How to Start a Library of Things
Imagine going into a neighborhood shop to borrow tools, kitchen appliances, camping gear, party supplies, sports equipment, musical instruments, and more.
Cat Johnson
The Open Source School Redefines Education in Italy
Threading elements of the great educational experiments of Bauhaus and Roycroft Community models together with Pierre Levy’s modern definition of “collective intelligence,” La Scuola Open Source (The Open Source School) embodies the principles of the sharing movement.
The Working World: Funding Co-ops with Non-Extractive Capital
As more and more consumers get savvy about where they put their money, how do cooperatives expand their supply to meet the demand?
What is Holistic Decision-making?
Holistic management (HM) is a framework for making deeply sound decisions.
Tony Blair, Godzilla, and the Banquet of Consequences
One of the best things about Transition for me is that we bring big issues home, and we own them.
These Entrepeneurs are Using Technology to Turn a Profit on Food Waste
Take a look at what some creative businesses are doing to turn trash into treasure.
How to Reclaim Nitrogen Back as a Life-giving Nutrient
Nitrogen is absolutely crucial to life — an indispensable ingredient of DNA, proteins and essentially all living tissue — yet it also can choke the life out of aquatic ecosystems, destroy trees and sicken people when it shows up in excess at the wrong place, at the wrong time, in the wrong form.
The Farm that Grows Climate Solutions
High in the mountains of Veracruz, Mexico, a small cooperative is “farming carbon” — practicing agriculture in a way that fights climate change while simultaneously meeting human needs.
The Newest Strategy for Saving the Bees is Really, Really Old
For centuries beehives have been part of the architecture of mountain homes here, built into the thick outside walls.
Crispr is Coming to Agriculture, with Big Implications for Food, Farmers, Consumers, and Nature
Very few technologies truly merit the epithet “game changer” — but a new genetic engineering tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 is one of them.
“Build the City”: The Critical Role of Art, Culture & Commoning
A new anthology of essays, Build the City: Perspectives on Commons and Culture, powerfully confirms that the “city as a commons” meme is surging.
Who’s Keeping Organic Food Honest?
An informal network among farmers may be more important than federal regulation in building trust in the organic industry — and it needs greater support.