A people-powered legacy: community hydro on the River Thames
The slogan on the mural sums up the driving-force behind Reading Hydro perfectly: “This energy is by the people, for the people.” And the people are inspired to do more.
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Fincastle: Sustainable hill farming is the future
Using Forest Research figures, we reckon that planting around 15% of our farm with wood pasture (around a third more than at present) could offset all of our emissions – something which we can definitely achieve without any real loss of agricultural production.
I Wanna Be a Livin’ Man
It’s clear that livin’ isn’t a solo act, for it involves at least a community of people consciously acting to create and sustain for themselves a total living community.
This Vancouver-based initiative is rethinking recovery and just transitions
The JCRT initiative aims to support companies that create safe, decent and meaningful jobs in the circular economy for job seekers facing systemic barriers.
Refugees and Restoration
But… What happens if we combine the efforts of ecosystem restoration with humanitarian aid and development, empowering refugees with the tools and the knowledge to build a better life? What if we transform refugee camps into regenerative camps?
Permablitzing Our Way to Community
Developed in Australia, a permablitz is an informal gathering in which a group of at least two people come together to: a) create or add to edible gardens, b) share skills related to permaculture and sustainable living, c) build community, and d) have fun!
Letter From The Farm: Realism And Planning For Utopia
The concept of diversity has been leading our choices as we see its potentialities both in agriculture and diet.
India’s farmers’ protests are about more than reform — they are resisting the corporate takeover of agriculture
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have been rallying against three new laws that have thrown open the agriculture sector to private players.
“Doughnut Economic” model arrives in California
As the world continues to crumble around us, communities and cities have been turning to an economic model known as “Doughnut Economics.”
Returning to the Roots of Community Resilience in Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i is “showing the rest of the country how circular and regenerative and local food systems can support the economy, strengthen cultural heritage, and improve the overall health of the community,”
Material challenges of bicycle manufacturing in a post-growth world
The idea of a world based on active transport, and on cycling in particular, is a recurring theme in thinking on degrowth.
Making visible the commons
The love, nurturing, empathy, and mutual support of the care economy can serve as a catalyst for broad systems change in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
