Courtney White: Grass, Soil, Hope Interview
What if the solution for reducing our collective carbon footprint were right under our feet?
Act: Inspiration
Building with the Mudgirls
I spent part of last week at a workshop offered by the Mudgirls, a natural building collective in British Columbia.
Why Startup Urbanism Will Fail Us
The city is more than just office space, but a place to discover and nurture the values that make it more than the sum of its parts.
Summer Notes: Birds, Pollinators, and Prairie Flowers Over Six Feet Tall
A garden is so much more than flowers alone.
Transition to a world made by hand
In the spirit of the old saying that “My meat is in my brother’s belly,” I’m trying to prepare my household for tough times ahead by working with my neighbors to make my whole town more resilient.
Investing in Nutrient Dense Foods: Vitamin A
I readily acknowledge that there’s more to the idea of nutrient density than calorie content, so this post will be the first in a series that looks at other nutritional elements of food, beginning with Vitamin A.
Urgency and the long Game
One conversation, one community event, one social enterprise, one ‘aha!’ moment at a time. And hoping for the best. This is the long game.
20 Urban Food Forests from Around the World
The concept of a food forest has its roots in permaculture, a philosophy that advocates for managing agricultural landscapes in harmony with nature.
Indigenous Seed Savers Fight Climate Change with Biodiversity
As farmer Mamani stated, “It’s time traditional knowledge and science work together.”
A peek at a possible post-peak oil future
Over the past decade, a number of thinkers have tried to imagine how a post peak-oil, energy-descent future might manifest.
Local Communities Playing Vital Role in Marine Conservation
…it’s good news that a first of its kind assessment of community-led marine conservation in the Western Indian Ocean adds to growing evidence that marine conservation works best when local communities are responsible for fisheries management.
Livestock: more than meat
Beyond the debate about meat in our diet and the environmental impact of cows, there is an emotional and cultural angle on our human relationship with livestock that is rarely discussed.
