Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The commons offers a framework and a process for effectively and equitably stewarding the resources communities need to live in dignity. If we have a collective right to a resource, we should be able to participate in decisions about that resource’s use.
Or you could do what Irish people used to do for thousands of years, and just bury food in the bog without all the steps in between.
Reliance on physical, structural measures has dominated public policies and permeated public perception while traditional mitigation knowledge and strategies have declined.
I had the chance to speak with three young people, to learn more about their experience with food and their motivations to meaningfully connect with it.
Stephane Vlaminck is not out to conquer the world market. He supplies his microbrewery’s products locally – with a little help from an association to promote the solidarity economy.
At the core of any community composting program is the principle of using previously wasted resources as community assets and reinvesting them back into the community that created them.
Whether you’re optimistic or pessimistic, there’s nothing really else to do right now… Whether you think we will succeed or fail in that endeavor, there is no other worthwhile endeavor.
On a simplistic level, efficiency is maximum (or optimal) output with minimum waste.
Five of the global issues most frequently debated today are the decline of biodiversity in general and of agrobiodiversity in particular, climate change, hunger and malnutrition, poverty and water. Seed is central to all five issues.
For centuries beehives have been part of the architecture of mountain homes here, built into the thick outside walls.
Because of disputes over land, access to green space, and equal rights to the city, urban gardens have become a symbol of community activism and empowerment…
Bring up the topic of seeds and Nabita Goud sits up a little straighter and begins to talk animatedly.
