An Open Source Home Transformation You Have to See
Here’s a home makeover you have to see to believe. It starts with a standard backyard in an economically challenged New England town called Holyoke. …
What If We All Lived in Paris or Houston?
What if we all lived in one single megalopolis? Would resilience be possible? First, here’s a graphic that shows how big that city …
Abundance is Possible, Don’t Miss Out
When I started to work on resilience, I focused on relearning age-old lessons of self-reliance. My goal was to find useful traditional methods for …
Edible Cities and Towns
A little over 100 years ago, we lived amidst the food we ate. Even the biggest cities on earth — London, New York, and …
This Week in Resilience – June 2, 2013
Do you know a recent graduate that can’t find a job? Almost everyone does, and we’re likely to see much more of that in …
Does Your Town Have a Public Orchard?
Does your community have a public orchard? If not, you are missing out. A public orchard is one of the easiest and best ways …
Trading Up to a Resilient Home
Here’s a great question from Catherine: How on earth do you do this with limited time and very limited financial options? To me, that …
Homesteading 2.0 — A Home That Pays for Itself
It’s harder than ever to become secure. Expenses are rising. Incomes are falling and good jobs are in perpetual decline. Investments aren’t performing (and …
Here’s a Tractor with a Cult Following
Do you know of a product with a cult following? A group of dedicated enthusiasts is usually an indicator that there was something special …
Heavy Weather, Megacities… A Failed Future. Opt Out.
My friend, the writer Bruce Sterling, suggests that the future boils down to this one simple statement: Old people, in big cities, afraid of …