Is our ancestors' hunter-gatherer diet the best for optimal health and longevity, in our stress- and pollution-filled world? Not entirely, says Nora Gedgaudas, author of Primal Body, Primal Mind. She advocates a ketogenic diet, where fats are the primary fuel source rather … [Read more...]
A Primal Diet for Modern Times, part 1 (260)
March 1, 2014 by 1 Comment
Nora Gedgaudas used to believe a plant-based diet was the healthiest. That belief got turned upside down when she spent a summer studying wolves near the North pole. "We are fundamentally ice-age hunter-gatherers," states the nutritionist and author of Primal Body, Primal … [Read more...]
Local Communities Dismantling Corporate Rule, part 2 (259)
February 18, 2014 by 1 Comment
"I'm not aware of any other social movement going on in the US today that has the power to challenge and win against corporate rule, push back and dismantle corporate rights, and enshrine rights for actual human beings," asserts Community Rights US Program Director & … [Read more...]
Local Communities Dismantling Corporate Rule, part 1 (258)
February 12, 2014 by 2 Comments
Community Rights US Program Director & Lead Trainer Paul Cienfuegos explains how "We The People" are exercising the authority to govern ourselves and fight corporate rule. When small farmers in rural Pennsylvania wanted to say "no" to a corporate factory farm coming into … [Read more...]
A Locavores’ Potluck (257)
January 31, 2014 by 1 Comment
We attended a delicious potluck dinner from foods produced around Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. Too bad you can't taste this video — it was a locavore's delight! Small-scale food producers brought fresh-caught salmon, pastured pork and lamb, eggs, winter squashes, … [Read more...]
Living Tiny, Finding Community (256)
January 24, 2014 by 1 Comment
When we met Logan Smith and Tammy Strobel in A Young Couple Find Freedom in Simple Living, they'd already gotten out of debt and simplified their lives. (Tammy's book You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) recounts how they did it.) Fulfilling a long-held dream, they're now … [Read more...]
Catch the Rain (255)
January 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Savvy Seattleites are capturing rain from their rooftops not only to water their yards, but to slow runoff into the streets. Jim Bristow gives a gutter-to-ground tour of a residential system, including small-profile cisterns tucked beside the house. Jim also shows a "rain … [Read more...]
Smart Choices for Meeting the Coming Bust, part 2 (254)
January 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
"How do we cooperate and build a collaborative culture now?" asks Laurence Boomert, founder of The Bank of Real Solutions in New Zealand. Local currencies, barter cards, and Time Banks not only create alternatives when money systems collapse, they allow people to get … [Read more...]
Smart Choices for Meeting the Coming Bust, part 1 (253)
December 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Most people are woefully unprepared for the depression that is now unfolding, says economic analyst Nicole M. Foss, senior editor of The Automatic Earth. In a depression, there's not enough money in circulation. "But by using alternative currencies, we can provide our own … [Read more...]
Monroe’s Sharing Garden — The Giving is Growing (252)
December 6, 2013 by 2 Comments
"We're enjoying the abundance and the feeling of richness and generosity along with everybody else," say Sharing Gardens coordinators Chris Burns and Llyn Peabody. During this five-year experiment in the giving economy, the garden has tripled in size. Sharegivers … [Read more...]
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