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Slow, easy, cheap and green



POTPOURRI Mr. Rushing’s make-do credo manifests itself in assorted ways. Clockwise from top left: his “container garden on wheels,” his grassless front yard and the eclectic entranceway obscuring his cottage.

By STEVEN KURUTZ

Published: New York Times, March 25, 2009



Jackson, Miss.



ON a warm afternoon in March, Felder Rushing, a horticulturist and host of “The Gestalt Gardener,” a weekly show on Mississippi Public…

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Added by Ecolocitizen on March 26, 2009 at 11:21am — No Comments

Timothy Gorringe at Trinity Institute

Timothy J. Gorringe’s widely read book, A Theology of the Built Environment: Justice, Empowerment, Redemption, established him as a leader in the field of environmental theology. His academic interests focus on the interrelation between theology, social science, art, and politics. He serves as St. Luke’s Professor of Theological Studies at the University of Exeter.…



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Added by Ecolocitizen on March 23, 2009 at 12:04am — No Comments

David Korten at Trinity Institute

David C. Korten is a visionary proponent of a planetary system of local living economies. His now-classic bestseller, When Corporations Rule the World, was called "a must-read" by commentators ranging from Archbishop Desmond Tutu to London’s Financial Times. Dr. Korten’s most recent book is The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community.

Following his… Continue

Added by Ecolocitizen on March 22, 2009 at 4:48pm — No Comments

Vidnews article on Timebanking

Saw this video story segment today (M 3/16/09) on timebanking:

Turning time into money
http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/12500753

Added by Jabari Zakiya on March 16, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Postage stamp-sized space

So I've got a bit of space in front of the house, and in back, and a strong urge to USE it. THe pressure is on bec/ spring is here; the mint and lemon verbena trapped indoors tell me so! Anyway, not sure I'm so handy putting a bunch of seed in paper cups and getting started that way. What it means is that I'm headed straight for a nursery to pick up a bunch of little potted something something. And the big question is -- WHAT to put in the ground? I'm considering scrounging for half a barrel… Continue

Added by Connie on March 14, 2009 at 10:37am — 1 Comment

Somethings we produce, and try NOT to think about

Great article in Harpers Magazine, "Wasteland: A journey through the American cloaca" by Frederick Kaufman.

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/02/0081909

It's about what happens to all the "stuff" we produce that goes "away" when we flush. Although it's important to create means for sustainable living, it does include consideration for processes at the back end, literally and figuratively.

Added by Connie on March 3, 2009 at 10:13pm — No Comments

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