June 2nd, 2012 | Currency, D.I.Y., Sustainable, barter, bicycle, exchange, gluten-free, muffin, postgrowth, transition town
A short film about a pay-it-forward gift exchange muffin man who bicycles around Madison, WI, giving people muffins only in exchange for asking them to do something to better the world off his top 10 list.
May 31st, 2012
Seedstock Seedbomb! from agorabora on Vimeo. Seedstock, is a community currency for Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. We believe that community currencies can improve the connectedness of communities, support local, independent businesses, encourage a more vibrant and diverse local economy while ge ...
February 20th, 2012
The transition town movement in Vancouver, via Village Vancouver is hosting the event From Here to There (Part Two): Food, Energy and Transitioning to Resilient Communities. The first part I missed in early December last year, but which had a large turnout. I am looking forward to this event esp ...
February 12th, 2012
One of my favorite and most long-term friends on twitter is pdjmoo who tweets about all things wild, non-GMO and beautiful. Not only does she have a fantastic and informative twitter account that I highly recommend for staying on top of the latest news, but she also curates a few very informativ ...
June 23rd, 2011
I think I discovered the Transition Town movement through reading Small is Beautiful, or maybe it was while I was living in New Zealand...I'm not sure. Vancouver, BC's community site Village Vancouver is a really helpful resource, and has helped get the Underground Market in Vancouver going. Check o ...
December 4th, 2010
I recently came across this man's very interesting and in depth website with all kinds of resources and information about the new economy and transition towns. It is full of practical ways that we can all work to creating a responsible, creative and engaged community and world. He has recently writt ...
July 16th, 2010
As you can tell from the poll on our homepage (please take a second to vote if you haven't already :-) , I am a bit of a fan of street vendors, illegal or otherwise since legal and illegal can vary quite a bit depending on what country you are in. I would love to sell some food in the park, so I lis ...
