Category Archives: sustainability

Pipeline Protest

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Laura Grace Weldon

Awakening shows us a million ways to climb past despair. Continue reading →

Posted in sustainability | Tagged anti-pipeline poem, Nexus pipeline, sustainability | Leave a comment

Global Village Construction Set

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Laura Grace Weldon

It’s possible to plant 50 trees in one afternoon. To press 5,000 bricks from the dirt beneath your feet in one day. To build an affordable tractor in six days. Continue reading →

Posted in community, DIY, global, great turning, optimism, real wealth, self-reliance, shift, simple living, sustainability | Tagged community, DIY, global, Global Village Construction Set, great turning, Marcin Jakubowski, optimism, real wealth, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, shift, simple living, sustainability | 1 Comment

Fresh Produce Auction

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Laura Grace Weldon

This wholesale produce auction enables farmers to find buyers while avoiding burdensome storage and transportation costs. And the resulting profits stay in the local community. Continue reading →

Posted in community, economy, frugality, local food, sustainability | Tagged Amish-run auction, community, economy, fresh produce in bulk, frugality, local food, sustainability, the commons, wholesale produce auction | 2 Comments

Buy American Sources

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Laura Grace Weldon

The cart stops here. Continue reading →

Posted in gifts, sustainability | Tagged buy US sources, shopping, sustainability | 3 Comments

5 Steps You Can Take To Save Honeybees

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Laura Grace Weldon

94% of US corn crop is treated with bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides Continue reading →

Posted in agribusiness, beekeeping, farming, GMO, seeds, sustainability | Tagged agribusiness, Bayer, beekeeping, farming, GMO, honeybees, Monsanto, neonicotinoid pesticides, seeds, sustainability | 4 Comments

Neighborhood Cows and Pigs: Real Food Sovereignty

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Laura Grace Weldon

The more we bring responsibility for food back to our households, neighborhoods, and local regions the more we free ourselves from international market forces that affect our food supply. Continue reading →

Posted in agribusiness, cattle, community, economy, elders, farming, local food, sustainability, tradition | Tagged agribusiness, community, economy, elders, farming, food sovereignty, local food, sustainability, tradition | 7 Comments

Helping Honeybees

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Laura Grace Weldon

How to understand and help honeybees. Continue reading →

Posted in animal relations, beekeeping, GMO, sustainability | Tagged animal relations, beekeeping, GMO, sustainability | 3 Comments

Chew On Your Landscape

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Laura Grace Weldon

Make your yard edible. Continue reading →

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Outing A Radical Homemaker

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Laura Grace Weldon

Who you calling a radical homemaker? Continue reading →

Posted in frugality, kitchen arts, radical homemaker, self-reliance, sustainability | Tagged frugality, kitchen arts, radical homemaker, self-reliance, sustainability | Leave a comment

Learning From Elder Farmers

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Laura Grace Weldon

Losing small farms also means that the wisdom of farmers like Ron will be left behind at an ever faster pace. This includes specific wisdom about the land and wider wisdom about ways to live. Continue reading →