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Living with Roses

March 5, 2016

I had the opportunity to write an article for Taproot Magazine www.taproot.com, a beautiful, full color, ad-free, paper magazine put out by homesteaders living in the Northeast. This magazine has no significant on-line presence: they really want you to get the object, live with it, read it, love it. I suggested one piece about water and one about "eco-somatics", my personal blend of ecological … [Read more...] about Living with Roses

Filed Under: climate change, Culture Repair, Urban Homesteading

Where’s the Water?

January 1, 2014

This week, gardener divine Wendy Krupnick and I penned a letter (to anyone who would listen) about the scarcity of water in our county. The Press Democrat picked it up, and hopefully a few others will as well. County Supervisors are responding as well. To: Sonoma County Supervisors and Water Agency Re: Drought leadership needed The driest year in California’s recorded history is about to come … [Read more...] about Where’s the Water?

Filed Under: climate change, Culture Repair, Water

Tallking About Important Things

May 29, 2013

"It is time to talk about important things. Why have we come so close to the brink of extinction so carelessly and casually? Why do we still have thousands of nuclear weapons on hair-trigger alert? How can humankind reclaim the commons of atmosphere, seas, biological diversity, mineral resources, and lands as the heritage of all, not the private possessions of a few? How much can we fairly and … [Read more...] about Tallking About Important Things

Filed Under: climate change, Deep Ecology, Urban Homesteading

Governance in the Long Emergency

May 29, 2013

I recently read a great article about governance during the "long emergency".  It addresses questions of true participatory democracy, and how we might conduct ourselves in a civic way in the presence of ongoing resource shortages, economic hardship, corporate predation, et al. While not filled with simple solutions, it does clearly point in the direction of urban homesteading, and other DIY … [Read more...] about Governance in the Long Emergency

Filed Under: climate change, Culture Repair, Resistance Culture, Urban Homesteading

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