Lakota Sioux Elder and former NFL offensive lineman Sonny Bishop isn’t the easiest fellow to keep up with as we tour the 14-acre Rosebud Continuum, where he lives with his wife, Maryann, in Pasco County.
Together, and with the help of USF students and community volunteers, the Bishops steward the land they’ve made into a nonprofit, Rosebud Continuum Sustainability Education Center, named after the Rosebud Indian Reservation where Mr. Bishop grew up in South Dakota. Rosebud Continuum operates in partnership with the USF Patel College of Global Sustainability.
The Bishops reside in a two-story brick home near the entrance of their property. On another portion of the Bishops’ land, Dr. T.H. Culhane, Director of the Climate Change concentration at USF Patel College of Global Sustainability, lives in an off-the-grid, ecologically sustainable RV with his wife, Enas, and their infant…
