The Prairie Skirts Zine is Here!

I am soo excited to announce that the zine, which was just an idea about 4 days ago, is now sitting on my desk. I went to Staples yesterday and ran off 10 copies. It goes against my don't-buy-anything-new-for-a-year pledge, and I'm not sure how to get around it. I figure that it's printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper, and that (hopefully) people will read it and learn about environmentalism... do you think that cancels it out?

I've dreamed up a system for distribution that I think will work really well. I'm going to have 10 copies of the zine printed a week before the end of the month. During that week, I will mail the 10 copies to a few selected friends/family members, who will get the sneak preview for that month's edition. In return, I'll ask them to give a brief (or detailed, if they have time) feedback on the issue, so that I can find out what I may have overlooked and be sure to include those things when I run off tons of copies.

The articles in my first issue are:

Nothing New for A Year (Posted first on this blog)
A book review on The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Non-Profit Spotlight on Heifer International
Jewelry at the hardware Store? (Making a necklace from a washer)
Someday I Want A Fiber Farm
Business Spotlight on Mountain Rose Herbs
My Accidentally-Vegan Homemade Bread (posted first on this blog)

I'm pretty sure subsequent zines will have more content, because I'll be writing about stuff all month, rather than for 2 days. I've already got a small list started of ideas for the October zine.

It is SO much fun, and feels really good to see my opinions on paper, knowing people may read them.