Slow democracy
Is there anything less popular among Americans than their own government?
Act: Inspiration
Fertile Health: Parallels between Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Medicine
The future of health care…involves…returning to the commons of care.
What can we learn from the austerity of 1939-1945?
Waste nothing. Keep a stock pot going for soups and stews. Use up leftovers. Cook without meat several times a week, using eggs, cheese, lentils, pearl barley, rice. Use seasonal ingredients. Use cheaper cuts of meat, cooked long and slowly. Have fun foraging for wild food: mushrooms, blackberries, nettles; if you live near the sea, mussels etc. Share and barter: if you keep hens, swap eggs for your veg-growing neighbour’s glut of courgettes.
You Say You Want a Revolution
Revolutionaries go beyond anger, protest, and opposition, and instead concentrate on involving people on a grassroots level with assuming responsibility for creating the values and infrastructures needed for a new society.
Natural Buildings for Urban Living – The Tour (part 2)
The Craftsman-style bungalow looks normal on the outside, but the surprise is on the inside: straw bales inside the framing provide super insulation.
Comment Period Extended for Food Safety Rules, Show Support for Local, Organic Food
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period to Nov. 22 for its proposed produce and preventive-control rules that are part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Pam Warhurst: Food banks are “the first response, not the final response”
The most obvious face of austerity is the fact that we’ve got a food bank, food collection point, whatever you want to call it, where about 70 different people, once a month, have to go through the doors to collect food in order to meet some need at their end. That’s the obvious face of austerity.
Divest and Invest
At the Universtiy of Michigan we are readying our campaign to become more inclusive and strategic.
Natural Buildings for Urban Living (part 1)
Wanting to demonstrate that “cities can be less impactful on the planet,” natural builder Lydia Doleman bought and remodeled a Portland house to demonstrate her values.
Credibles Crowdfunds Credit for Food Businesses
Credibles’ brilliant model is one part loyalty program, one part Slow Money investment, one part crowdfunding campaign, and one part credit currency.
How to cope with total failure
Try learning how to do things at home – make jam and cheese, weave a basket, build a shed or keep chickens – and you fall on your face many times before succeeding…
“Botany on Your Plate” and “Nourishing Choices”: Resources for a Healthier Classroom
In the United States, the National Gardening Association educates students about the health benefits of eating plant-based food through a variety of publications written specifically for school communities.
