Diana Leafe Christian, author of Finding Community: How to join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community, zeros in on how to find an ecovillage. Once you determine what you want, what are the criteria to explore whether an ecovillage is a good fit/match for you? … [Read more...]
Finding an Ecovillage / Sacred Activism — Love, Grief, and Empowerment (148)
July 3, 2009 by 7 Comments
A Geodesic Greenhouse — Year-Round Gardening at 6000 Feet (147)
June 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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A Geodesic Greenhouse — Year-Round Gardening at 6000 Feet (147)
June 23, 2009 by 5 Comments
In Colorado it's cold for much of the year, but inside this cozy dome greenhouse, the plants are growing happily. Take a grand tour with Buckhorn Gardens manager and permaculturist Breigh Peterson: the greenhouse structure with its interplay of light and water, warmth and … [Read more...]
Permaculture for Humanity (146)
June 2, 2009 by 7 Comments
The future is abundant, asserts permaculture designer Larry Santoyo. His vision of living in the present provides a wonderful antidote to fear about uncertain futures. People need to rediscover that we're part of the ecosystem, and apply permaculture design principles to the … [Read more...]
Resourceful Guy Builds Solar House, Solar Power, Solar Car (145)
May 15, 2009 by 12 Comments
John Weber's Boise, Idaho house with south-facing windows rarely needs heat and never air conditioning. Meet a man who has built a passive-solar house with solar electric power and solar hot water; plus a solar-powered electric car -- and who rides a bike! With photovoltaics … [Read more...]
Local Living Economies – Protecting What We Love (144)
April 19, 2009 by 2 Comments
Judy Wicks' love of place has made widening ripples on a global scale. She's the founder of BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies), a national network of sustainable, small businesses. After moving onto a quaint street in Philadelphia, she learned it was slated … [Read more...]
Corporate Couple Become Permaculture Activists (143)
March 5, 2009 by 3 Comments
Asking "wouldn't it be wonderful if our city could feed itself?" Joe Leitch ponders everybody in Portland planting a chestnut tree. Pam Leitch relates how they both left the corporate world after reading the book "Your Money or Your Life". As educators on sustainability and … [Read more...]
Energy Co-op Brings Power to the People (142)
February 19, 2009 by 2 Comments
What if a community owned its electric utility cooperatively, rather than paying a for-profit company? Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative could be a model. Energy Services manager Jessica Nelson describes how this locally owned, democratically governed non-profit … [Read more...]
The Transition Movement Comes to America (139)
January 8, 2009 by 18 Comments
One response to the global crisis that is gaining enthusiastic momentum is the Transition Towns movement. Jennifer Gray, a pioneer in the Transition Initiative in the UK and cofounder of Transition US, describes it as "a community-led response to the twin crises of peak oil … [Read more...]
The Twilight of an Age (138)
December 25, 2008 by 2 Comments
In his book, The Long Descent, John Michael Greer observes that our culture has two primary stories: "Infinite Progress" or "Catastrophe". On the contrary, he sees history as cyclic: civilizations rise and fall. Like others, ours is exhausting its resource base. Cheap energy … [Read more...]
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