
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES


Community Barter Systems

The Thrift Revolution

Zero Waste By Thinking outside the Bin

Empowered Communities and Barter

Understanding Sustainable Electronics
Story by: Syllucid.com

The New Era of Materials and Resource Co-Creation
Words and Source: Rethink X, James Arbib, Tony Seba Production: Mobilized

From Extraction to Co Creation

How to go Carbon Neutral in your Community
“Going Carbon Neutral” campaigns not only push for reduced energy usage and carbon emissions, they also strengthen community. The small town of Ashton Hayes in the UK launched the concept by conducting an audit […]

How to create or join a community shared resources network
Words: Mobilized News, Streetbank, Shareable, Local Futures Production: Mobilized News Resources: How to start a community tool share 300 Guides to help your community thrive Local Sharing with your neighbors

Hidden Cost of Plastics and the $249 Health Care Disaster

The Perils of Deep-Sea Mining
Daniel Kammen: The Perils of Deep-Sea Mining Most of us have never been there but according to a quick Google search, some of the things you might see at the bottom of the ocean […]

Why fertilizer from sewage is a bad idea
New York Sierra Club’s Tracy Frisch talks about the “forever” chemicals known as PFAS, and why spreading sewage sludge on farmland, as recently recommended by NY Governor Hochul, is a really, really bad idea that […]

Highlights of the Permaculture Design Process
Permaculture Design, also known as Regenerative Design or Ecological Design, encompasses a range of interconnected practices and principles that harmonize with nature’s wisdom. By observing and imitating natural ecosystems, permaculture design strives to create resilient […]

Financing your Permaculture Business (farm model)
By Mani Makhija “Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that mimic the relationships found in natural ecologies.” By Mani Makhija It is a philosophy of working with rather than against […]

Building Resilience with Permaculture: Adapting to Climate Change
Building Resilience with Permaculture: Adapting to Climate Change By Saniya Malhotra The temperature of the earth has risen by 17 degrees Celsius over the last couple of centuries; climate change can no longer be considered […]

Permaculture marketplace for ethical shopping
By Saniya Malhotra Shopping seems like a task for most people who want to embrace the permaculture approach to life. When you want to intertwine your life to principles like ‘produce no waste’ or ‘find […]

Water from Air: An engineered solution to water scarcity
By Saniya Malhotra Around 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to water. Out of the total fresh water on earth, 2/3 is tucked in glaciers and the 1/3 available for use is being polluted, exploited […]