Stone Soup World Cafes

Stone Soup Listening Tour September 7-23, 2010

Help connect the green dots...

Two enterprising ecopreneurs, Linda Sechrist and Sharon Joy Kleitsch are journeying to 11 cities on a Stone Soup Listening Tour, beginning September 7. They will meet hundreds of innovative individuals, listen to sustainability stories and learn about green initiatives across the nation.

Through their networks, the women are connecting with regional nonprofit, business, government and media leaders in the tour cities. “Gathering and sharing this information creates a satisfying, savory ‘stone soup’ of true sustenance,” says Sechrist.

The duo will collect a bounty of stories from each community as they travel, contributing them to the next city’s “pot.” “Our mission is to produce a soulfully good soup story that sustains all,” say Sechrist and Kleitsch. “At present, we believe that sustainability stories and initiatives are disconnected and ineffective, unable to transform, modify or enhance the momentum of the grassroots movement already taking place.”

“Many individuals and groups are already hosting conversations to address current issues,” adds Kleitsch. “We’re just connecting the green dots, stirring the stone soup pot, and watching what happens.”

The tour begins in San Diego on September 7th and moves on to Tucson (9/9), Phoenix (9/10), Albuquerque (9/12), Santa Fe (9/13-14), Oklahoma City (9/16-17), Tulsa (9/18), Little Rock (9/20), Memphis (9/21), Nashville (9/22) and Chattanooga (9/23, ending in Greenville/Spartanburg (9/23).

If you'd like to be part of hosting a conversation in your city, please let us know at kleitsch@verizon.net