This Week in Resilience May 19, 2013
I spoke about resilient communities at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s “Cooking for Solutions” event this week. It’s an unusually cool conference in that it …
Survival isn’t Good Enough
Survival training is both tough and challenging. I’ve done plenty of it and I’m glad I did. It provides you with a toolbox of …
Financial Tsunami? Hedge it with Productive, Local Assets
I’ve known the global financial system has been broken for years, but it’s much further gone than I initially anticipated. Not only has the …
Foodscaping With Natural Systems
I’ve been experimenting with the limits of foodscaping. My goal is to convert my entire yard into a bountiful source of delicious food for …
What I Found Interesting This Week — May 4, 2013
The weather this week was cool, dry, and sunny in my corner of New England. So, naturally, I spent lots of time outside, getting …
Resilience Can Help You Eat Better Food
Resilience doesn’t only improve your ability to withstand disruptions. If done correctly, it will improve what you eat. The Logic I’m in the process …
How to Build a Perma-Income (Part 1)
What’s a resilient income look like? In some cases it’s very diverse. Here’s an extreme example. Sepp Holzer, one of my favorite farmers, runs …
What I Found Interesting This Week – 28 April 2013
I spent a good portion of this week foodscaping my home. What is foodscaping? It’s the act of creating a landscape that produces food. …
I Have Seven Jobs and I Love It. Here’s Why You Will Too.
“My dad had one job his whole life, I’ll have seven, and my kids will have seven jobs at the same time.” via Henry …
How to Turn a Weakness Into a Strength
Want to peek behind the curtain a bit? When we do, here’s what we see. A graph that reveals everyone is getting poorer. While this is …