Stories, Lesson Plans & More

Film
The Art of Weaving

Homesteader Jessica Green shares the deeply rooted tradition of weaving and artisanship in Appalachia.

Film
The Canoe Maker

Master carver Joe Martin, one of the few traditional craftsmen left, makes dugout canoes used by his people, the Pacific Northwest Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations.

High School
Grade Level: 9-12
Do We Have a Right to Clean Water?
Photo Essay
The Geography of Poverty

Learn about poverty throughout California’s Central Valley with images, geolocation, and poverty data.

High School
Grade Level: 9-12
Passionate Pursuits
Photo Essay
The Beauty of Craft

Explore the creative process with master artists and craftspeople in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Essay
Radical Generosity
Paul Van Slambrouck explores the diversity of gift economy projects around the globe.
Film
What Would It Look Like?

What if the world embodied our highest potential? What would it look like? Where do we find solutions that can help us build the future that serves us all?

Photo Essay
Farmers of Marin County

Learn about the farmers and food producers in Marin County, California, who are pioneering one of the most robust local food economies in America.

Photo Essay
The City is our Canvas
Colorful messages of peace, dignity and hope are cropping up in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco, Oakland and East Palo Alto, California. With roots roots …