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Slow Money: Bringing Money Down to Earth
by Brooke Jarvisposted Nov 16, 2009 - Is there such a thing as money that's too fast? Slow Money founder Woody Tasch says yes, and he's trying to slow money down by connecting investors to their local economies.
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FRESH: A Documentary on Re-Inventing Our Food Systems
posted Nov 11, 2009 - Given the environmental and health consequences of industrial agriculture, what would it look like if we re-invented our food system? The 2009 film FRESH seeks out the farmers, thinkers and businesses people in America who are doing just that.
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Reviving the Local Economy with Publicly Owned Banks
by Ellen Brownposted Oct 14, 2009 - The Fed may have played all its cards, but state and local governments still hold a few aces: publicly owned banks that could funnel credit where it is needed most, directly into the local economy.
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Protecting Local Farms
by Lynn Byczynskiposted Sep 17, 2009 - Small-scale farmers fear that new regulations meant for industrial agriculture will burden them unfairly.
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Can a Farm State Feed Itself?
by Brooke Jarvisposted Sep 04, 2009 - Tired of depending on imports, Illinois looks to local food.
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Mali's Gift Economy
by Beverly Bellposted Jul 22, 2009 - In Mali, one of the most cash poor nations in the world, "dama" or the gift economy is thriving.
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Protecting What We Love: Judy Wicks
posted Jul 22, 2009 - Interview with local living economies advocate Judy Wicks.
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Age-Old Wisdom for the New Economy
by Sarah van Gelder, Rebecca Adamsonposted Jul 07, 2009 - Indigenous peoples have learned a few things about making it through hard times. Rebecca Adamson discusses what traditional economies did to foster abundance, sharing, and harmony with Mother Earth.
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Why This Crisis May Be Our Best Chance to Build a New Economy
by David Kortenposted Jun 19, 2009 - Wall Street is bankrupt. Instead of trying to save it, we can build a new economy that puts money and business in the service of people and the planet—not the other way around.
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My Best Investments Are Down The Street
by Judy Wicksposted Jun 05, 2009 - Social activist and local living economies advocate Judy Wicks shares her investment secrets.
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Dollars with Good Sense: DIY Cash
by Judith Schwartzposted Jun 05, 2009 - Three ways ordinary people are printing their own money without breaking the law.
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Small Banks, Radical Vision
by Zach Carterposted Jun 05, 2009 - Local banks can change the world, one investment at a time.
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Busted: 9 Economy Myths
posted Jun 05, 2009 - What the old economy didn’t do for us—and what a sustainable economy could do.
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31 Ways to Jump Start the Local Economy
by Sarah van Gelderposted May 07, 2009 - Build a secure, sustainable economy at home and in your community.
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New Crop of Farmers :: Brian & Meghan Peterka
by Anna Stern, Kim Nochiposted Feb 13, 2009 - Today’s young farmers are protecting the land and the seeds, reclaiming farming traditions, and sharing the abundance with family and community. Meet a bunch of those young farmers in our photo essay.
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New Crop of Farmers :: Kristine & Ryan Jepsen
by Anna Stern, Kim Nochiposted Feb 13, 2009 - We wanted to prove to ourselves that small-scale sustainable agriculture can flourish, providing both good food and livelihoods for our friends, neighbors, and regional food network.
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Everybody Eats :: How a Community Food System Works
posted Feb 13, 2009 - It begins with small farms working with natural cycles and ends with fresh food and stronger communities.
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From the Publisher :: Sustainability in a Crisis
posted Oct 31, 2008 - When we make choices that rely less on fossil fuels, global finance, and long supply chains and more on conservation, savings, and local production, we become less vulnerable to crises and more resilient in recovering from them. What once looked to the larger society like “hippie” behavior from the far-out fringe, now simply looks smart.
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Community Land Trust Keeps Prices Affordable—For Now And Forever
by Daniel Firesideposted Jul 29, 2008 - Community Housing Trusts buy land and houses, not for profit, but to keep them affordable for low- and middle-income residents. Daniel Fireside looks at the success of Vermont's 25-year-old Champlain Housing Trust, which provides homes for 2,100 households.
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Reinventing Our Food System
by Raj Patelposted Jun 30, 2008 - Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved, speaks to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now about the food crisis.
