We are a small organization dedicated to creating audio and text media about your whole life. We are designated a 501(c)3 corporation. We have a board of directors and a small staff. For the first 5 years of our existence, we intentionally kept ourselves very small in order to develop a strong, stable organization. The Open Grove is currently in a growth stage.

Very simply, we have created holistic health and well-being newsletters and audio programs which we have broadcast via the Internet since 2001. (We joke that we started the Open Grove on 01/01/01.).

Feel free to take a look at our About Us to meet the people who work behind the scenes at the Open Grove.

Our funding comes from private donations, merchandise sales and fundraisers. Current technological advances allow us to create media at a relatively low cost.  We also receive funding through various on-line programs including accepting Google Ads, limited affiliations with like minded companies, and membership.

Every form of modern American media has been invaded by corporate interests. This means that almost every thing your read, listen to, or watch has been approved by or created specifically for the interests of the corporation who has funded the program.

At the Open Grove, we won't ever take someone's money and create programming to support their cause or viewpoint. (We have to look at ourselves at the end of the day!) We strive to follow in the footsteps of maverick groups and publications such as the National Geographic and Consumer Reports.

Join us in the Grove. Listen to our Audio Magazines. Subscribe to our Newsletters. Interact on our Bulletin Board or in our Chat room. Leave comments on Claudia's weblog, On A Limb .

The term "holistic" is defined Merriam-Webster as: "relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts". We believe that we are whole beings, not separate parts. Everything we do reflects our belief that if you focus on whole being in the middle of their whole life, you will achieve true well-being.

The image of the Open Grove is a stand of Cyprus trees in the middle of a field in Tuscany, Italy. These images were taken by Stephano Caporali at Tuscany Photo. We change the photo every quarter to match the season.

We hold a meeting in the fall every year where we come up with ideas for the next years topics. We then ask our community in our "Fall Questionnaire" to see if they are interested in the topics. We only pick the topics with the most interest. We have an editorial group if we get stuck on something, otherwise, Claudia and the correspondents work out what goes in the audio magazines.