Brian Halweil from the WorldWatch Institute discusses the advantages of eating a local diet: Read the rest of this entry »

Not long ago, a friend of mine raised the question of whether or not it’s possible to make hydroponics work without petrochemical fertilizer inputs. Apparently it is. Read the rest of this entry »

The Willamette Brewery website says they are brewers of sustainable ales in very small batches.
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The United States completely reinvented its economy when it entered World War Two. The changes were vast and rapid. I point this out because it proves we can do it. During World War I, the rapid establishment of home gardens was considered to be absolutely essential. The National War Garden Commission hoped to establish 1 million home gardens in the first year. A survey in 1918 determined that more than 5 million such gardens had been established.
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This is really, really easy. Switch to buying only local eggs and dairy products.
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