Community

Strengthening our connections.

Building Community: An Economic Approach

by David Korten with David Brancaccio

posted Nov 17, 2010

David Korten: What economic transformation has to do with building stronger, happier communities.

Humanity, in Photos

posted Nov 15, 2010

Photo Essay: A celebration of friendship, family, love, and laughter.

Can Small Group Organizing Save the Country?

by Sarah Byrnes

posted Nov 05, 2010

Without the support of others, we get drained, we burn out, we sit out elections, or we vote our fears. With it, we can make real change.

Becoming an Empathic Civilization

posted Nov 04, 2010

Video: Economist Jeremy Rifkin believes we can do it, and now he’s got cartoons to show why.

Matchmaking for Vegetables

by Ari LeVaux

posted Oct 26, 2010

A new website lets gardeners find partners with whom to swap their excess produce.

Sharing the Harvest

by Shannon Hayes

posted Oct 22, 2010

What to do when your apple trees don't produce? Start ringing doorbells, says radical homemaker Shannon Hayes.

Reaching for Resilience

by Christa Hillstrom

posted Oct 21, 2010

10 ways that one rural ecovillage is building strong foundations for coming times.

A Day in the Life of a BerkShare

by Bill McKibben

posted Oct 18, 2010

Want to encourage the local economy? Try printing your own regional money.

The End of the Experiment

by Vicki Robin

posted Oct 08, 2010

So what did I learn from a month of hyperlocavore eating?

Support Groups for Hard Times

by Chuck Collins

posted Oct 05, 2010

How can Transition Towns and Common Security Clubs help us navigate a changing economy and environment?

Reflections on the Transition

by Pamela O’Malley Chang

posted Oct 05, 2010

Self-sufficiency, I realize, is a misnomer. What I am aiming for is local sufficiency, together with my neighbors.

Eat. Blog. Love.

by Vicki Robin

posted Sep 27, 2010

How can you not love the one who feeds you? If you have the good fortune to know who that is, I mean.

Reclaim Your Streets: How to Create Safe and Social Pedestrian Plazas

by Erika Kosina

posted Sep 22, 2010

6 steps for replacing cars with parks.

Happy Park(ing) Day

posted Sep 17, 2010

One day a year, in cities throughout the country, parking spots take on a whole new meaning. Simply by paying the parking meter and rolling out some grass, residents claim these spaces as public parks.

“In the Face of This Truth”

by Robert Jensen

posted Sep 17, 2010

It’s time to talk honestly about collapse–no matter how others may respond.