Light posting from 30 June through 11 July
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
Due to editorial holiday, there will be light posting from Thursday, 30 June, through Friday 8 July. Regular posting will resume on Monday, 11 July.
Timo Marshall: How To Make Alcohol
By Adam Taggart, Peak Prosperity
In a barter environment, alcohol is a high-demand and easily tradable currency. Should we ever experience a time when our current supply chains are out of commission, those with the knowledge and ability to distill alcohol from local inputs will have a highly valued role in their community.
Prosper! is the Solution Space
By Karen Rybold-Chin, Chris Martenson, Adam Taggart, Greg David, on the earth productions
“We do a good job telling people what the issues are, Martenson says, but knowing that things are wonky without anything to do about it, well that’s actually worse then useless.” Instead Chris and Adam connect the information that needs to change. Chris goes on to say, “Prosper is the solution space that begins to address the question, what can we do??”
Michael Abelman: Urban Agriculture
By Adam Taggart, Michael Ableman, Peak Prosperity
The Sole Food Project, now one of North America’s largest urban farm initiatives, has empowered dozens of individuals who are managing addiction and chronic mental health problems by providing jobs, agricultural training, and the chance to be part of a vibrant community of farmers and food lovers.
Farmland LP: Investing In Sustainable Farmland
By Adam Taggart, Jason Bradford, Craig Wichner, Peak Prosperity
Over the past few years, we've tracked the success of Farmland LP, a family of funds created to increase the economic yield of farmland through sustainable farming practices.
Paul & Elizabeth Kaiser: Sustainable Farming 2.0
By Adam Taggart, Peak Prosperity
Many of the practices they employ at Singing Frogs go beyond the standard ones used by traditional organic farmers, leading some to refer to their approach as organic farming 2.0.
Arthur Berman Interview: Why Today’s Shale Era Is The Retirement Party For Oil Production
By Chris Martenson, Adam Taggart, Peak Prosperity
To separate the hype from reality on US shale oil, our podcast guest is Arthur Berman, a geological consultant with 34 years of experience in petroleum exploration and production.
Creating Value by Improving the Land
By Adam Taggart, Peak Prosperity
Over the past few years, we've tracked the success of Farmland LP, a fund created to increase the economic yield of farmland through sustainable farming practices.
Toby Hemenway: Explaining Permaculture
By Adam Taggart, Toby Hemenway, Peak Prosperity
...one way to think of permaculture is: whole systems thinking applied to design.