One Family’s Move From Cohousing to a Smaller, Tighter Community
This is the story of Rebecca Reid, her family, and their decision to move from a cohousing community to a farmhouse.
Act: Inspiration
Redefining Farm-To-Table Eggs in Minnesota: An Interview with Locally Laid Egg Company
Locally Laid Egg Company is a family-run farm in Wrenshall, Minnesota that is hoping to redefine farm-to-table eggs, championing the agriculture of the middle, and finding ways to strengthen rural economies.
Organized Complexity
At Strong Towns, we’re not trying to tell you what to do; we don’t know what you should do. Rather, we’re trying to help you think about what you should do.
The Renewed Debates on Sharing, Inequality, and the Limits to Growth
The people’s voice has taken centre stage once again in recent months, in which a call for sharing is palpable in the many agendas for social justice and true democracy.
After a Century In Decline, Black Farmers Are Back And On the Rise
These Black farmers don’t stop at healthy food. They’re healing trauma, instilling collective values, and changing the way their communities think about the land.
Stonehenge Llama Ranch and Margaret Drew: Farmer, Artist, Electrician, and Lifelong Learner
It became clear to me by the end of our time together that Margaret is an educator and a caretaker, a person who is always learning new things and has the consistency to see her work through to the end.
Climate Democracy for Rural Communities
There is a common misconception that you can’t talk about climate change in rural communities because the issue is considered too polarizing.
Three Hopeful Steps to Feeding the Planet by Feeding Yourself
No scheme, no data, just a simple conviction that producing, eating with love, and sharing with neighbors just might help feed the world.
The Movement to Stop Fossil Fuel Development Is Winning
The movement to stop fossil fuel development just keeps winning.
What’s a Carbon Farmer? How California Ranchers Use Dirt to Tackle Climate Change
For many climate change activists, the latest rallying cry has been, “Keep it in the ground,” a call to slow and stop drilling for fossil fuels. But for a new generation of land stewards, the cry is becoming, “Put it back in the ground!”
Nature’s Way: A Path to Ecological Agriculture
Allen White and Wes Jackson explore a new agricultural paradigm that mimics rather than contradicts ecological principles.
Open Streets Cape Town: Reconnecting the Post-Apartheid City
Not only do streets connect places, but they also connect people.
