All Blog Posts Tagged 'self-reliance' (2)

'Grow your own' fever has gripped the Pennines community, which is aiming for self-sufficiency



By Joanna Moorhead

Sunday, 29 November 2009





Founders Estelle Brown, Pam Warhurst and Mary Clear, standing in their 'grow your own' community garden in Todmorden



It's an ordinary small town in England, but its residents claim they've discovered the secret that could save the planet. And with world leaders preparing to gather in Copenhagen in just… Continue

By MARIAN BURROS

Published: October 7, 2008

COLLABORATORS - Pete Johnson and other farmers in northeast Vermont support one another’s efforts to stay viable.



HARDWICK, Vt.

THIS town’s granite companies shut down years ago and even the rowdy bars and porno theater that once… Continue