An Agrarian Life
No doubt, as long as members of our race have felt consoled by the comforting embrace of empire, they have felt the snare grip their ankle as they tried to reclaim whatever was felt to them as an authentic life.
building resilient communities
The 8 Paradigm Shifts at the Heart of REconomy
For the next two months here we will be talking REconomy, looking in depth at this aspect of Transition which is about creating new enterprises, new economies, new livelihoods.
Community-Based Drought Response
Last week, Transition, permaculture, environmental and food justice organizers along with local government officials participated in a call hosted by the emerging Northern California Community Resilience Network on “Community-based Approaches to the Drought.”
The Cherán Indigenous Community’s Remarkable Road to Self-rule in Mexico
The people themselves decide what can and cannot be done in the community. Political parties don’t do that, they were the ones who determined what to do or not to do.
WANTED. Planet in Crisis Seeks Leaders Up to the Job
Why is it that slow food, slow money and slow travel are so appealing, but that there’s nothing quite as dull as a slow catastrophe?
Big City Living May Help You Slow Down, Stress Less, and Be Happy. Really!
Cittaslow grew out of Slow Food, a local food movement founded in 1986 to counter the rise of fast food in Italy. Thirteen years later, Cittaslow became a way to expand Slow Food concepts.
Raising Minimum Wage: We’re in This Together
On Wednesday, food workers and other low-wage earners around the country rallied to increase the federal minimum wage to $15, which would more than double the current federal rate of $7.25 for untipped and $2.13 for tipped workers.
Peak Oil, Ten or So Years On
This blog began seven years and almost a thousand posts ago, and I thought it a good time to take stock.
Rural Rambles
Still, I hope there is some value to reclaiming the old roads and byways of our country.
The Store(e)-Keeper
Teacher Heinz Frey halted the demise of “mom-and-pop stores” by creating new village centres – first in his home village, then in other communities and urban districts.
John Michael Greer: The God Of Technological Progress May Well Be Dead
The stories running our heads influence everything from our beliefs to our values to our actions.
The Rise of Biocultural Rights
Biocultural rights represent a bold new departure in human rights law that recognizes the importance of a community’s stewardship over lands and waters.
