Steve Shriver's positive energy about his Organic Endurathon is catching. In an email he sent late last night, he wrote, ‘Today was the BEST day.'

The team gave a presentation to 300 kids at Norway Public School and had them chanting, "Don't panic, we're organic." To drive home the message of personal and collective responsibility, all the kids gathered in a massive circle and held up the 7ft earth ball. Steve said things like, ‘don't drop the ball on mother earth' and ‘the world is in your hands.' The kids finished off the fun with snacks of organic milk and cheese. "They loved it, and so did we," Steve said.

At Frontier, they presented their message to waiting crowd, along with Ken Roseboro, author of The Organic Food Handbook and Kathleen Delate from ISU.

We already love Frontier for their sustainable mission statement and support of programs like Fair Trade, but yesterday the launched their Well Earth Program. From their website: "Well Earth promotes the sustainable production of natural and organic products and creates partnerships built upon a mutual respect for quality botanicals and sound social and environmental principles. It is part of a many faceted program to provide our customers with high quality, socially responsible products that includes commitments to product quality, Fair Trade, organics, integrity, social responsibility and sustainable operations."

Today, The Organic Endurathon Team will be at the RJ Center in Cedar Rapids doing a live organic cooking show at 11:00 am. They'll be handing out samples and info starting at 10:00 am. Mark Patterson is running the full 26.2 miles which will be his first marathon distance. Good luck Mark!

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Julia Rosien,
Nomadik Editor