All stories 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 Great
All stories Springhill Cohousing Last Saturday Gloria and I joined members of the North London Sustainable Housing Partnership to visit the lovely Springhill Cohousing community in Stroud. The video above is a quick tour of the site (unfortunately my battery ran out before I got to show you around inside the common house, and
All stories Building communities we'd like to see This summer United Diversity is helping the West Lexham Education Centre in a variety of ways. West Lexham Education Centre is an unblemished example of a project providing a leading-edge space that creates innovative services, meaningful training and supports sustainable enterprise opportunities. Located in the beautiful Norfolk countryside, West Lexham
All stories Strawbale prefab building timelapse – Strohballen Vorfertigung Zeitraffer Strawbale prefab building timelapse – Strohballen Vorfertigung Zeitraffer This clip is part of film material for a new film about strawbale building: "Houses of straw – Part 2". Become a sponsor for this project! More information about this film: www.ecofilm.de This timelapse clip shows the build-up
Activism City Repair LA Mark Lakeman stares down the new Bimini Street salamander. Portland architect and activist Mark Lakeman, founder of the City Repair movement, is in Los Angeles for a week of lectures and activities. Lakeman believes in actions that correct what he believes is our disassociation from nature and our alienation from
Accomplishments Soil Pulverizer Annihilates Soil Handling Limits We are glad to report that the LifeTrac-mounted, open source soil pulverizer has annihilated soil-handling limits from our compressed earth brick (CEB) pressing ability. Initial testing achieved 5 ton per hour soil throughput, while The Liberator CEB press requires about 1.5 tons of soil per hour. We have shown
All stories Backyard Solar Dish Melts Steel We’re all familiar with the vast solar thermal power stations in the desert that use mirrors to make steam to drive turbines. Giant solar thermal arrays are already making electricity in the desert in Spain and California. But what if we could have just one of these units in
All stories Fish Systems and Design A grim new film, The End of the Line, reveals the impact of overfishing on our oceans. It exposes the extent to which global stocks of fish are dwindling; features scientists who warn we could see the end of most seafood by 2048; and includes chefs and fishers who seem
