Good, good, good, good bacteria
Recent research on the role of bacteria suggests we need a radical rethink about what makes us healthy
Act: Inspiration
Young People and Placemaking: Engaging Youth to Create Community Places
Young people use public spaces just as much as anyone else, if not more.
The Apex of Industrialism: Manufactured Fake Shit
It’s said that money makes the world go round. But since money is a proxy for energy, it would be closer to say that energy makes the world go round. But they’re both wrong. Truth is, shit makes the world go round.
Resilience Reflections with Courtney White
My greatest inspirations are William Shakespeare and Aldo Leopold. The key to moving hearts and minds no matter what your field of endeavor is good storytelling.
The Gardens of Plenty
How can people in difficult circumstances build autonomous lives? The answer might be found in the Jardins de Cocagne: by cultivating vegetables.
Oasis at Risk: Oman’s Ancient Water Channels Are Drying Up
Since pre-Islamic times, Oman’s water systems known as aflaj have brought water from the mountains and made the desert bloom.
What does REconomy look like … in Portugal?
With more than 300.000 young adults between 20 and 35 in Portugal unable to find a satisfying place in the economy of their local community…a small team of Transição Portugal have explored how to connect people and their community in a support programme for young adults.
Fifteen years of community-controlled water in Bolivia
Important lessons can and should be learned in our struggles to defend the land and commons from what took place and continues to take place in Bolivia.
The Carbon Ranch
The purpose of a carbon ranch is to mitigate climate change by sequestering CO2 in plants and soils, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and producing co-benefits that build ecological and economic resilience in local landscapes.
Earthern Floors: Why, How, and Where
My first step onto an earthen floor (sometimes called a ‘poured adobe’ floor) awakened me.
Inspiration for the Burned-out Localizer
What’s new about Afterburn is that it offers two things that Transitioners or anyone else who forecasts a more local future needs today: inspiration and advice for the future…
Building Community from Your Front Porch
“Hi, neighbor!” After work Michelle Colussi’s husband sits on the front steps, attracting visitors young and old
