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How to Turn Organic Waste into Food and Income with Mushrooms
I had a great talk today with Ryan Sansbury. Ryan is one of the founders of LoGROcal, a sustainable mushroom farm outside of Austin, …
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Here’s How to Build an Engine of Prosperity in Your Community
Here’s something EVERY community should have, but almost none do. This isn’t a picture of a factory or cubicles in an office building. It’s …
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What I Found Interesting This Week 3/3/2013
Here’s two seemingly unrelated items that caught my eye this week. As different as they are, they are connected. They are both connected to …
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We Can Figure out Local Abundance!
Human beings are built to solve problems. It’s our nature to do so. Further, when lots of us are working on a solution …
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A Smart Way to Finance Local Energy Abundance
This is a picture of all of the electricity a family will need for the next twenty years: Doesn’t seem like much, does it? …
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A Biochar Revolution? Let’s Find Out
I just had a great phone call with Jeff, one of the founders of the Biochar Company. He and his company are doing the …
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What I Found Interesting This Week 2/16/13
Here’s a few of the things I’ve found interesting in resilience this week. Make your own soil blocks for seed starts. Stephen M. sent …
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Forget Food Scandals. Let’s Focus on How to Produce More Food Locally
There’s a food scandal raging in Europe. Apparently, horsemeat was sold as beef in a wide variety of supermarket products, from burgers to packaged lasagna. …
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Does Your Community Need a Public Greenhouse?
One of things my town has going for it is that it provides community gardens (not just sports fields). Unfortunately, there’s so much demand …
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Prepping for Disruptions Like Nor’easters
Today, the Robb family is getting ready for a big winter storm that’s about to hit us. A real Nor’easter. Fortunately, I’ve winterized the …
