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Coworkers Jennifer Papa (51) speaks with Jasmine Moreano (39) about starting City Green, a community farm and garden organization dedicated to providing education, green space, and healthy food. The pair talk about their upbringing in New Jersey, what led them...

Martie Brennan shares her love for Libraries and stories from the creation of the Boise Public Library branch library system.

Aaron Heuer (38) has a conversation with his new friend Sara Aikens (39) about the community they have found in Chicago, and the different challenges they have been through.

Friends Fabio Pages (30) and Susana Felix (38) exchanges various memories describing the community, landscape, and culture of Innisfree Village in Crozet, Virginia,

One Small Step conversation partners Luisa Avila (22) and Elise Howell (30) talk about their different backgrounds, the important role mentors have played in their lives, and how their political views have evolved over time.

We talked about the inspiration and mission behind the start of Backyard Harvest, a Moscow, Idaho nonprofit organization working in partnership with their community to connect those with extra fresh produce and those who need it. . And then explored...

Juttana "Moo" Rimreartwate (57) talks with his friend and colleague, Chiraporn Sornphoom (35), about Isaan food, her family restaurant, and her immigration journey. They discuss how Little Thailand Way has evolved over the years and their hopes for building solidarity...

Friends and colleagues Patricia Garcia (42) and Veronica Perez (41) discuss the importance of family and their community project Dirt y Girls Compost. Dirt y Girls Compost collects compost in El Paso, Texas and returns the soil for their neighbors...

Siblings Charles Pickett (25) and Mercedes Pickett (29) have a conversation about their community activism in the West Side of Chicago, some of the experiences that influenced their community involvement, and the vision of their nonprofit Earth's Remedies.

Friends and colleagues Betty Sawyer (69) and Mama Charlotte Starks (74) reflect on the community building, education, and healing work they have dedicated their lives to. They discuss those who have influenced them, the importance of the work, and their...

One Small Step partners Taekia Glass (42) and Timothy "Tim" Radmore (48) discuss navigating political differences within families, how to bridge the urban/rural divide, and why neither wants to be "put in a box."

Anna Henschel (27) and her colleague Amy Little (62) have a conversation about their first bike, traveling adventures, and the community building and impact of Working Bikes.

Spouses Jenn Collins (48) and Brad Barnes (51) sit down for a conversation about their lifestyle as small scale farmers. They discuss their simple living ethos and their favorite parts of farming, as well as the importance of community gardens...

Established in 1974, the Moscow Food Co-op is a cooperatively-owned grocery store whose staff and owners are working together to nourish and nurture their community. As an advocate for Palouse producers and families affected by food insecurity, the Moscow Food...

Xail Hernandez (33) has a conversation with her colleague Devon Snyder (28) about what it means for them to be part of the cycling community as women, and how their roles have shaped community building as educators at Working Bikes...

Friends Kia Harrell [no age given] and Maurice Noble (72) remember how they met, why they moved to the Braggtown neighborhood of Durham, and share their hopes for the future of their neighborhood.

One Small Step conversation partners Tania Santiago-Greathouse (36) and Dr. Cassandra Little (58) talk about their frustrations with partisan politics and how it affects their work, as well as their roles on the Central Valley Community Foundation's DRIVE committee to...

One Small Step conversation partners Jean Bourg (78) and Brad Sealfon (36) talk about family, growing up, religion, sexuality, community, libraries, planning boards, and living in small towns.

Tom (50) and Stephanie (29) talk about Science Cafe, a program they work together for that brings people together on scientific topics.

When you focus more on connections than commit-ments in open source, what do you say yes to? Richard talks about open source as an evolving collective and commons unbounded by strict definitions, working in the open with creativity and joy,...

Jonathan Koshi (39) talks with his wife Jess Hemerly (33) about volunteering with 826 Valencia to teach elementary school youth in San Francisco about creative writing.

Tim Paulitz talks about the Koppel Farm Community Gardens in Pullman, Washington and the ways community gardens build relationships, improve food access, and connect people to place.

Karen Thanaprakantrakul (20) and her dance instructor and mentor, Ratchikorn "Lin" Kositkasemsuk (36), talk about their Thai dance group, their introductions to Thai dance, and the different Thai dance styles and costumes. They also discuss their performances across Greater New...

Elizabeth Eubanks (58) shares a conversation with her mother, Patricia Scott (82), about her love of music, the groups she played with, and her other creative pursuits.

Siblings Donna Frederick (66) and Anthony Frederick [no age given] talk about their childhoods in Brooklyn, why they came to live in Durham, and what they'd like to see changed in their neighborhood.