is grass, there is a chance to put food on the table. And where there is a chance to put food on the table, there’s a chance for a new start. Now, all around the city of Detroit, a growing movement of urban farmers is changing the way people think about food—and life in the “D”. It took men like Henry Ford, William Durant, and Lee Iacocca to build this city, but it’s taken a bunch of strong willed self-taught urban farmers to save it.”

“Urban Roots is an inspiring film about the emergence of urban farming in Detroit; it shows what’s possible after the collapse of the industrial era and how we begin building a sustainable future for all.” – Leonardo DiCaprio

Greens N Grains Deli hosts a natural and organic dinner special each evening before the Film Society screening. Enjoy a delicious soup specialty, salad, a fresh baked roll and a cup of tea for $7.50, available from 6 pm on. The Film Society screenings take place at 7 pm and there is no charge for membership but seating at screenings is limited to 28 people. Dinner and film reservations are requested. RSVP: 920.868.9999.

Greens N Grains Natural Foods and Deli is open daily from 10 am – 5 pm – except on movie nights when they will remain open until 9 pm – in downtown Egg Harbor at 7821 Hwy 42, and can be reached at 920.868.9999 or by email at info@greens-n-grains.com. The store’s Website features news and special monthly discount flyers at Greens-N-Grains.com.

Kim Manning has been in Sturgeon Bay at the Holiday Music Motel & Studios for several days recording her second album, “Good People” and she needs a little local support! Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative projects, empowered by a unique all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands.

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On the evening of Wednesday, December 21, Kim Manning will be performing a live studio concert at The Holiday Music Motel as the finale wrapping up a week of recording. But the real crescendo comes with funding and then releasing that recording.

“Most of the album was recorded at the Holiday Music Motel in Sturgeon Bay,” says Kim, “and features tons of my musical friends including Victor de Lorenzo (one of my hero’s from the Violent Femmes), Wally Ingram (Sheryl Crow), and P-Funk Allstars Jerome Rodgers, Mike (Kidd Funkadelic) Hampton, Danny Bedrosian, Michael Clip Payne, Tracey Lewis-Clinton, and Eric McFadden. It also features Groovesession, Lantz Lazwell (Wahnderlust) and many of my Steel Bridge Song Fest buddies.”

It’s a wonderful record that is sexy, witty, funky and whimsical and features Kim Manning hits,

• “Somewhere in a Tuppaware”,
• “Water Below”,
• “I am Good People”,
• and the P-Funk classic “Red Hot Momma”.

“We are mixing right now at Making Sausage Music, so all I need is the final remaining funds to finish the Artwork, Mastering, and Duplication,” she explains. “My goal of $4000 will do that.”

There are some great rewards for her Kickstarter supporters. Every level of contribution has a different level of reward and they are zany and fun! For $10 you will get a digital pre-release of “Good People.” You can take home a bit of TV history, from Kim’s Flavor of Love outfits to items she wore on the David Letterman Show. You can also get autographed goodies from her and her friends, including George Clinton. Or you can have something even more personal, like a Skype session with Kim. How about a Private Yoga Session or even a private concert!

“Any lil bit helps, together we can move mountains.” – Kim Manning

Door County fresh, organic, free range eggs available at the Herbologie Shop, unit B-19 on Saturdays from 11 am – 5 pm and on Sundays from 11 am – 4 pm, located at the south end of the Top of the Hill Shops, 9331 Spring Rd. in Fish Creek, phone 920.868.5500.

The flock is made up of primarily heavy breeds, meaning that they will happily lay through our cold Wisconsin winters, given the warm, protective lodging of our new coop. We provide supplemental light to meet the need for the 15 hours of sunlight required for them to lay. I did do some research, due to my concern that this would represent “forcing” them to lay outside of nature’s intent.

I have learned that chickens naturally live further south, where days never become as short as they do here. So, as long as they are provided with the proper diet – and they are – they appropriately lay year-around, with short periods of time-off, when individual hens give themselves a little break between cycles.

We have Buff Orpingtons, Black Jerseys, New Hampshire Reds, Silver Lace Wyandottes and Light Brahmas, all of which lay brown eggs and are laying nicely now. We also have Ameraucanas who have just begun laying very pretty, blue and green-shelled eggs. The Ameraucanas are smaller, spunky, fast and smarter – to the extent that one chicken is smarter than the next – and they look zany, with unpredictable variation in color and odd feathering… they remind me of Mardi Gras costumes, but with legs.

I am looking for folks who are interested in a routine arrangement, which would involve stopping at either my farmhouse in Sister Bay or the Herbologie shop at the Top of the Hill in Fish Creek, once weekly for egg pick-up. The eggs cost $4 per dozen, which is enough to cover their organic feed. I realize that this price is only a little less than what one pays for organic eggs in the store, and adds the inconvenience of stopping by either location to retrieve them, but the benefits of very freshly-laid, local eggs may well be worth it to you.

There really is a difference! My cellphone number is 920.559.9522. And please, feel welcome to share this story with anyone you think may be interested.

In the meantime, I have eggs on hand, and will take them with me to the Herbologie Shop, unit B-19 on Saturday from 11 am – 5 pm and on Sunday from 11 am – 4 pm, located at the south end of the Top of the Hill Shops, 9331 Spring Rd. in Fish Creek, phone: 920.868.5500.

Be well,
Elizabeth

Bill Hicks was 16 years old in 1978 when he first started performing stand-up at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas. During the 1980s he toured America extensively and performed a number of high profile television appearances. It was in the UK, however, where Hicks first amassed a significant fan base, packing large venues with his 1991 tour. Hicks died of pancreatic cancer in 1994 at the age of 32. In the years after his death, his work and legacy achieved acclaim in creative circles. In 2007, he was voted the sixth-greatest stand-up comic on the UK Channel 4′s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and appeared again in the updated 2010 list as the fourth-greatest comic.

A documentary entitled American: The Bill Hicks Story, was produced by Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas, and features archival footage and interviews with family and friends, including Kevin Booth. It premiered on March 12, 2010, at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas but was only released in Europe until recently. This film will be the subject of the next screening of the Green Door Film Society at Greens N Grains Deli in Egg Harbor on Thursday, December 1 at 7 pm.

Devotees of Hicks have incorporated his words, image and attitude into their own creations. By means of audio sampling, fragments of Hicks’ rants, diatribes, social criticisms and philosophies have found their way into many musical works, such as Radiohead’s second album “The Bends” which is dedicated to his memory. Singer/songwriter Tom Waits lists Hicks’ “Rant in E-Minor” as one of his 20 most-cherished albums of all time.

“Bill’s comedy (despite his own claims to the contrary) was not about hate or pessimism. Bill was an unabashed optimist. He believed that most people were good at heart but evil forces were deliberately distracting us all from creating a better world using television, lies, tobacco and alcohol as opiates,” explains the official Bill Hicks Memorial Website. “Bill felt a revolution of thought was coming and that it was his duty, as an emissary of the truth, to bring whatever light he could to anyone who would listen.”

The film was nominated for a 2010 Grierson British Documentary Award for the “Most Entertaining Documentary” category. It was also nominated for Best Graphics and Animation category in the 2011 Cinema Eye Awards. Awards won include The Dallas Film Festival’s Texas Filmmaker Award, The Oxford American’s Best Southern Film Award and Best Documentary at the Downtown LA Film Festival.

“I had a vision of a way we could have no enemies ever again, if you’re interested in this. Anybody interested in hearing this?” asks Bill Hicks. “It’s kind of an interesting theory, and all we have to do is make one decisive act and we can rid the world of all our enemies at once. Here’s what we do. You know all that money we spend on nuclear weapons and defense every year? Trillions of dollars. Instead, if we spent that money feeding and clothing the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded… not one! We could as one race, explore inner and outer space together in peace, forever.”

Greens N Grains Deli hosts a natural and organic dinner special each evening before the Film Society screening. Enjoy a delicious soup specialty, salad, a fresh baked roll and a cup of tea for $7.50, available from 6 pm on. The Film Society screenings take place at 7 pm and there is no charge for membership but seating at screenings is limited to 30 people. Dinner and film reservations are requested.

Please note: Response to the recent screening of Forks Over Knives was so over-capacity that the Green Door Film Society has added a 2nd between-screens showing on Thursday December 8 at 7 pm and dinner will also be served as usual… please RSVP.

Greens N Grains Natural Foods and Deli is open daily in the quiet season from 10 am – 5 pm – except on movie nights when they will remain open until 9 pm – in downtown Egg Harbor at 7821 Hwy 42, and can be reached at 920.868.9999 or by email at info@greens-n-grains.com. The store’s Website features news and special monthly discount flyers at Greens-N-Grains.com.

FINAL CUT: This is a grassroots documentation of action undertaken by the people in my northeastern Wisconsin neighborhood of Door County, people of all ages and across political divides who are coming together to correct a situation that many believe threatens the well being and prosperity of their state. Can they succeed in meeting the requirements within the deadline? Stay tuned… as we meet up with advocates and opponents of the Recall Scott Walker Campaign.

There was a time not that long ago, when attending a Democratic Party meeting in Door County would result in spending face time with the same two or three tired faces that attended every meeting. But in 2004, things started to change as the Democratic Party came back to life with surprising vitality.

Now, they are flexing that muscle…

This short film is chapter one in a grassroots documentation by this magazine to report on the actions undertaken by the citizens in northeastern Wisconsin and Door County, where people of all ages and across political dividing lines are coming together to correct a situation that many believe threatens the well being and prosperity of their state. Can they succeed in helping to meet the statewide requirements to collect signatures of more than 540,208 eligible voters within the 60-day deadline?

Richard Allen Boone (June 18, 1917 – January 10, 1981) was an American actor ... Gun – Will Travel, which made him a national star with his role as Paladin

Stay tuned… as we meet up with Door County’s advocates and opponents of the Recall Scott Walker Campaign. Would you like to be included in the film? Leave a comment below and let’s make a date for coffee.

Have cam – will travel. Wire Editor.

“Any recall attempts filed will be nothing more than a Shameless power grab by the Democrats and their liberal special interests, and will not deter Republicans from moving the state forward under responsible leadership.” – Republican Party spokeswoman Nicole Larson

Phillip Whiteman, Jr., a nationally-known Indian cultural consultant, storyteller and horseman returns to Door County to present a 2-day workshop, “The Coming of the New Moon: Shedding, Cleansing, Purifying, Letting go of the Old Ways.” He will apply Native American spiritual philosophy and practices to everyday life. The first day at Nelson Healing Center, Philip will share the oral history and philosophy pertaining to the foundational teachings of the Medicine Wheel Model. He will speak about the purification times we are now in, the natural laws of gravity and balance, the four directions, the colors, seasons and the stages of life.

The second day at Idlewild Farms, he will demonstrate the spiritual connections that exist between horse and horseman as explained in the philosophy of the Medicine Wheel Model (MWM). Long before the horse whisperers of today, Plains Indians were recognized for their seemingly-innate mastery of effortless communication with horses. You will learn the philosophy and concepts of the MWM and how it pertains to horse and human.

“Hands on” with horses, you will gain an understanding of the model practicing what Philip teaches: The horse’s four sides, behaviors, what to watch for in body language, the importance of the rights of passage. He will also cover working with a horse, ground-work, leading from the back, working with an untrained colt, utilizing the negotiation process (fear, escaping, anger, denial and acceptance) and showing how humans go through the same processes. He will close with a Talking Circle.

“Society teaches us that we have to dominate, and overpower the horse to teach it,” Phillip states. ”But my traditions and culture, and my understanding of the horse teach me that by working with the horse’s spirit, and believing that we are one, the horse will do what I ask.”

As a recognized horse trainer and a holistic thinker, Phillip realized that the spiritual model he had developed for horses is universal and applies to all human experiences, including our interactions with each other. The very same approach of inferiority and superiority that damages the spirits of horses does the same to our relationships with other people, “and you must learn to interact with their spirit in a non-threatening and non-confrontational manner.” Thus, he teaches people how to use the Medicine Wheel Model for personal growth.

Phillip is a Champion Grass Dancer know for dancing the “old style” of Northern Cheyenne Grass Dancing and has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe performing and sharing his knowledge and talents with people of all ages and from all walks of life. He recently served as Northern Cheyenne Culture and Language Consultant for Steven Speilberg during the filming of “Into the West.” Phillip’s workshop presentations include traditional story-telling and songs that share a powerful and inspirational message of hope. His first CD, “Spirit Seeker – Stories and Songs for the Spirit,” has received national critical acclaim.

On Saturday, November 19, Phillip Whiteman, Jr. will teach the Medicine Wheel Model in a full-day workshop from 9 am – 5 pm at the Nelson Healing Center. On Sunday, November 20 he will demonstrate and teach using live horses from 9:30 am – 4 pm at Idlewild Farms, 10 minutes south of Sturgeon Bay. You may attend either one or both days. The fee is $75 per day and lunch is included. Find out more about Phillip Whiteman Jr.’s Native Horsemanship at his Website. Call 920.818.0045 to register.

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Research done by two world-renowned experts, biochemist and co-author of The China Study, Dr. T. Colin Campbell Ph.D., and internationally-acclaimed physician and author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., not only convinced former president Bill Clinton to treat his heart disease in a new way, but also led to the production of a life-changing documentary film, Forks Over Knives.

America is suffering from a health epidemic – Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the country’s three leading causes of death and the medicines prescribed to remedy these and other diseases cost this country over $120 billion dollars each year. Recent research proves the correlation between these deadly diseases and the amount of meat, dairy and processed foods we consume. Take a first-hand look at the amazing physical and medical transformations that chronically ill patients undergo after adopting a whole food, plant-based diet.

Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict Americans can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline traces the personal journeys of Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional scientist from Cornell University, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., a former top surgeon at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic. Inspired by remarkable discoveries in their young careers, these men conducted several groundbreaking studies and their separate research led them to the same startling conclusion; degenerative diseases like heart disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and even several forms of cancer, could almost always be prevented – and in many cases reversed – by adopting a whole foods, plant-based diet.

In addition, cameras follow real-life patients who have chronic conditions from heart disease to Diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole food, plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat these ailments—while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed.

Forks Over Knives was featured recently on Real Time with Bill Maher, and received special attention on “The Dr. Oz Show” earlier this year when film experts T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D., Neal Barnard, M.D., Rip Esselstyn, and filmmaker Lee Fulkerson all appeared on the show. The film also partnered with Whole Foods Market and The Engine 2 Diet for more than 40 screenings nationwide, including premieres in Los Angeles and New York, in events that included plant-based meals and expert panel discussions. The film played in Landmark, Regal, AMC and Cinemark theaters in 75 cities throughout the U.S.

The feature film Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.

“Forks Over Knives is a powerful statement on the future of nutrition as the premiere biomedical intervention for
disease prevention and reversal!” – T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.

Greens N Grains Deli hosts a natural and organic dinner special each evening before the Film Society screening. Enjoy a delicious soup specialty, salad, a fresh baked roll and a cup of tea for $7.50, available from 6 pm on. The Film Society screenings take place at 7 pm and there is no charge for membership but seating at screenings is limited to 30 people. Dinner and film reservations are requested.

Greens N Grains Natural Foods and Deli is open daily in the quiet season from 10 am – 5 pm – except on movie nights when they will remain open until 9 pm – in downtown Egg Harbor at 7821 Hwy 42, and can be reached at 920.868.9999 or by email at info@greens-n-grains.com. The store’s Website features news and special monthly discount flyers at Greens-N-Grains.com.

But earlier this year, Governor Walker’s budget plan cut state funding for the arts by 73% and eliminated the WAB as a state agency.

pAt macdonald and melaniejane AKA “Purgatory Hill”

“It’s been the PAA’s mission over the past 74 years to grant financial support dollars to individual artists and local institutions,” says Peninsula Arts Association (PAA) Board member and musician Pete Thelen. “And with greater community support we can continue despite the changes in our funding resources.”

Each year, raising the matching funds to bring a flow of cash into Door County is a new and greater challenge, especially in the wake of recent budget cuts. While board members work to meet these demands, their volunteer time is also spent on reviewing hundreds of grant applications and attending numerous lengthy meetings in order to come to consensus over their twice-yearly funding disbursements.

Last year, three local individuals put together the first of what is now an annual, fall, post-season, fundraising event in support of the PAA. On Wednesday, November 9, from 5 pm ‘til close, you are invited to enjoy an evening of great food, silent auction fun and live music in Fish Creek at The English Inn for the 2^nd Annual PAA Artfund Benefit, sponsored by the publishers of DoorCountyChefs.com, DoorCountyGuide.co, DoorCountyLodging.com and DoorCountyResorts.com.

A live concert beginning at 6 pm will feature performances contributed in-kind by local musicians leading off with the Mighty Mouth Trio comprised of Jay Whitney, Richard Whitney and Pete Thelen.  Next, Ben There, Dan That will take the stage followed by Jeanne Kuhns with Lost Mothra. Capping off the evening, pAt macdonald and melaniejane AKA “Purgatory Hill” will certainly fill the dance floor.

Guests are invited to enjoy a buffet dinner, bid on a variety of silent auction items, win raffle items and a grand prize provided by local businesses.

“Raising money for the Grandmother of the Arts in Door County is something we are always enthusiastic about,” says Management Resources owner and promoter Jon Massad. “The arts in Door County are a vital community asset – one that fuels the rest of the tourism industry. Now, the PAA needs a return on their investment, having worked so hard for the Door Community over the years. It’s time we give back with a helping hand.”

Tickets for an evening of fine dining and live music at The English Inn are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Businesses wishing to contribute items to the silent auction are encouraged to call 920.785.3515 or 920.854.2688. You may also call those numbers or email a request for tickets in advance to: tickets@doorcountylodging.com.