Lessons from a California Drought
It has been much debated whether climate change has been at work across California – and the western United States more generally.
Act: Inspiration
Beer, video games, and local culture
“The Beer Diaries” is not only a business model, but an ethical model.
From #Takethesquare to São Paulo’s #FreeYourPark
The occupation of Augusta Park in the Brazilian city of São Paulo…opens a new breakthrough in the global cycle of occupations: the proposal of a commons-oriented park.
How One Neighborhood in Seoul Sparked a Movement of Urban Villages
What began as a childcare coop in Seoul, South Korea has grown into a cooperative, urban village and sparked a national movement of urban villages.
$5 Million for Co-op Development in Madison
I have to say that of all the different political and social organizations that I have been involved with recently, the co-op groups are easily the youngest, sharpest and most energized groups around.
You Are What You Eat – And What It Eats Too
We may be getting closer to integrating the science of agroecology and the science of nutrition, toward a holistic approach that would follow nutrients from the soil, to plants and animals, to human bodies.
Where Do the Transition Environmental Movement and The Social Justice Movement Intersect?
Resource depletion and climate change effects various demographic groups in vastly different ways.
Turn Off the Lights on the Way Out
I started this blog with a longing familiar to many: stop the world, I wanna get off!
The State of our Soil
Without fertile soil, we risk failing to ensure that everyone has the right to adequate food.
Co-operative Commonwealth: De-commodifying Land and Money Part 3
Community Land Trusts, JAK, CoopHab and the WiR Co-operative Bank demonstrate today that there are viable ways to deliver access to land and money as a democratic commons that eliminates usury.
Homeless Garden Project: Cultivating Community Through Urban Farming
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz, California is one of the many community garden projects in the area, yet is unique in its mission and its everyday actions.
Turning Waste into Wine: A Pilgrimage to the Composted Land
It seems pretty obvious that recycling, reusing, and repurposing materials we no longer need makes a lot more sense than burning or burying them, not just from an environmental, but an economic perspective.
