Ecoliving - United Diversity

Co-produce something tangible as a group of equal peers

I <3 the Participatory City [http://www.participatorycity.org/] Foundation’s “ Every One Every Day [https://www.weareeveryone.org/]” initiative. There is so much wisdom baked into their approach, wonderfully summed up as creating as many opportunities as possible for people to: > Co-produce something tangible as a group

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Josef's Journey to John O'Groats

Since this journey has ended up being a major milestone in the development of United Diversity I though I had better re-post this write up I did for the Brake The Cycle blog here too. Enjoy! Last month I cycled about 1200 miles, from the south-easternmost tip of mainland England

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COMING HOME: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy

This is one of the best documentaries about Community Supported Agriculture, Community Land Trusts and Community Currencies. > COMING HOME: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy, is a new 37 minute film that tells the story of a series of revolutionary innovations by the community of

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Springhill Cohousing

Last Saturday Gloria and I joined members of the North London Sustainable Housing Partnership [https://nlshp.wordpress.com/] to visit the lovely Springhill Cohousing [https://www.springhillcohousing.com/] community in Stroud. The video above is a quick tour of the site (unfortunately my battery ran out before I got to

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Does Ecosia really have "impeccable ecological credentials"?

UPDATE: Ecosia deserve huge respect for this [https://blog.ecosia.org/ecosia-support-climate-activism-civil-disobedience/]: > Ecosia is now taking concrete steps to facilitate climate activism. Going forward, all Ecosia employees can engage in climate activism during weekdays – they don’t need to take time off or call in sick. If they incur

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Strawbale prefab building timelapse – Strohballen Vorfertigung Zeitraffer

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcVHIKUgGkQ&feature=youtube_gdata]Strawbale prefab building timelapse – Strohballen Vorfertigung Zeitraffer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcVHIKUgGkQ&feature=youtube_gdata] This clip is part of film material for a new film about strawbale building: "Houses of straw – Part 2"

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Supporting a local economy….some observations

Last night I attended a gathering of merchants, service providers and others who support local independent businesses in our town. It was a festive affair of about three dozen featuring a pot luck dinner, good conversation, and a few announcements about the emerging organization. From both a personal and professional

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Wewow Ltd. launch specialist, eco-friendly packaging arm – weEco.co.uk

[Bradford, UK – 7th August 2009] — Bradford-based CD and DVD replication company, wewow Ltd., have announced the launch of their dedicated ‘green' media packaging arm weEco.co.uk. www.weEco.co.uk will showcase wewow’s rapidly expanding range of bespoke, environmentally friendly packaging solutions for the optical media industry.

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City Repair LA

[https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OOlW-1cKA6k/Sq0uYsA6GoI/AAAAAAAACkg/uz-B0ftFvdg/s1600-h/mark.jpg] Mark Lakeman stares down the new Bimini Street salamander [https://monsters.monstrous.com/salamander.htm]. Portland architect and activist Mark Lakeman, founder of the City Repair [https://http//cityrepair.org/] movement, is in Los Angeles for a week

Agriculture

want to start a csa?

In a city? Just Food [https://justfood.org/] will help you! Here’s info on an upcoming workshop series: [https://uniteddiversity.com/?attachment_id=3934] Interested in how to get fresh, local and organic produce in New York City? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) connects local farmers with New York City

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Eat Your Meat

The Vegetarian Myth [https://astore.amazon.com/booksptp-20/detail/1604860804] Reviewed in Permaculture Activist [https://astore.amazon.com/booksptp-20/detail/1604860804]By Peter Bane Permaculture Activist #72, Summer 2009 This book almost literally blew in the door one March day recently and I found myself still engrossed in its captivating

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Bike-frastructure 101: Sharrows, Street Parking, Superhighways and More

[https://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010404.html] Increasing the number of bikes on the road is becoming a serious goal for forward-thinking leaders. As Elisabeth Rosenthal recently wrote in the New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/world/europe/10bike.html?pagewanted=all], there will soon be

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Harvesting and Preserving Medicinal Herbs

A number of people have asked me to write about my new herbal adventures more, and I’ve resolved to do so. I haven’t forgotten about writing about the big questions (more to say still on the middle ground between Kingsnorth and Monbiot), but I did want to answer

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Peak Water?

By Chris Mayer at The Daily Reckoning [https://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/price-of-water-rises-in-china/2009/08/21/] (Australian edition) The price of water is starting to rise in a big way, at least in China. I’ve expected this for a few years. To set the table, water rates in China

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Paris rooftops swarm with bees as urban honey industry takes off

Photo by Franco Zecchin. Paris, the urban beekeeper Jean Paucton removing frames from the hive atop the Opera Garnier. By Charles Bremner in Paris The Times August 18, 2009 Tourists are not the only species swarming on the Champs Élysées this August. Also enjoying the sunshine are squadrons of bees,

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Dancing with Systems: What to do when systems resist change

What to do when systems resist change; an excerpt from Donella Meadows’s unfinished last book. By Donella Meadows (Whole Earth Winter 2001) Quick Summary of Points. 1. Get the beat. 2. Listen to the wisdom of the system. 3. Expose your mental models to the open air. 4. Stay