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In my part of Kentucky, we could feed all our people wonderful food if we worked on it. Instead, without realizing it, we rely on a three day food "cushion" of trucked-in foods from California, Florida, Mexico, Chile and other countries. Growing our own foods and committing to support local growers of sustainably grown foods makes fine economic sense. I'm even more interested in how delicious and pleasurable it all is. Food self-reliance, food self-sufficiency, food that is good, clean and fair.
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Drinking water from air humidityCracks permeate the dried-out desert ground, the landscape bears testimony to the lack of water. But even here, where there are no lakes, rivers or groundwater, considerable quantities of water are stored in the air. In the Negev desert in Israel, for example, annual average relative air ...
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Great Depression Cooking with ClaraGreat Depression Cooking with Clara is the popular online cooking show. In each episode Clara prepares recipes that her mother made during the Great Depression. Clara shares her stories and wisdom from the Depression as she shows you how to ...
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Men Live Better Where Women Are In ChargeHow does a matriarchy really work? Argentinian writer Ricardo Coler decided to find out and spent two months with the Mosuo in southern China. "Women have a different way of dominating," the researcher told SPIEGEL ONLINE. SPIEGEL ONLINE: Mr. Coler, you are from Argentina, where macho behavior ...
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Real communitiesFor a start, we need to create more urban and suburban spaces conducive to the kind of spontaneous social interaction that facilitates friendly neighbourhoods – places where people can eat together, walk together, sit and talk together, or play together. We need less emphasis on private space ...
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How can community radios/media be of relevancy to their publics/audiences and communities within their reach?Like telecentres, community radios go beyond the issue of connectivity since they cater for the interests of a certain area/community by broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience. Such broadcast material or information is usually based on the social, economic and political ...
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27Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected AgeFrom Publishers Weekly Fine outlines strategies for "connected activism" in this idealistic, lucidly written account about using the Internet to build up networks among activists who can pool information and other resources to help create lasting solutions that address the roots of social ...Giorgio Bertini added 3 months ago
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27The economic icebergGiorgio Bertini added 3 months ago
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27CommunityNet Aotearoa New Zealand - Information and resources for NZ community organisations, charities, clubs and trustsMore about Change Methods at: Change Methods . More about Local Community Development at: Local Community DevelopmentGiorgio Bertini added 6 months ago
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27Community Toolbox -- Consensus building tools and techniquesMore about Change Methods at: Change Methods . More about Local Community Development at: Local Community DevelopmentGiorgio Bertini added 6 months ago
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