I grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts. When I was 17 my parents moved my family up to Maine where I seemed to change dramatically; something about the open space gave me the capacity to bring my grades from D’s and F’s to A’s and B’s. Whether you believe it or not, you are undeniably as much a part of nature as the dirt you walk on and the air you breathe. I believe in things i can touch, smell, feel, see, and hear. My experiences and views are based on these senses, not on the thoughts of other people, or the written proof of one thing or another. Those views are just to help me see from different perspectives. Ultimately I must find my own answers to my own questions. This will be my place to share what I gather. I am not a “tree hugging naturalist freak” but i do know where i come from and i know that there are certain connections we can see everyday that explain how EVERYTHING works together in a natural, human- less fashion. We have no place abusing the land and animals so that we can OWN our world and make it our slave. Until we have a collective spark in our hearts to change the way we are living , we are only going to get hungrier and more aggressive in seeking resources. The earth is far more powerful than any politician or CEO could ever dream of being.
“I don’t know with what weapons WW IV will be fought, but WW V will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein.
I am a traveler, explorer, artist, philanthropist, skeptic, environmentalist, philosopher, and whatever else I can find that stimulates my mind and body. This blog is my place to voice my thoughts about our world and the things I see us doing that are either disturbing, or a step in the right direction. I can’t help but feel that I am part of a generation that has the last say in whether or not our planet survives and flourishes or resorts to exterminating the one thing that is hurting it…people. We will certainly see what happens.
“Sometimes, in order to progress, one must turn around and take a forward step.”
Yvon Chouinard
Scott King:
I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio where I learned the importance of diversity and compassion within a strong community. The multi-cultural neighborhood of Cleveland Heights taught me to understand that, although many of us are different, humanity can coexist and progress as a whole without loosing it’s many facets of cultural identity. Upon graduating high school I attended Green Mountain College, an environmentally focused Liberal Arts school located in Poultney, VT, where I received a BFA in painting and a minor in Sociology. The environmental focus of the college’s core requirements broadened my understanding of global problems, and more importantly offered reasonable and intelligent solutions from individual decisions to community efforts. After college I moved to Massachusetts, and began to fall in love with coastal living. It was shortly after my first boat ride to Cranes Beach that I realized the ocean would always be a necessity in my life, and that protecting it was important.
As the ‘real world’ began to set in, however, my environmental efforts and activism took the back burner to learning a practical trade that would pay the bills: cooking. While cooking I grew tired of painting and began focusing on playing the keyboards. With hard work and determination I began to excel at both, but after 5 years of cooking and playing gigs I decided it was time to return to painting, and my dreams of changing the world for the better. I am currently working on a series of paintings based on sociological observation that pokes fun at the ridiculous aspects of America’s political system and pop-culture. My recent trip to Denver, where I worked with the team at Like Minded Productions, further solidified my vision of artists working together to better the planet by spreading both environmental and humanitarian consciousness. I prefer humor as my vehicle while conveying some of society’s problems. Recently, however, I have been returning to my educational background, and in so have found it necessary to offer positive solutions to some of the problems we face. This was a large influence in my co-founding of the Dirt Livingston Project, a documentary based on a group of ‘normal’ musicians that strive to point out environmental solutions, rather than problems.
It is my belief that one doesn’t have to be a radical environmentalist to make a difference. People can continue to have fun and do the things they love to do while spreading global consciousness.
Will Caswell:
I was given the gift of life on December 21st 1986 in Beverly, Massachusetts. It was in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Population= 20,773 (2000), where I grew until I was about 14 years old. My family then moved to Gilead, Maine, Population= 156 (2000). It was quite a change going from Marblehead to Gilead, but I’ve come to think that it was one of the best experiences for myself and my family. After graduating high school at Testar Regional High School/Middle School I jumped right into the College experience where I intended to find my niche. After 3 interesting years of switching major’s I found myself in love with the hands on work of Production. 2 years later I was hired as a Part Time Production Assistant at Aura 360/360 Productions before I graduated. I have found a passion for filming and editing Action Sports Television shows and I feel grateful for finding a medium where I can potentially impact and educate mass amounts of people. But, the best education is from your own experiences you have in the world. This is why I have decided to jump aboard the Dirt Livingston Project. My role includes documenting our experiences on camera and jamming in the rythmn section of the group. I have always thought that two brothers can do great things together and hearing Sam’s rants about this project gave me the exhilaration I usually get from Surfing a big wave in the middle of winter while it’s snowing. Our collaboration has been a long time coming.
Colin Bradley: I was raised by a loving family in New Hampshire. It was here I learned music, and culinary talents that would lead me to the Dirt Livingston Project.
Soon after High School, I Attended Berklee
College Of Music in Boston, and was a chef working at Top of the Hub.
I am now a chef at How on Earth in Mattapoisett; a grocery store, and
restaraunt created by Margharita and Micheal Baldwin which seeks to
provide community supported agriculture, and educate the importance of
local farming. The majority of vegetables, produce and herbs comes
from Round the Bend Farm in Dartmouth Massachusetts, The breads,
pastries, dairy, and honey, come from local providers. How on Earth
is humming bird trying to put out a fire; they’re doing the best they
can in hopes others will follow. Long time companion, band mate, and
line cook Sam Caswell brought the idea to me and it was obvious to hop
aboard. My role in The Dirt Livingston Project is to highlight the
techniques local farmers have established, and rasie money for them
through song, with my solar powered music equipment.
Barrett Wyles Mead:
"The Dirt Livingston Project" 
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