6:42 PM
March 24, 08
Dad and Son Team.
Last Spring, the day after Earth Fair San Diego,
I went to visit Stephen Brooks when the
Conscious Goods Alliance Bus was at our
local Whole Foods Market Hillcrest.
Stephen is Co-CEO of
Kopali Organics.
Htp://www/kopaliorganics.com
Stephen showed me a travel film of
strange and wonderous fruits and lifestyle
in Costa Rica. He seems so very fluid in his life.
He is the co- organizer for the Conscious Goods Alliance Bus
that has just entered its second year traveling around the country.
They pay visits to Whole Foods Markets along the way.
The bus itself demonstrates another way to fuel
our vehicles and much more. IT runs on vegetable oil
as well as deisel, I believe.
I was sitting across from Stephen as he was in a conversation
with his dad back home, who is also a prime mover in the company.
I could not help but compare this to my experience with my own father
who was not present too often during my growing up years.
I was very moved experiencing the interaction between
Stephen and his dad Norman. They were on the same team.
They were intimately interacting doing business together.
I had the feeling that part of Stephen's success was
an outgrowth of the Dad-Son Relationship.
At this year's NPEW, I was moved to meet Norman
who came to visit pay a visit to Stephen and the Conscious Goods Alliance Bus.
We had some quality time together.
I had the Sunflower image on a stand.
Norman is going to have a 24 x 36 in his office
in Florida. It was a thrill for me. We planted
Seed Dreams together.
http://consciousgoodsalliance.com/
Http://www.kopaliorganics.com
Other Kopali Projects:
Our Other Projects
Organic, fair trade, healthy food is only one of the ways we are working towards a more compassionate and sustainble world. These are some of our other ventures.
Conscious Goods Alliance - A collection of mission-aligned companies and brands touring the country on our veggie-oil-powered eco showroom bus to promote sustainable and compassionate business practices and products.
Punta Mona
http://www.puntamona.org/
- An off-the-grid permaculture farm
and sustainability education center in the rainforest of Costa Rica.
Also one of the largest producing collections of useful tropical plants and fruit trees.
Kopali Communities - Developing ultra ecological intentional communities
Below are some of our partners, friends, allies, and important groups
you might want to know more about.
The Rainforest Alliance
TransFair USA
The Organic Center
http://www.organic-center.org/
Green Home
Donors Choose
The Organic Trade Association
http://www.ota.com/index.html
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
CSR Wire
Plenty Magazine
Commitment to Ethical Cocoa Sourcing
Take a look at this video here
on Kopali Organics....
They use the words "Conscious Commerce"...
I started using that in the late 70's...With each dollar we
spend we can raise up consciousness that much.
Nice story on Stephen:
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2006-06-22/news/local-boy-makes-food/
GARDEN WORKSHOP HERE?
7:)4 AM
They were at the San Diego Earth Fair as well last year,
and hopefully, they will be here again this year.
The bus came to the Enchanted Garden Intentional Community
and Stephen, a permaculture teacher, enjoyed this garden.
This year, I an proposing a garden workshop here for the
time they the Bus comes to San Diego. We too have new
beds based on permaculture principles.