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It’s Time to Start Thinking About Water, Here’s How
I’m high in the mountains of Colorado right now. How high? Yesterday’s hike started at 10,200 feet above sea level! It’s a good thing …
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How to Calculate the Resilience of Your Home
Hi folks. With all of the bad news in Europe (financial panic is now spreading to Italy), it’s probably smart to find out if …
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Here’s The Best Ways to Use Solar Electricity and How
Much to my dismay, and likely yours, solar electricity is still expensive. Fortunately, solar technology is getting less expensive very quickly. Unfortunately, the combination …
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How Do You Attract Resilient People? Give Them Room to Grow
One of the best ways to improve the quality of any community, or any property, is to provide residents with the opportunities they need …
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Keep Fighting the Good Fight Against An Epidemic of Dependency
Here’s a little midweek pick me up. A reminder that the prevailing culture of dependency we find ourselves in, doesn’t always win. This little …
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The Humble Origins of the NEXT Global Economy. Don’t Miss Out.
Joe Carr stopped by the Detroit Maker Faire in Dearborn over the weekend and sent me some excellent photos of what went on. What …
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Can Participatory Food Make Local Food Abundant?
I love the idea of participatory food. In fact, participatory food may be the way we achieve better and more abundant food in the …
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What Are the Boundaries of Your Local Economy? Find out.
My trusty Honda lawn mower fell apart this year. Repair was impossible. Being thrifty, we immediately went to the online classifieds on Craigslist to …
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Here’s a Secret to Producing More Food Locally
What is the one thing we can do to make ourselves better at producing food locally? The simple answer is to think “vertically.” Here’s why. …
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Produce Locally, Sell Globally. Prosper Resiliently. Rob at Seven Cycles Tells Us How
Here’s a glimpse into the resilient economy of our future. It’s a chance to get a feel for the kind of economy our kids …
