River Valley

For more than 30 years, Stephen Morris has helped companies and non-profit organizations define their missions and develop effective marketing strategies. His career has spanned a variety of industries ranging from woodstoves (Vermont Castings) to solar panels to books (Chelsea Green in White River Junction). He is co-founder of The Public Press, a book-publishing business that provides options for writers whose works are too specialized for traditional publishers. He is also editor and publisher of the quarterly magazine Green Living and the author of six books, most recently the novel, Stripah Love. His latest work is The New Village Green (New Society Publishers), which he edited.

Champlain

Ellen Shapiro is the South Burlington-based publisher of the Champlain edition of Green Living Journal. She has a masters' degree in business administration, worked in investments for an international financial giant, and lived an intense urban life before discovering the green joy that is Vermont. She writes,

"I was astounded to discover this gem of a journal, publishing in southeastern Vermont for 17 years yet virtually unknown in the northwest and central parts of the state. There is a vibrant and thriving environmental community of readers and businesses here in Vermont that are on the whole invisible in mainstream media, yet come together so beautifully in a dedicated publication like this one.

"One of the features of Green Living that I particularly like is the quality of the writing and range of topics suitable for readers with green creds ranging from solar-curious please pack-my-groceries in-canvas-bags, through off-the-grid homesteading veterans. My own lifestyle is making progress on that continuum and from time to time I'll let you know how my family and I are doing in our personal goals of greener living."

Columbia River

Gary Munkhoff is a forester with over 40 years of "hands on" experience in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. He writes, "as time rolls by, the old body can only endure so many years of planting trees, running power saws, and cruising timber on steep mountain slopes, so I sold my share of the tree farm back to my partners and decided to retire.

"Well, that is until one hot July day in 2007. My wife and I were attending the SolWest Energy Fair in John Day, Oregon where we ran across Linda and Daniel Pinkham running their Green Living Journal booth. We were hooked immediately on the grand idea of a free, local-national publication that offered a broad and open exchange of information on green living. So after several conversations and many emails we decided to start an edition that would serve the Portland-Vancouver area as well as the other communities along the Columbia River."

Shire

For more than 30 years, Stephen Morris has helped companies and non-profit organizations define their missions and develop effective marketing strategies. His career has spanned a variety of industries ranging from woodstoves (Vermont Castings) to solar panels to books (Chelsea Green in White River Junction). He is co-founder of The Public Press, a book-publishing business that provides options for writers whose works are too specialized for traditional publishers. He is also editor and publisher of the quarterly magazine Green Living and the author of six books, most recently the novel, Stripah Love. His latest work is The New Village Green (New Society Publishers), which he edited.