Launch of Transition Streets in the US
After more than a year in the making (with lots of expert and volunteer support) we have finally released our neighborhood carbon/water/waste reduction project, Transition Streets.
Act: Inspiration
Reflecting on Today’s Market Trends: A Report from Barcelona
Is today’s public market a place to buy food, to sit and eat a meal, or to have a unique educational or culinary experience? Can it be all of these things?
Spain in Transition?: Answers from the grassroots facing a collapsing country
“Curiously, during these years of crisis I sometimes feel it’s the worst time of my life, but other times I feel it’s the best”
Justice isn’t Inevitable: Talking Resilience with Ellen Choy
Transition is inevitable, but justice is not.
Rural Colorado Leads the Charge for Energy Freedom
Last week the Western Slope Colorado witnessed a huge victory for energy freedom and rural renewable power.
Teaching Ourselves Out of the Industrial Economy
Seeing how the collapse of economies is turning into a bit more than just a fad, where viable and applicable, teaching ourselves out of our jobs and professions before they’re pulled out from under us might come in rather handy.
Agriculture Beyond Water
Drought is becoming more prevalent and causing havoc for food producers around the globe.
Here’s What a Commons-Based Economy Looks Like
So what might a commons-based economy actually look like in its broadest dimensions, and how might we achieve it?
Earthcare, Literally Speaking
Humans often “speak to” nature, as when we assume a dominant attitude and expect to be able to “improve” upon nature with technological solutions to perceived (or real) problems….
Grassroots Visionaries and Revolutionaries
What ultimately fuels me to be part of the Ferguson uprising and the solidarity economy movement is a firm belief that people have the right to control the decisions that affect their lives–call it self-determination, democracy, social justice, whatever you will.
Farming Starts in Cities
Farm commentators are remarking somewhat in surprise that the new move towards local food production and backyard farming are much more in evidence in and around cities than out where the big tractors lumber over the landscape.
Hudson Valley Harvest: Transparency is Key to Scaling Local Food
When asked what a good food system looks like, Alward says, “I think it’s one filled with information. The most effective tool is information. Let the consumers decide.” To this end, the company emphasizes transparent labeling that not only identifies both product and producer, but also includes information on proximity and processing.
