What's Up Sonoma County & Beyond


Sonoma County, CA. ~ Determined to do her part in protecting the air, water and soil, Lilith Lynn Rogers of Sebastopol has spent the past several years absorbing the life and work of


Rachel life-long


Carson. A activ-


ist, writer and organic gardener, Rogers created this one-woman show to educate and motivate her audience.


Rogers will appear at Luther Burbank’s Experiment Farm on Sunday, September 29th at 1:00PM. This is concurrent with the Farm’s Annual Fall Open House, so before and after the show the audience can browse the selection of plants for sale and take a docent-led tour of the park-like grounds, admiring the horticultural achievements of Burbank. Refreshments and the sale of jams made from the fruits of Gold Ridge Farm contribute to the enjoyment of the day. In Rachel Carson Returns: Her Life and Work, Rogers offers Carson’s story in the first per- son, and reads from her books, speeches and letters. Through telling the life of Rachel Carson


UPBEAT TIMES • September 2013 • 10 Rachel Carson Returns to Gold Ridge Farm A One-Woman Show by Lilith Lynn Rogers


in her own words, revealing the many personal challenges Carson faced in her life, Rogers inspires others


to realize that, through perseverance and dedication, one can achieve one’s goals, that one person can truly make an important dif- ference.


the


Rachel Carson (1907- 1964), one of most


influential writ- ers and thinkers of the


20th century, is widely regarded as the founding mother of the modern


environmental move- ment. Her best-selling book, Silent Spring (1962), alerted the American public to the dangers posed by the widespread and careless use of pesticides, par- ticularly DDT and other chlori- nated hydrocarbons. These came into widespread distribution dur- ing and immediately after World War II and were responsible for the near extinction of the Bald Eagle, among other ecological calamities.


202 West 7th St. Santa Rosa, CA 95401 707-545-7528


10 • September 2013 • UPBEAT TIMES • 707-494-1767 'Tis a rule of manners to avoid exaggeration. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson


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