Melinda Briana Epler

The benefits of eating local, seasonal, organic food; where to find local food sources; and what to do if you don’t have a local food resource in your area.

When we live locally and strengthen our communities, we become stronger and better able to adapt to changes in the economy, climate, and energy availability. But we discuss much about how to go about this. So… how do you create change in your community? And how do you form a group of people who can tackle these community needs?

How to grow food year-round, with special attention to extending the growing season for the fall and winter.

If we had to, we could have survived on are garden alone through the fall and winter. All because we really wanted to do it and nothing was going to stop us. So we found ways to extend the seasons, and to use them to our advantage. Article includes ten reasons to grow a 4-season garden, what crops to grow, and when to grow them.

Bicycle inspiration. The following photos were taken at train stations around the world. Also: “If You Have Biker’s Block.”

The other day Andrew C. Revkin wrote, “Only direct experience seems to trigger change.” By that he meant disasters, deaths, destruction, home loss, looming gas prices, … imminent experiences that make you change your lifestyle right now because you have no other choice. I have no other way of saying this other than that really sucks. Let’s prove him wrong. Let’s change our lifestyles before things get awful. Now.