Shared Land Stewardship; A Ceremony for the Restoration of Native Lands in the Heart of the Urban East Bay
Hank Herrera has a vision of how to be with the land – something ancient that can be reclaimed for the future.
Act: Inspiration
Woodlot Management in the Anthropocene
The slightly modified term “nose to tail logging” aptly describes a good woodlot management program, the constructive use of every bit of the harvested tree…
A Good Place for Everyone to Walk
People have walked for justice and economic opportunity throughout American history.
Other Names, other Colours: Transition, Latino Style
To be sustainable, small and authentic is better.
A Smarter Approach for Multilateral Lending to Farmers
A new report by Foundation Earth and Watershed Media entitled Biosphere smart agriculture in a true cost economy calls on the World Bank (and other development banks) to assess the full ecological impact of agricultural development projects before providing loans, in order to account for the true cost of production.
Solar Panels and Solidarity
When 60 women in Edamalakudi carried about a hundred solar panels on their heads across 18 kilometres of hill, forest and wild elephant territory, they made history of sorts.
He’s Told us Not to Blow it
Hopefully you’ve seen the recent movie, The Martian, a film directed by Ridley Scott and adapted from the online book by Andy Weir
Permaculture, Climate & Survival
From 15th Annual International Permaculture Convergence in London, September 9th, 2015: "Cool Talk" by Albert Bates from The Farm in Tennessee.
Backyard Carbon Sequestration: What Does Synthetic Fertilizer Have to Do with It?
Researchers at the University of Illinois have shown that continued use of synthetic fertilizers actually causes reduced carbon storage, and thus reduced fertility in the soil, even when organic matter is added.
Communities Pushing For Legal Rights To Regain Power Over Fracking Companies
A Colorado group with concerns about the environmental impacts of fracking are pushing for a fundamental change to the state’s legal system to give communities greater power over corporations.
Thousands Reject the Extractivist Logic at the World Bank-IMF meeting in Peru
The annual governors’ meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank opened on October 5 in Peru’s capital city.
Syria on your Doorstep: a Community Response to Refugees in Hungary
If there is any good news, it’s that as transitioners we already have some ‘handles’ on dealing with reactions to overpowering issues.
