Rick Crawford Patagonia has an incredible story from how it was founded to why “Patagonia” is the company’s namesake. Yvon Chouinard initially started making climbing pitons that could be used over and over again, therefore causing less damage when climbing and an environmental ethos was born. In 1968, Chouinard, Doug Tompkins, Dick Dorworth and Chris…
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The Sustainable Angler: Fishpond Founder & CEO, John Land Le Coq
Rick Crawford I fell in love with fly fishing during the summer of 2008 working as a waiter on a guest ranch in Wyoming called the A Bar A Ranch. As it turned out, the decision to move from Savannah, GA to Encampent, WY is the best decision I ever made because I met my…
“Simply Sustainable” Holiday Tips
Rick Crawford When I was living in Jackson Hole, WY back in 2010, I started a radio show called “Simply Sustainable” which was a 5-minute guide to living simpler, more sustainable lives on the local community radio station, 89.1 KHOL. For my very first show, I did a “Holiday Tips” show about how to minimize…