What I Learned from my First Garden
This year, I started my first garden—a micro garden really.
Act: Inspiration
Why Bicycle Justice Isn’t a White Guy in Spandex
In 2010, Burton and a core group of organizers officially launched Red, Bike, and Green. “It’s bigger than bikes” is one of the group’s slogans.
McKibben: It’s time to declare war on climate change
We’re under attack, said author and climate campaigner Bill McKibben, and the only way to defeat the enemy is to declare a global war against the destructive practices that threaten the world’s imperiled ecosystems and human civilization as we know it.
Homeownership is Dead! Long Live the Permanent Real Estate Cooperative!
Imagine that a group of people works hard to fill their neighborhood with urban farms, bike lanes, parks, murals, community services, and education programs. Next, imagine that those same people are forced to move away. Ouch, that bites.
Community Resilience = Emergency Preparedness
Resilience is preparedness, and before disaster strikes, we would do well to invest more in the organic movement to build local resilience…
Conservation Prevents Colorado River Shortage Declaration
A resolute effort in Arizona, California, and Nevada to reduce Colorado River water use is slowing the decline of Lake Mead and delaying mandatory restrictions on water withdrawals from the drying basin.
How Three U.S. Mini-Farms are Sowing the Seeds of Global Food Security
Biointensive farms use 50 to 75 percent less land and 94 to 99 percent less energy to produce a given amount of food than does conventional farming.Research shows that biointensive farms use 50 to 75 percent less land, 50 to 100 percent less fertilizer, 67 to 88 percent less water and 94 to 99 percent less energy to produce a given amount of food than does conventional farming.
School Days in 2040: Rima’s Day at École Gardiens de la Foret
What might education look like in 2040 if it were to be truly Earth-centric?
The Four Levels: New Story Activism & Burnout
I’ve learned first hand about what activism burn out feels like.
Fantasies of “Socialism with an iPad”?: Inventing the Future by Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams: Review
Sometimes you read a book that helps to crystalize your thinking, not because you agree with it, but because you don’t.
The Potato Park of Peru
Drive an hour northeast from Cusco, Peru, and you will encounter some beautiful high mountain lakes, historic Inca ruins, and the richest diversity of potatoes on the planet.
Grassroots Movements, Degrowth and ‘New Economies’
There are numerous grassroots movements and initiatives worldwide with the ambition to contribute to transformative change towards more sustainable, resilient and just societies.
