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The term "guerrilla" may bring to mind a small band of armed soldiers, moving in the dead of night on a stealth mission. In the case of guerrilla gardening, the soldiers are planters, the weapons are shovels, and the mission is to transform an abandoned lot into a thing of beauty. Once an environmentalist's nonviolent direct action for inner-city renewal, this movement is spreading to all types of people in cities around the world. These modern-day Johnny Appleseeds perform random acts of gardening, often without permission. Typical targets are vacant lots, railway land, underused public squares, and back alleys. The concept is simple, whimsical, and has the cheeky appeal of being a not-quite-legal call to action. Dig in some soil, plant a few seeds, or mend a sagging fence-one good deed inspiring another, with win-win benefits all around. Guerrilla Gardening outlines the power-to-the-people campaign for greening our cities. Social activists, city dwellers, and longtime gardeners will delight in this fast-paced and funny call to arms. Tips for effective involvement include: Finding plants and seeds cheap (or free), Handling city officials, Getting the dirt on soil, Planting to bring back the birds, Knowing when to ask first David Tracey is a journalist and environmental designer who operates EcoUrbanist in Vancouver. He is executive director of Tree City Canada, a nonprofit ecological engagement group. |
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Explores the background and the history of the Ecovillage movement, and provides a comprehensive manual for planning, establishing, and maintaining a sustainable community in both urban and rural environments. Includes discussions on design, conflict management, food production, energy, economics, and more. |
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2003 New Society Publishers, 272 pp. $28.
Creating a Life Together is an overview of the process of forming new ecovillages and intentional communities, gleaned from founders of dozens of successful communities in North America formed since the early '90s. This is what they did, and what you can do, to create your community dream. It attempts to distill their hard experience into solid advice on getting started as a group, creating vision documents, decision-making and governance, agreements and policies, buying and financing land, communication and process, and selecting people to join you. It's what works, what doesn't work, and how not to reinvent the wheel. This information is not only for people forming new communities - whether or not you already own your land. It can also be valuable for those of you thinking about joining community one day - since you, too, will need to know what works. And it's also for those of you already living in community, since you can only benefit from knowing what others have done in similar circumstances. "Wow! The newest, most comprehensive bible for builders of intentional communities. Covers every aspect with vital information and hundreds of examples of how successful communities faced the challenges and created their shared lives out of their visions. The cautionary tales of sadder experiences and how communities fail, will help in avoiding the pitfalls. Not since I wrote the Foreword to Ingrid Komar's Living the Dream (1983), which documented the Twin Oaks community, have I seen a more useful and inspiring book." --Hazel Henderson, author, Creating Alternative Futures, and Politics of the Solar Age. "A great deal of research and trial-and-error has been assembled here, and every potential ecovillager should read it. This book will be an essential guide and msanual for the many Permaculture graduates who live in communities or design for them." --Bill Mollison, co-originator of the Permaculture concept, author of The Permaculture Designers Manual, Ferment and Human Nutrition. "A really valuable resource for anyone thinking about intentional community. I wish I had it years ago." -- Starhawk, author of Webs of Power, The Spiral Dance, and The Fifth Sacred Thing -- and committed communitarian. |
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In a world filled with stories of environmental devastation and social dysfunction , EcoVillage at Ithaca is a refreshing and hopeful look at a modern-day village that is taking an integrated approach to addressing these problems. This book tells the story of life at EcoVillage at Ithaca, an internationally recognized example of sustainable development. It transports the reader into the midst of a vibrant community that includes cohousing neighborhoods, small-scale organic farming, land preservation, green building, energy alternatives and hands-on education. By integrating proven social and environmental alternatives into a living model, EcoVillage at Ithaca provides a rare glimpse into one possible - and positive - future for the planet. EcoVillage at Ithaca delves into the heart of the lived experience at this innovative community. It provides a warm, personal and reflective look at what it is like to create a sustainable culture. The book tells in-depth stories about
an integrated way of life: running a family farm; creating "invented
celebrations"; the poignancy of a home birth, as well as
a conscious death; community work parties, and; dramatic examples
of personal transformation. Human scale, accessible and inspiring, the example of EcoVillage at Ithaca will help readers imagine fresh alternatives to "life as usual." It will appeal to all who are hungry to learn about successful working models of a more sustainable approach to living with each other and the Earth. Liz Walker co-founded and has directed EcoVillage at Ithaca since its inception in1991, and has lived there with her family since the first buildings were completed. She has worked on all aspects of the community's development, and has written and lectured widely on the topic. |
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In the same way that you can't lead a horse to water, you can't force economic development on people who don't want to be 'developed'. Leads the reader through the fascinating story of development failures and successes that led eventually to this technique that has been successful in over 250 communities in four countries. Inspiring, amusing, and easy to read, will appeal to a wide range of people interested in a new approach to revitalizing our communities. |
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This is an eye-popping , fundamental look at money, both the "legal tender" and the innovative forms that have been developed to promote local economies in communities around the nation and the world. Money explains the mysteries mad realities of currency, interest, barter, and much more in clear and accessible prose, revealing the alarming fragility of our existing financial system. More than simply a radical critique, it is also a practical and inspirational how-to manual for creating a vibrant and effective community currency system. |
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The eastern savannas of war-ravaged
Colombia, known as the llanos, are among the most brutal environments
on Earth, an unlikely setting for one of the most hopeful environmental
stories ever told. Here, more than twenty-five years ago, an intrepid
visionary named Paolo Lugari set out to create a village that
could sustain itself agriculturally, economically, and artistically.
He reasoned that if a community could survive in the Colombian
llanos, it would be possible to live anywhere. |
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Two hundred years ago herds of elk & antelope dotted the hills of the San Francisco - Monterey Bay area. Grizzly bears lumbered down to the creeks to fish for silver salmon and steelhead trout. From the vast marshlands, geese, ducks, and other birds rose in thick clouds "with a sound like that of a hurricane." This land of "inexpressible fertility," supported one of the densest Indian populations in all of North America. Clearly and accesibly written, uniquely alive & at the same time informed, this well-loved classic vividly recreates the lost world of the Indian people who lived here such a short time ago. "One of the three books that brought me the most joy over the past year." Alice Walker |
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 Superbia!:
31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoodsby Dan Chiras and Dave Wann 2003, 240pp., $25 Superbia! is a book of practical ideas for creating more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods. It is about remaking suburban and urban neighborhoods to serve people better and to reduce human impact on the environment.
Ideas for the blossoming of the suburb are described in order of difficulty, from easy to boldest, including: * the creation of a neighborhood newsletter
to foster a sense of neighborhood identity and cooperation Well-illustrated and reader-friendly, Superbia! is written primarily for the millions who live in urban areas or existing suburbs. It will also be of major interest to environmentalists, planners, and all who want to create a more humane and nurturing lifestyle. |
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