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Permablitz Designers' Guide

Created by Permablitz Melbourne

Over the last couple of years we've developed some guidebooks for the people variously involved in running permablitzes: the designers, the facilitators, the hosts, and the …
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How To Start A Tool Library (or any other lending library)

Would you like to start a lending library in your neighborhood, but aren’t sure what it would take? Or maybe you’re concerned about the liability of loaning tools out that people can cut their fingers off with? It’s not as …
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sharing economy
Tool Libraries

Start Your Own Food Rescue

Do you want to rescue food in your community? Awesome! We can help. We’ve made a guidebook that walks you through the steps of starting a bike-powered food rescue.
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food justice
food waste
recycle

Eating on the Wild Side

The next stage in the food revolution--a radical way to select fruits and vegetables and reclaim the flavor and nutrients we've lost.
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fruits and vegetables
phytonutrients
wild plants

Seed Saving Instructions

Recognition of the importance of crop genetic diversity is exemplified by the many local, regional and national efforts devoted to conserving the heirloom, traditional varieties that were once so prevalent. This resource gives some basics to get …
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biodiversity
seed saving

WEBINAR: How to Start a Babysitting Co-op

Childcare doesn't have to be frustrating or expensive. Why not start a babysitting co-op in your neighborhood? Watch this free webinar to learn how!
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children
coops
sharing economy

Effective Groups Toolkit

 Practical tools to help people create groups and organisations that are more effective, enjoyable and successful.
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effective groups
working with groups

Economy sandwich

Sharing, cooperation, DIY, and the local economy are all wonderful, but they operate in some interesting legal grey areas.
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Legal
sharing economy
social enterprise

MyPlants software

MyPlants is a free software product for everyone interested in gardening, horticulture, Permaculture or agroforestry. It helps you research and catalogue all your trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.
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garden planning
permaculture

Peak Money? Peak Wealth? A Discussion of Debt and Community

Money, as a man-made invention, comes in many forms. Whether as gold coins, debt, paper certificates, or as frequent flyer miles, money (as a medium of exchange) provides many benefits for a community. But money is often misunderstood as …
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new economy
public banking
real wealth

Toward Sustainable Communities

The need to make our communities sustainable is more urgent than ever before. Toward Sustainable Communities remains the single most useful resource for creating vibrant, healthy, equitable, economically viable places. This comprehensive …
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resilient communities
sustainable communities

How to Survive the Apocalypse: Growing Food in a Changing Climate

Growing food in the hottest, driest corners of America is no longer confined to small regions of North America. What to do?
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climate change adaptation
cllmate change
dryland farming

Time Trade Circle

What if you joined a bank where you deposited hours, instead of money?
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time banks

Rooftop Revolution

Solar power's detractors have been proclaiming that the collapse of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra proves solar is just a hippie pipe dream. But as Danny Kennedy points out, Solyndra's downfall actually proves the opposite: the company failed …
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solar panels
solar power

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire, water, air, and earth— to transform the stuff of nature into …
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Cooking
cooking from scratch
history of cooking
sustainable food systems

TEDxManhattan - Brian Halweil: From New York to Africa, Why Food is Saving the World

Brian Halweil, publisher of Edible Manhattan, was on track to become a doctor until he realized that repairing the global food system could help to conserve people’s health and wellbeing more. Halweil believes that the local food movement …
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global food movement
Local food movement

Designing a Resilient Community

Students participate in project-based learning over several days as they assess their community's ability to respond to crises that threaten both natural and human systems. Then they develop ideas for redesigning their community to be more resilient.
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Building Community
resilience
resilient communities

Stories of the Great Turning

Here is a book of stories written by people who decided to act, in their own lives, in response to the challenges of our time, and found their own way to make a difference. They are not stories about celebrities or gurus of the environmental …
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Building Community
building resilience
personal responses

The Community Power Report

The Community Power Report has been established with the goal of providing all enthusiasts of community-based renewable power generation and conservation across the world a compact news hub.
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Community energy
Renewable Energy
Solar Energy
Wind Energy

Supply Shock: Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution

The steady state revolution - navigating the end of economic growth
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end of growth
Energy

Share Spray: A New Way To Do Everything

With creativity, charm, and a bit of fun, Share Spray explores how sharing could transform our lives and neighborhoods.
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