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Oct 28
VIDEO: How to Handle Broody Hens — from Harvey Ussery
We’re busily promoting and selling our new book The Small-Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey Ussery, so I wanted to do a little research on the prevalence of the household flock. Imagine my surprise when I found this Slate article from two years ago, debunking the “bogus trend” of burgeoning backyard chicken ownership. “In all of God’s [...]
Oct 27
Simplify Banks and Bank Regulation
In January 2010, after Scott Brown's upset victory in the special Massachusetts Senate election, a panicky President Obama managed to sound like a populist for a couple of days. He called for a tax on banking profits and drafted Paul Volcker to appear at a quickie press conference so that the administration could call for something dubbed "The Volcker Rule." Volcker, an impeccab
A Grass-Roots Newscast Gives a Voice to Struggles
This article was shared by The Media Consortium, about fellow member organization, Democracy Now!. It was first published by the New York Times, where you can read the original. Hours after Amy Goodman, the host of the grass-roots newscast “Democracy Now!,” was arrested in Minnesota in 2008 while trying to cover protesters at [...]
Oct 26
Now Available: The Transition Companion!
In 2008, the best-selling Transition Handbook suggested a model for a community-led response to peak oil and climate change. Since then, the Transition idea has gone viral across the globe, from Italian villages and Brazilian favelas to universities and London neighborhoods. In contrast to the ever-worsening stream of information about [...]
Oct 25
Harvey Ussery and Broody Hens
With information on building soil fertility, replacing purchased feed, and working with poultry in the garden. The most comprehensive and definitive guide to date on raising all-natural poultry, for homesteaders or farmers seeking to close their loop, The Small-Scale Poultry Flock offers a practical and integrative model for working with chickens and other domestic fowl, based entirely on natur
The Fight for Equality from MLK to Occupy Wall Street
When it comes to tangibly honoring great Americans, Washington tends to drag its collective feet, usually decades, before making room along the Mall for a tribute. The notable exception is the Viet Nam war memorial that was completed a mere 7 years after the war ended; the impetus to build it so quickly was the hope that it would begin to heal the hemorrhaging wound of the Viet Nam war on ou
Slow Money, an Antidote to Wall Street?
This article by Beth Buczynski, about two topics near and dear to our hearts, was reposted from Insteading, where you can read the original. The Occupy Wall Street movement turned one month old yesterday. Despite the exponential growth of this international protest, there are some who still say that the action is doomed [...]
Oct 24
Folks, This Ain’t Normal
Joel Salatin, author, advocate, proprietor of Polyface Farm, and sometimes dubbed “the high priest of the pasture,” has just come out with a new book, Folks, This Ain’t Normal, published by the Hachette Group. Dan Barber, the chef at Blue Hill has praised the book, saying: “Joel Salatin might seem like a vision of our agrarian past, [...]
Oct 20
Six Critical Levers to Transform our Energy Future
Kelly Vaughn October 18, 2011 To reinvent fire, we need to master six critical challenges. 1. Build efficient buildings and retrofit existing ones on a tremendous scale Just one energy efficient building makes a difference. Multiply that by 120 million buildings, and, there will be a revolution. Ultimately, there’s a $1.4 trillion opportunity on the table for [...]
Oct 19
Nature does the heavy lifting - All Permaculture books on Sale
Nature doesn’t till. Nature doesn’t need chemical pesticides. And monoculture? Nature ain’t even trying to hear that noise. So why do we break our backs fighting uphill battles when we can just look at the way natural systems work and, basically, rip them off? Take a look at the selection of books below that will tell you about [...]
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