These are my links for October 9th through October 10th: Nippaz With Attitude - Cool funky baby clothes, alternative clothing for children, music & gifts for cool kids - Fun baby clothes. Haven't looked into how ethical they are, but look fun! :) Ecoforest Education for Sustainability - Raw Community - A nice space in Spain. Quite similar to the stuff we want to do with our land. My friend Chris Kennet is involved and he says they need more people are may well be up for collaborating … [Read more...]
United Diversity Guide: October 9th, 2007
Hello all, Welcome to the lovingly prepared first edition of the all-new United Diversity Guide! Please spread the love! (re-post and forward) Send feedback and submissions to josef @ uniteddiversity.com Enjoy! CONTENTS NEWS United Diversity News More good news Other recent news VIDEOS Rammed Earth New Light Bulbs in Plain English It's the End of The World As We Know it #20 Rob "The Rub" at Stop the war demo in trafalgar square Fuel shortage grips Nepal - 07 Oct 07 … [Read more...]
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
This is one of the best videos about Peak Oil because rather than focussing on the potential doom and gloom, it shows how communities can work together to implement solutions :) Watch it now! … [Read more...]
The Permaculture Concept
Check out this video will Bill Mollison, co-founder of the Permaculture concept, explaining The Permaculture Concept... On google video As a youtube playlist … [Read more...]
Transition Towns
So, we're both a day late, but Gloria and I somehow decided that every day in May was going to be inspirational! Each day Gloria will a post about an inspirational person, and I'll highlight an inspirational project. Her first person is Maya Angelou, and my first project is... Transition Towns The Transition Towns project was initiated by permaculture teacher of 10 years, Rob Hopkins. Focussing on the central issues of peak oil and climate change, Transition Towns are "towns that are … [Read more...]
Very Exciting News
Yesterday I had the most amazing and inspiring phone call ever. A man called Ray called me from Cornwall, 2km from where Oli was already but totally randomly literally on his way to (thanks to Katharine), and basically said that he wants to entrust his land to a community very much like the commons creation collective - i.e. one with shared values (create a whole new economic system based on new land ownership and monetary systems etc.) he can grow to trust and love. He's got an 1.5 acre and … [Read more...]
Commons Creation Collective
UPDATE: the first Commons Creation meeting was held at Limehouse Town Hall on Sunday 21st January, 2007. A copy of the presentation given can be downloaded here as a PDF (1.1Mb) file. Enjoy! :) Introduction The Commons Creation Collective is all about harnessing the wealth and power of our networks and working together to raising funds and awareness. It will initially bring together conscious event organisers, radial media publishers, and their supporters, to collaborate on two complementary … [Read more...]
Permaculture
Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally production ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. Without permanent agriculture there is no possibility of stable social order. - Bill Mollison, Permaculture: A Designers' … [Read more...]
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