Catalyst has been a source of knowledge and inspiration for me since I moved to SLC in 1994. I have not always agreed with positions presented in some articles, but I became better-informed for having read them. I travel a fair bit, and I don ’t know of a better journal of its type in North America. Grant Hogarth
The contents of each issue often validate what I am thinking about or present a contrary view that gives me the opportunity to reconsider my position. There is always so much valuable information in Catalyst, that I look forward every month to picking it up. I’m going to call it a friend along the path. Jeanie Shipley
Catalyst has been my link to the only diverse cultural center, SLC, in the state. My wife and I live out in the far reaches of Zion; Kanab, Utah. I’ve attended many talks, events in SLC that I wouldn’t have known about save the Catalyst. Thanks, for gifting us and that gift I’ve brought with me to the desert. Tom Carter
When first moving to this state 30 years ago from California and Washigton, Catalyst was one of the few things that made me feel like I had some sort of a connection here. Thanks for helping me fall in love with the place where I live. Bonnie Zinanti
Catalyst CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU! You were the major force in bringing the healing community out of the closet. You anchor us, connect us, and let people know how rich our town is in excellent healing resources. There are many, many people that are in my life because of you. Carol Lessinger, Feldenkrais practitioner CATALYST has been a treasure trove of possibilities for me: I took classes with Mary Nickle; had many readings from Suzanne Wagner; became a massage therapist; became a “ground breaking” member of Wasatch Cohousing, where I met my husband. Plus all the years of educational articles and much much more. When I moved to Maui, my daughters would mail me each month’s copy. Even now, since I moved to So. Calif. to care for my mom, I still love to have a hard copy to read, share,and refer to! Judy (Barney) Anderson The Catalyst Magazine has co-created a more thoughtful and aware community in the last 30 years! Thank you Greta for the last 15 years of supporting the evolution of our business!" Brandt Ian, Sage’s/Vertical Diner/Supernatural/Cali’s Market My catalyst moment? Reading the goji berry article and finding out about the lik ely origin of my goji bushes—Chinese immigrants! It prompted me to share the plants with friends to help spread the love. Reading Catalyst makes me feel at home, like I do belong here in SLC. <3 Jodi Mardesich I love you and Catalyst. I have been around for the 30 years and know that you stay in the moment of all the days. Stay well you and the Catalyst Crew. Best Wishes for the Birthday! Jude Rubadue (Avenues Fruitshare.org, Slow Food Utah Board Member, SLC Food Policy Task Force, Skier and Eater, Exec. Chef, General Manager Watson Shelter at Alta)
Congratulations to Catalyst for making living in SLC and Utah more interesting, more engaging, and more fun. What you have done in this market is amazing in so many ways. Catalyst is still relevant, maybe more now than ever. What a coincidence that we are celebrating your 30th in 2012. Looking forward to it. Steve Defa My husband Dewey and I send you best wishes for continued success with Catalyst. You have enriched our lives and given us a feeling of being connected to the diversity and beauty of the Salt Lake City area. We delight in showing the magazine to our friends in South Carolina who think that SLC is backwards. HaHaHa!!!!! Lots of power between the Catalyst covers! We’ve had many good and inspiring experiences, brought to us courtesy of you and Catalyst. Despina Yeargin Wow, how time flows by. I remember just relocating to Salt Lake City from New Mexico and Catalyst was my Oasis!! You have given much to many in Salt Lake through Catalyst and I am sure will continue to touch others lives no matter which direction you may find yourself turning. Much love and respect. Denise Cerreta
I was fortunate to be part of the beginnings of Catalyst. I am so pleased to watch it blossom and succeed to fill in the hole that existed in the newspaper industry back 30 years ago and still exists. Pam Blackwell Mayes Just picked up the new issue yesterday and enjoyed both of your articles in this month’s Cat. I was quite taken with your mission of founding principles written so long ago when we were once young. I think you’ve done an admirable job of adapting, evolving, and progressing within the context of these lofty notions. Kudos to you. Tomas Johnson I have had magical experiences and syncronisities due to the advertising in your magazine. I also thoroughly enjoy the articles and as well as appreciate your intensions to be a conscious magazine. There are other alternative publications that I often pick up. Energetically, Catalyst has a pure feeling that is palpable. Christina Mcpherson ----------CONGRATULATIONS Miss Greta. Thanks for all you have done and all you do. Everyone loves you. Borg Sue Catalyst....it actually is a mainstay in my home. If I need something to read, I pick up my Catalyst. If I need something to do, I pick up my Catalyst. I am on vacation this week, and what is on the top of my nightstand...Catalyst! You Rock! Ronda Landa, IID, ICON DESIGN, Inc Dear Greta, The Catalyst has connected me to the healing / metaphysical community of the Watsatch front for many years. The ads that we have placed have returned 10 fold what they have cost over the years, so has been a good sound investment in our community dealings. Our Psychic fairs have panned out
connected to the community of like-minded people.
From our Facebook friends: William Boyd: “When I think of Catalyst I think of mulch, compost piles, and freerange poultry. Andy Monaco: and hippy girls, too....
Milana Perepyolkina: CATALYST makes me feel
Polly Mottonen: Catalyst brought me to Utah (to be near Auntie Greta), Introduced me to my husband (through then associate editor Barry), helped mold my children into the healthy, rational, deep thinkers that they are, connected my brain and heart through the artists and writers I've been so privileged to work with over the past 21 years. Catalyst is a well
for the best, and people keep coming back for more. Thank you for your continued dedication. Nicholas Stark I only knew of two worlds in Utah; by the time your mag came out, I had already been here for 8 years or so. Those worlds were Them and Us; Us consisting of all of the artists and musicians and mime-ists (SL Mime troupe) and the Sun Bar and belly dancers and street buskers (displaced people like me and caricature artists (i.e., Carel Brest van Kempen), Mama Eddy ’s and the Blue Mouse (and KRCL) and Tape Head Company and the Red Apple and The Pub and Safeway, not to mention the Fisherman in the basement of that Catholic Church by the U, and Big Ed’s and Gepetto’s and the Corkroom at the U. And then there was everybody else, i.e., the Establishment, Zion’s Bank, the police, THE Church and all of the other imbedded power players. And here comes this squeaky little voice in the middle of this political, social stare down of opposites proposing that it is indeed a common planet and that maybe we could share the beautiful things and somehow make a difference. What kind of nut job would get in the middle of a social revolution (or at least the remnants of one)? Thank you Greta and John and the hundred other contributors over the years that DID make a difference. Andy Monaco I found Catalyst at the Greek Soulvaki the night I moved to SLC from Flagstaff, in 1998, and read it that night. With it I knew that I could make Salt Lake City my home and that contrary to popular belief, Salt Lake City also has a vibrant lifestyle and even a metaphysical core. I have been hooked ever since. I feel at home in its pages and never cease to learn something new. Andrew Stone, Programer, Lifelong Learning University of Utah Coninuing Education
feathered nest woven of the thousands of strands of story, wisdom, whimsy, hardship, invention and courage discovered by Greta and her staff over the years that welcomes all. Greta Belanger DeJong: Like, like, like. Oh, I would so hire you, if I hadn't already. ;-) Stephany Alexander: Catalyst gives
me hope that people still care about our planet. Gwen Crist: I've always loved John's "Don't Get Me Started". Can't tell you the number of times I've said that myself. :) Sherri Vance: A long time ago, Catalyst helped me connect to my family and my dead father, via a story I wrote about his headstone.