Living Southern Oregon

Dot Fisher-Smith is an artist, counselor, group facilitator, community elder, networker, radical, Primitive, hunter-gatherer, social artist. She attempts to follow her conscience as well as she can, by consuming/shopping as little as possible, buying local, not on line, never from Amazon. Being harmless, leaving no trace, inspiring people, being a model of longevity and transparency.  She was...

Hello everyone and welcome to Living Southern Oregon! I’m looking forward to introducing you all to Michael Dotson. Michael is the Director at the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, a non-profit conservation organization working across southwest Oregon and northwest California's public lands and watersheds. His work is geared towards community organizing, civic engagement, and advocacy on behalf o...

Shannon Keegan is a Water Relationship Coach at Intrepid Water as well as a wife, mother, endurance swimmer and podcaster. She works with humans of any age to rediscover their innate aquatic abilities and take the first step to improve their experience in the water. She has called Southern Oregon home since March of 2013. Intrepid Water – Gain the comfort and confidence to swim free! Marathon Swim...

Kimber Parris-Bartman, along with her husband David Bartman, is the co-owner and Co-brewer of mom & pop brewery, Art Bop Beer Co. Kimber is also a volunteer with the Talent Public Arts Committee. She moved to Southern Oregon in 2009 just after graduating with a degree in Philosophy and Ethics and has been living in the Talent / Ashland area for nearly 13 years. World's Smallest Park - City of...

Welcome everyone to another episode of Living Southern Oregon! I'm really excited to introduce you all to Gina DeQuenne – a true community leader! Gina is an Ashland City Council Member, Commissioner at City of Ashland’'s Housing Commission, Senior Sales Manager with Neuman Hotel Group, and is Founder and President of Southern Oregon Pride. She is a human doing, a person that gets things done as w...

Maya Lila di Vento is a web designer, meditation teacher, somatic birth trauma practitioner, human design reader, Nature enthusiast, and co-founder of ROOTS Outdoor School. She is a lover of life, curious, open and multi-passionate. Maya Lila’s main focus through various modalities is to bring more joy to the world through co-creation of beauty and transformation of trauma. She moved to Southern O...

I’m excited to introduce everyone to Alexi Lovechio. Alexi is the Forest & Climate Coordinator with KS Wild. Today she is going to speak to us about preparing your home & property for wildfire as we head into fire season here in Southern Oregon. She has spent many summers working for the US Forest Service identifying plants and hiking around the Rocky mountains. Alexi has a deep appreciati...

Christina moved to Southern Oregon in 1993 and graduated in 2003 with a journalism degree from University of Oregon. She now writes “Footloose in the Applegate - Stories From a Stay at Home Traveler'' as well as providing writing and other services to her clients. Christina now loves living and writing in Southern Oregon, enjoying and learning all of the things it has to offer. Footloose in the Ap...

I am really excited to introduce you all to Murray Fischer, the founder and organizer of the Rushmore Society. Murray came down from Salem in 1997, and graduated from SOU in 1999. He completed a Masters Degree in Education at Willamette University, and moved back to Southern Oregon in 2001. The purpose of the Rushmore Society is to engage the people involved and hold events that support the commun...

Terry Trantham was born with green thumbs and a garden in her heart. She just knew she was meant to live a life with her hands in "the dirt."  She was born in the deserts of New Mexico so she knows all about drought. Food security is her driving force; she has a 5 acre permaculture homestead where she and her husband practice regenerative and biodynamic farming, including Integrated Food Fore...

Jo and Rosie are co founders of Full Bloom Community and Owners of Rise Up! Artisan Bread. Parents to 2 lovely girls Ocean (16) and Skye (!1).  They are Zen inspired, back to the land intentional community inspired, punk/folk/hip hop/urban inspired, theater makers, ecological and environmental stewards and activists. Capitalism out of necessity. Eager to transition into a society that cares f...

Hadassah is the co-founder and executive director of Tikkun Olam Farm Sanctuary, a forever home for abused, abandoned, neglected, and unwanted farm animals. She is vegan and has spent nearly two decades as an activist in the animal rights movement. She spent many years working in the veterinary field running a surgical department, a medical hospital at a no-kill animal shelter, and doing wildlife...

Chris has been involved in the farm community here since 2005 in many renditions of education and activism. He discovered a multinational chemical company producing GMO sugar beets throughout the Rogue Valley which led to a grassroots effort successfully banning genetically engineered crops from Josephine and Jackson counties. Since then, Chris has been deeply immersed in the seed world and educat...

Meet Pam Ryan! Artist, designer, staunch advocate for curiosity & authenticity, world schooler and creativity cultivator. Pam has lived in the Rogue Valley for 17 years and founded Quixotacres (silence sanctuary and creative enclave) as well as Rogue Valley Brainery & Ludoteca, an arts and enrichment center. Rogue Valley Brainery & Ludoteca Andrew Morrison - Strawbale.com Vintage Coffe...

Please meet Rosie Taylor, the owner of The Miner’s Bazaar in Jacksonville. The Miner’s Bazaar is a project cafe, bar and boutique where you can dive into one of their daily project menu crafts, bring in your own, host a special event, enjoy a glass of wine or a cup of coffee with a tasty treat to go with it. Rosie has lived in Southern Oregon for her entire life and is also a children’s book illus...

Melodie Picard is the owner/operator of The Oregon Cheese Cave in Phoenix, OR. The Cheese Cave offers a terrific selection of cheeses, wine, beer and other tasty treats. Melodie has lived in Southern Oregon for 9 years. The Oregon Cheese Cave On the Rocks Mad Cheese Monger's Tea & Cheese Party Over Easy Immortal Spirits Newport Distilling Downtown Market Cake Bar Gypsy Trader Bar Juillet La Br...

Hi everyone – today on Living Southern Oregon I welcome Erica Idso-Weisz (she/her), Ryan Idso-Weisz (he/him) and their kind, adventurous and funny young human, Kai. They have lived in Southern Oregon for 5 years and currently call “Itty Bitty Acres” in Sams Valley home.   Ryan’s career, prior to fulfilling his dream of farming full time, was working in the field of renewable, hydro-elect...

Tiffany is the Founder and Director of Evolutionary Consulting and Empower Coaching and Training . Tiffany’s focus is to help people understand, manage, and inspire human behavior through the lens of neuroscience. She has lived in Southern Oregon since 1996 where she lives with her partner and 2 kids. Empower Evolutionary Consulting Momentum River Expeditions Teapot on Wheels Rellik Winery Humming...

Selena Khoury was raised in Klamath Falls and has spent a good part of her life in Southern Oregon. Selena is a transgender woman who is a singer, a public figure and has a PhD in Native American History. She is also an entrepreneur who owns Heavenly Fire Salsa. Heavenly Fire Salsa

Dr. Deborah Gordon has lived in Southern Oregon for 35 years and has an established integrative medical practice in which she addresses medical problems by looking for the root causes and helping patients find lifelstyle solutions. She has a particular interest in Alzheimer’s and in 2016 trained with Dr. Dale Bredesen and is a co-author on the recently completed clinical trial, article due to be p...

Emily Santiago is the director and curator of Gambrel Gallery. She's also an educational psychologist and runs a national trauma informed specialist certification program. Emily moved to Southern Oregon in 2018 from Oakland, CA. Gambrel Gallery Art with a view at Gambrel Gallery Miss Yoon Restaurant Gils of Ashland Long Walk Vineyard Irvine & Roberts Vineyards Case Coffee Roasters Nama Oyster...

Tammy Morgan has called Southern Oregon home for 32 years. She is an adventurer in the great outdoors where she loves to fish, hike and ride horses. She is also a Loan Officer specializing in construction loans with Umpqua Bank. HOPE Equestrian Center Krisselle Cellers Umpqua Bank – Tammy Morgan Downtown Market Co

Ben Yohai runs Wandering Fields in Little Applegate Valley with his wife Kristina. Wandering Fields is a small scale certified organic family farm that has produced vegetable and seeds crops since 2003. Today we take a deep dive into the world of farming. We'll also touch on music as Ben is a talented musician. My personal favorite crop that Wandering Fields grows is Zinnias! Anyone who sends me a...

This week's guest is Silver Gray, an incredible local artisan pipe maker. What kind of pipes? Absolutely stunning tobacco pipes! She's one of 3 women in the United States practicing this skilled craft and won the prestigious best of show in 2018. Silver is a longtime resident of Southern Oregon and, while she wants to keep our beautiful area a bit of a secret, she's also willing to share some of t...

On this weeks show I have Darrell Flora from Country Financial. Darrell was born and raised in Medford, Oregon and has been in the financial services industry for 18 years. He lives here with his wife, Skye, and their 23 year old son and 17 year old daughter. Country Financial Kalaidescope Pizza Applegate Country Club