From community gardens to just global policy, a national and global movement is growing to reclaim food, land, and agricultural systems from agribusiness and put them back in the hands of citizens.
Tag: Community
Europe's Best Recycling and Waste Prevention Program
Flanders, a region of Belgium, boasts the highest waste diversion rate in Europe. Decades of planning and policy making have made a huge difference in the region’s ability to approach zero waste.
Growing Fruit Trees as Community Activism: the Boston Tree Party
Planting apple trees as a political statement? That’s the idea behind the Boston Tree Party, which is about to kick off another season of planting and growing fruit trees as an act of community empowerment.
10 Twitter Hashtags That Make It Easy to Follow the Latest Green News
In the world of environmentalism, hashtags are really being put to work. Through a taste for activism and promoting change, they are utilized in such a way as to maximize visibility, and so there is potential for sharing across the globe. Many hashtags are so regularly used that they have tied together whole communities of those looking to promote and live a greener lifestyle.
The Perennials Project: Celebrating the People who Build Bridges
The Perennials Project believes “bridge-building” is at the heart of strong, sustainable communities. See how you can help get their documentary film project to the next step.
Anti-Fracking Protesters Score a Win in Pennsylvania
A few committed individuals can make a big difference, as shown by this victory of anti-fracking activists in Pennsylvania.
Urban Agriculture Success Stories (that you may have missed)
Can small scale, urban farming feed the world… or even provide a significant portion of the food needed for local residents? I don’t know… I do know you’ll find different [ … ]
Bicycling in Detroit: Community Efforts Caught on Film
Think of the city of Detroit and burned out and deserted… where it’s not crime-infested? Yes, the city’s had its ups and downs, but that hasn’t stopped residents from trying to [ … ]
Introducing the New sustainablog Review & Community Site
While online shopping is probably most driven by convenience, I know I really appreciate the ability to see what others think about a product or service… can’t remember the last [ … ]
Dancing Rabbit Blogathon Wrap Up
Editor’s note: Many thanks to Dancing Rabbit co-founder Tony Sirna for providing this wrap-up post! We’ll also be doing the prize drawing very shortly, and announce those winners. The Sustainablog [ … ]
Optimism is Sustainable… and Radical (PPB #23)
Ever considered optimism as a political act? Jess Lundie borrows this concept from Worldchanging’s Alex Steffen, and creates a guest post at Openly Balanced around the idea that the kind [ … ]
Four Missouri Communities Demonstrate Sustainability
There’s a revolution happening in the middle of the country, outside of urban influence, in the rolling prairies, and nestled amongst fields of corn, wheat, and soybeans. You might be [ … ]
De-jobbing America: Unraveling the Employment Economy
There’s just too much emphasis on “getting a job” these days. Okay, so we’re at nearly 10 percent unemployment nationally (if you believe the Federal numbers), so many people are [ … ]