Thought Leadership Essays

urban reforestation

Trees, Fashion and The Circle of Life – The Magical Story of EcoJam

March 23, 2015

Stories are powerful. Especially when they are true. Sometimes amazing stories take a generation to unfold. I have an interesting one to share. A couple of years ago, I shared the story of Neighborhood Forest – my other passion, which budded in college and rekindled in 2009 as a result of a “death-bed” experience. Since […]

Giving Trees to Children – The Story of Neighborhood Forest

April 10, 2013

Have you ever had a near-death experience? I have not, but I have had a death-bed experience. Four years ago this month I fell terribly ill. I had contracted a viral infection that went from routine, to bad, to ugly. The first couple of antibiotics prescriptions I received didn’t work and by the 3rd round, […]