Home economics, often without money exchanged, can help satisfy many of our needs closer to home. It can be expanded to become neighborhood economics and regional economics. It can be expanded far beyond soil, sun and water into dynamic and creative networks to take care of more human needs close to where we live, in nearly infinite creative ways that affirm human potential, that heal the natural environment at the same time adding beauty to our lives and contributing to a peaceful world. http://www.suburbanpermaculture.org/Eco-City-Pres.htm

Alternatives like these are on the rise--here and everywhere. If you are looking for a concrete way to deal with the economic chaos--let's get back to basics and start with ourselves, within our families, our yard, street, and community. We need to be available and to count on each other! Please consider starting more of these efforts yourself; support ones that are already going; and connect the dots between the different aspects of community---i.e. food, energy, health, local economy, neighbor helping neighbor, those in "need", spirituality, etc.

Video--Urban Homesteading
Video--Farmers in The City
Happening Here---Local Food Northern Nevada
Weavers Gathering

We connect heart to heart, sharing our stories of how we work to "walk our talk" and connect our concrete projects to make the world a better place. (If you are from another part of the world, we can support you to start one of these groups. It is through this kind of small group that networks like the local food system and others were catalyzed.)