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Interview with Larry Korn, Author of One Straw Revolutionary - May 2016
Posted by David Pike on January 18, 2020 at 5:18pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
An Interview with Larry Korn, Author of One-Straw Revolutionary
May 4th 2016
By: David Pike
Since The One-Straw Revolution was published in 1978 it has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over one million copies worldwide. In “One-Straw” as the book has been dubbed, Mr. Masanobu Fukuoka presented an entirely new approach to agriculture which he called “natural farming.” After 25 years of research and trials he demonstrated he could achieve yields…
Ten Weeks In
Posted by Rick Dubrow on September 22, 2017 at 4:07pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Succession came to pass on July 1st, ten weeks ago. A-1 Builders, Inc. is now A-1 Builders, A Design/Build, Worker-Owned Cooperative! My former employees are now my bosses! For the time being I’m helping the new team deal with marketing on a part time basis; my hours worked per week since July 1st has been on the order of working 1/4 hour a week! Can’t really call this ‘part time’; I think I’ll call it ‘microscopic time’.
Perhaps in other…
ContinueSlow Sand Fresh Water Filter
Posted by David Culver on November 22, 2016 at 6:54pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I live in an all-electric home and when the power grid is out we have nothing. No water, no sewer, lights, cooking or anything else. I will have a generator to run sparingly to keep the freezer and the refrigerator going. Our home is a passive solar home with great insulation.
If the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake happens, the grid could be out for a year. During that time, with the well pump not working, we will need a source of clean fresh water.
A slow sand filter, made…
ContinueSecond Aid: Lessons Learned From Past Adventures
Posted by Rick Dubrow on November 3, 2016 at 11:51am 0 Comments 1 Like
All too often I’ll run into another hiker and the following conversation ensues:
“How many nights are you staying out?”
“None… I hope. We’re on a day hike.”
“Then why are you carrying so large a pack?
Allow me to unpack my answer… an answer that addresses situations well beyond wilderness travel. An answer that extends into my settled, civilized life as well. Why, at home, are Cindi and I prepared for a major natural or…
ContinueCompany Day Hike To Mt. Pilchuck Led To Team-Affirming Helicopter Rescue
Posted by Rick Dubrow on September 12, 2016 at 6:10pm 1 Comment 1 Like
Sunday, September 4th, 2016. Hikers from our company: Rick Dubrow, Cindi Landreth, Cathie Bertola, Shawn Serdahl, Justus Peterson.
Injuries usually happen upon descent. So it was on Sunday, 9/4/16 at the 4,420 foot level of Mt. Pilchuck. Five of us, all co-workers at A-1 Builders and Adaptations Design Studio, on a company dayhike, heard someone screaming in pain from above; close by. In moments we reached Patricia, a fit 59 year old Peruvian child…
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We aim to unleash the collective genius of our community to find the answers to this momentous question:
For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we...
Dramatically reduce carbon emissions (in response to climate change);
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Greatly strengthen our local economy (in response to economic instability)?
Transition Initiatives make no claim to have all the answers, but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills and determination in our communities, the solutions can readily emerge. Now is the time for us to take stock and to start re-creating our future in ways that are not based on cheap, plentiful and polluting oil but on localized food, sustainable energy sources, resilient local economies and an enlivened sense of community well-being.
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Whatcom Racial Justice Forum at Online Zoom Meeting
July 1, 2020 from 7pm to 9pm
Bellingham Quakers Host Online Forum on Racial Justice (Rescheduled)In light of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody and the massive protests and demonstrations sweeping the country and our local communities, Bellingham Quakers are hosting a communitywide forum to talk about how to nurture racial justice here. The forum will be online from 7-9 p.m. on July 1st.The Whatcom Racial Justice Panel on Zoom invites a creative, collaborative discussion about policing reform,…See More
Whatcom Racial Justice Forum at Online Zoom Meeting
June 24, 2020 from 7pm to 9pm
Bellingham Quakers Host Online Forum on Racial Justice (Rescheduled)In light of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody and the massive protests and demonstrations sweeping the country and our local communities, Bellingham Quakers are hosting a communitywide forum to talk about how to nurture racial justice here. The forum will be online from 7-9 p.m. on July 1st.The Whatcom Racial Justice Panel on Zoom invites a creative, collaborative discussion about policing reform,…See More
Intermediate Herbal Medicine Program at Bellingham WA
June 5, 2020 from 9am to 5:30pm
One Sunday per month March to November, 9:30-5:30March 15, April 19, May 17, June 14, July 25 -26*, August 23, Sept 20, Oct 18, November 15. * The July class will be held in the Methow Valley for the full weekend.https://www.wildrootbotanicals.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yr2a-3-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The Intermediate Herbal Immersion Program builds upon the…See More
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Pittsburgh’s Black farmers work to grow a new future
A small group of new farmers have seeded a movement to change the local food industry. Will COVID-19’s impact on the local economy set them back? Or will it — and the growing push for social justice — help?
Can changing habits for self-reliance and resilience help society avoid the worst of unfortunate futures?
Retrosuburbia provides the patterns and models that need to be replicated across our residential heartlands to achieve a scale of impact.
Hey, Joe Biden! Call Me, Before Debating Trump on Climate Change
The first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Biden will occur on the 29th of September. In advance of the encounter, 70 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates asking it to publicly call on the moderators to include climate in the topics that will be addressed during the debates
The Focus is ‘Enough’ Rather Than ‘More’
Rob Dietz: Steady-state economics is a sustainable alternative to mainstream or neoclassical economics, which assumes perpetual growth of production and consumption. Such an economy keeps material and energy use within ecological limits, and the unsustainable (and unrealistic) goal of continuously increasing income and consumption is replaced by the goal of improving quality of life for all. In short, the focus is enough rather than more.
This ‘self-sufficient’ Chinese city is being built with future pandemics in mind
A city near Beijing is being designed with rooftop farms, 3-D printing facilities and ample space to work from home – to protect residents against future pandemics. Vicente Guallart, whose Barcelona-based firm of architects won a contest to design the community, said: “We cannot continue designing cities and buildings as if nothing had happened.”
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