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Tag Archives: poverty alleviation

Recipe for Hope: The Importance of Sustainability and Self Reliance

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 17, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

A concerned Honduran, familiar with the work of Recipe For Hope, referred to the closing of a large Honduran bank under investigation for alleged narco-trafficking in the United States and the ripple effect leading to the likely closing of several … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged homestead, job creation, natural building, poverty, poverty alleviation, recipe for hope, self reliance, sustainable | Leave a reply

Volunteer MyBB Forum Administrator Wanted

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 29, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Here’s the latest on the Take it to Zero idea from yesterday’s blog post: I see now that an online forum will naturally create self organizing teams of volunteers. People choose a topic they’re interested in and converse with others … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged change the world, forum, grassroots, make it free, poverty alleviation, social change, social projects, take it to zero, volunteer | 2 Replies

Restoring Degraded Land

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 6, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Urban areas have strict building codes that often make it difficult and costly to build with natural materials. Good rural land is expensive and hard to come by. So where can you live? Pinyon-juniper scrub land is very abundant, cheap … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged affordable land, degraded land, natural building, organic, permaculture, poverty alleviation, reforest, regenerate land, rural land, sustainable | 5 Replies

Touching the Earth Lightly

Natural Building Blog Posted on February 6, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Touching the Earth Lightly (TEL) is a call to action…that combines people, design and conservation. It expresses a relationship between humans and the earth based on custodianship, sensitivity and respect, that results in developments that have the least possible impact … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged DIY, green building, green design, low impact, natural building, poverty alleviation, self reliant, sustainable | 2 Replies

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