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.
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??”
Shifting from Technologies that Destroy Nature to those that Conserve it
By Karen Rybold-Chin, Dmitry Orlov, Greg David, Ontheearthproductions
Nature-like technologies, a phrase coined by Vladimir Putin, is a focal point of discussion in this recent interview with Dmitry Orlov. The technosphere can be a dangerous place, according to Orlov's new book, Shrinking the Technosphere.
Bio-mimicry at Polyface Farms
By Karen Rybold-Chin, Greg David, Ontheearthproductions
In this interview with Joel Salatin, Joel talks about how the regeneration of his family farm utilized the patterns discovered from observing natural grazing and migration of wild animals in native plant communities.
Joel Salatin: Sacrifice and Sacredness of Food
By Karen Rybold-Chin, Greg David, ontheearthproduction
We caught up with Joel Salatin, PolyFace Farms, at the Mother Earth News Fair. We asked Joel to talk about our current agricultural system.
Joel Salatin: Synergy between Nature, Science and Technology
By Karen Rybold-Chin, Greg David, on the earth productions
Though Polyface looks like a picturesque farm of yesteryear, Salatin is quick to point out that, "this is not your grandpa's farm."