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by Chris Hedges
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The Collision Course Is Set, by Chris Hedges
Localization
Green-washing “Sustainability” by Shepherd Bliss
by Shepherd Bliss
Guest Writer
Dandelion Salad
August 31, 2012
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“Sustainability” has become a buzzword. But what does “sustainability” really mean? One definition is that it requires a triple-E bottom line—economics, the environment and equity. However, this word sometimes is used to “green-wash” and promote things that are not sustainable. Genuine sustainability must be evidence-based. But language can be used to conceal rather than reveal.
Detroit: Urban Farming Revolution
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/earthrise/2012/08/2012817102031778843.html
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Jul 2, 2012 – Al Jazeera English
In the early 20th century the American city of Detroit was a booming industrial powerhouse and world leader in car manufacturing. But since the major car companies closed their factories, more than a million taxpayers have moved out of Detroit, leaving behind more than 100 square kilometers of vacant land, and nearly 40,000 abandoned houses. A group of visionary residents are now sowing the seeds of an urban farming revolution.
Portland’s Backyard Fruit – From Waste to Feast
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Aug 12, 2012 by peakmoment
Peak Moment 217: “We look forward to a time when we’re really able to harvest all of the fruit trees in the city that aren’t being fully utilized,” envisions Katy Kolker, founder and executive director of Portland Fruit Tree Project. Volunteer groups harvest trees whose fruit would otherwise go to waste. Half of the fruit goes to neighborhood food banks, and the remainder goes home with the volunteers. Tree Care workshops offered to the public cover pruning, thinning and pest and disease control. They also train Tree Care Teams who adopt clusters of fruit trees in a neighborhood. From harvesting 8000 pounds of fruit in 2008 to three times that in 2010, this growing project is bearing fruit and benefiting thousands. [portlandfruit.org]
Pam Warhurst: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes + Stephen Ritz: Green Walls Feeding the Bronx
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Aug 9, 2012 by TEDtalksDirector
What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into communal vegetable gardens, and to change the narrative of food in their community.
Local businesses threatened by Chase and CVS Pharmacy by Shepherd Bliss
by Shepherd Bliss
Guest Writer
Dandelion Salad
June 28, 2012
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I’ve operated the small, artisan Kokopelli Farm, which grows mainly berries, for the last 20 years. It is located a couple of miles from small town Sebastopol’s downtown commons in Northern California. Our town has less than 8000 people and is the economic center of what is called the West County of the coastal Sonoma County. We historically have had a vibrant local economy, which is now being threatened by the desires of big businesses to further concentrate their enormous power and drain the agrarian wealth out of the land and people.
The Crisis of Civilization (must-see)
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thecrisisfilm on Mar 13, 2012
A dark comedy remix mash-up bonanza about the end of industrial civilization.
The Crisis of Civilization is a remix documentary feature film investigating how global crises like ecological disaster, financial meltdown, dwindling oil reserves, terrorism and food shortages are converging symptoms of a single, failed global system.
Richard C. Cook: Creating Local Currencies and Monetary Reform
with Richard C. Cook
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Dandelion Salad
Oct. 9, 2011
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oneradionetwork.com
October 5, 2011
Richard C. Cook Interview, {Author of We Hold These Truths: The Hope of Monetary Reform} Oct, 2011 One Radio Network; Creating local currencies backed by labor, services .. and building local communities + The Gaia Plan, the Basic Income Guarantee and how we owe it to everyone on this planet the means to survive. Continue reading
Gardening By Cuisine: Growing an Italian Garden
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GardenGirltv on Nov 2, 2010
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Michael C. Ruppert: Arrival of the Post-Petroleum Human
peakmoment on Jun 24, 2011
Peak Moment 196: “Petroleum Man is dead. Infinite Growth Man is dead. Post Petroleum Human is alive,” announced Michael C. Ruppert on May 22, 2011. Members of this emerging “species” know they must live in balance with the Earth, while remembering the lessons of industrial civilization. The star and subject of the documentary “Collapse”, Mike founded CollapseNet.org in 2010 to empower people to connect and relocalize. Continue reading
Hemp, The Great Green Hope by Rand Clifford
by Rand Clifford
Featured Writer
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June 11, 2011
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“It has something to do with something called marijuana. I believe it is a narcotic of some kind.”
So said congressman Rayburn to congressman Snell’s question: “What is this bill about?”
That was way back in the summer of 1937, when congress was being asked to essentially outlaw a drug they knew nothing about, marijuana. Continue reading
Getting Real about Food and the Future
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by Christopher B. Bedford
Vimeo
The growing oil, water, and climate crises threaten food security in all communities. This new film by Chris Bedford looks at the deeper issues of food security and community survival in this new age of global chaos and scarcity. “Getting Real about Food & the Future” features the wisdom of John McKnight, Bill McDonough, Lester Brown, Bob Costanza, and David Korten in a 30 minute film designed for use in classrooms, meetings, and conferences. Continue reading
Portland’s Neighborhood Tool Sharing Libraries
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peakmoment on Apr 30, 2011
Peak Moment 194: Need a tool for a few days? Don’t have it? Neighbor doesn’t have it? Borrow it from your neighborhood tool library! No tool library? Check out Portland, where several neighborhoods have started successful tool libraries just in the last few years. Organizers Tom Thompson, Karen Tarnow and Stephen Couche discuss how they got started, stories of community generosity, and the enthusiastic response of all who stop by. In these neighborhoods, there’s no reason not to grab the tools you need and do that project! [www.neptl.org, http://www.septl.org]
The Economic and Social Losses On The Way By Emily Spence
By Emily Spence
Guest Writer
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April 28, 2011
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Overview: What sorts of problems will exist in times ahead? What can we do to deal with them? A suggestion …
At present, numerous environmental researchers are warning of future resource shortages. The list of them is large and includes water, oil, a variety of minerals and metals, as well as other materials.
Coming Home: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy
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by Christopher B. Bedford
Vimeo
COMING HOME: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy, is a new 37 minute film that tells the story of a series of revolutionary innovations by the community of Great Barrington, MA to address, at the local level, some of the economic challenges of our nation’s current hard times.
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