An Objector’s Guide to the English Rural Planning System
With planning permission for a permanent rural worker’s dwelling hot off the press, we now have the green light to develop the farm long-term with security of tenure.
Act: Inspiration
Strangers Become Family at This Multigenerational Housing Project
The cluster of townhomes and apartments brings together low-income elders and nine adults who have adopted or are in the process of adopting children out of foster care through an organization that provides on-site services and creates a support network for all.
Slack Employment
It is a truth universally acknowledged that competitiveness is a good thing.
Food and the New Urban Agenda
I believe the New Urban Agenda has the potential to start a whole new conversation about food and cities and bring a whole lot of new people up to speed with where the early adopters have been — left out standing in their field, looking for someone to talk to – for some time.
“A Crowd, a Host of Golden Chanterelles”: my Wild Mushroom Initiation
It was my first experience of wild mushroom foraging, and it was magical.
What is it About this Soil that Protects Plants from Devastating Disease?
In the same way forts have armies to protect themselves against invaders, plants growing in disease-suppressive soil have beneficial bacteria to defend themselves against parasites…
Standing Like a Sioux
On April 1, in the last phase of istawicayazan wi, the moon of sore eyes, acting with love and fierce determination, the youth of the Standing Rock reservation stood together in prayer at the place called Sacred Stone.
Earthcare Warrior Women
“This is a female moment in time,” observes Rev Dele, founder of the Virginia-based, Soil Souls. “The Earth and society are about to give birth to a new culture. It’s women who give birth to that which is yet unseen.”
The System of Rice Intensification and Its International Community of Practice
SRI is open-source. It does not belong to anyone, but is shared as a commons. Nobody “owns” either SRI theory or practice.
Urban Transition Cities Movement
Our Transition Initiative is called Urban Transition Cities Movement (UTCM). It is an intergenerational and multi-disciplinary movement that integrates informal, mediating, and formal service delivery units in a vertical and horizontal manner.
School Days in 2040: Beatriz’ Day at the Freire School of Activism
At this school students are activists first, students second. They’re learning by doing and, in the process, bringing about positive social change in their city, their country, and their world.
Photo Essay: Community Gardens Change Lives
Community gardens and urban agriculture projects are a powerful way for people to connect with others for healthy, enriching experiences in their neighborhoods.
