Kat Lavers describes her approach to gardening, including vertical and biointensive growing, and how important it is – and possible! – for city dwellers to be food resilient in the face of natural, financial and social crises. She is inspired by how little day-to-day effort goes into creating such an abundance of food! Here is … Read more
Here is a nice description of a solar house in Manitoba, Canada.
Here is an enchanting tour of a magical woodland cabin.
The Beacon Food Forest in Seattle, Washington is thriving after a decade of service to the community. It is primarily run by volunteers, along with two part-time staff, who coordinate maintaining the garden and community outreach events. They distributed over a ton of food harvested on the grounds last year, and they plan to double … Read more
This is an article that Owen Geiger wrote about a decade ago that is still pertinent today: Community Organizing: – Encourage solutions that are based on local needs and resources. Emphasize local control, community building, collaboration, self-empowerment, and sustainable grassroots solutions. – Involve the whole community in the design and building process: men, women, children, … Read more
inhabitat.com published an informative article about where to go when you are looking for used tools, appliances or building materials. They suggest that you write posts about what you are looking for on social media or online classified ads, tell people you know, call local contractors, or post a flyer around a town. One idea … Read more