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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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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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Connect and Engage: Local Food
posted Mar 11, 2009 - Here’s an array of colorful, practical, and compelling materials that you can use not only in your classroom but also in your profession and everyday life.
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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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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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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.
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Has Your Town Declared Peace Yet?
by Ben Manski, Karen Dolanposted May 22, 2008 - Ben Manski and Karen Dolan show how local communities have quit waiting for the federal government and are making their own foreign policy
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Who's Afraid of Economic Rights?
by Carol Estesposted Feb 06, 2007 - Invisible Rights: We'll protect your right to vote. But not to eat. Economic human rights are in the Universal Declaration, but not in the U.S.
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Theme Guide
posted Nov 30, 2006 - A visual map of Go Local articles in the Winter 2007 issue.
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Food to Stay
by Gary Nabhanposted Nov 30, 2006 - Many communities in the U.S. ship food out--and ship the same food back in. What's the value of keeping it at home?
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Local Energy, Local Power
by Winona LaDukeposted Nov 07, 2006 - Energy for Democracy - wind on the Great Plains could power the country. Tribes are working to bring energy production home.
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