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If you are not familiar with the slow money movement you should check out their website. Listen to a webinar or attend a conference.

Too many Bills have been put forward by too many states to ban or label GE or GMO products, seeds, plants or animals. Why is our government not representing the people and supporting big businesses like Monsanto? I helped write the referendum in Mendocino County banning GMO crops from being grown but Monsanto is winning across our country. Research this topic, it is vital for our sustainability ! Salmon is now the next target!

Places where people want to live - and that are sustainable - do not happen by chance. They are the product of visionary thinking and commitment by highly skilled civic and national leaders, developers and professionals, with the full engagement and support of local partners and communities.

This is a crucial time for people to rethink how we meet our needs today to help to ensure a desirable future for following generations. Local government officials must play their part in reinventing our institutions to help communities and residents stay healthy and whole. This is because we have entered an era where human generated pressures on the natural world are unprecedented and threaten our current way of life. A few examples include depletion of non-renewable resources - 65% of U.S. oil is gone and the world is at or past peak oil; insufficient drinking water for two thirds of the world's population; consumption of land and loss of topsoil at unsustainable rates; projected loss of 90% of the world's fisheries by 2048; extinction of a distinct species of plant or animal, on average, every 20 minutes (qualifying the present period as one of the six great periods of mass extinction in the history of Earth1); and the presence of 250 persistent toxic chemicals not known before 1945, many of which are now found in human tissues.

global agriculture and food systems hold large differences between, on the one hand, industrialized farming and consumption based on global food chains and, on the other, smallholder farmers and resource poor people primarily linked in local food markets in low-income countries.

The one thing all 6 reasons have in common is the lack of commitment on the part of the people, individually or as organizations, to long term solutions. The human element is what's holding us back.

I thought I would throw this in here, for people who live in Mass. NED offers salvaged building materials from old homes, which can be reused in new or existing structures. A cool way to reuse materials and also add style to your home.

I can't remember names. With this "rich" data ad on, I have more trigger points to access and jog my memory with. Remembering people is hard. Evernote Hello makes it easy by creating a rich, browsable history of individuals, encounters and shared experiences.

This is a great website packed with tips and useful information about sustainable living, gardening, alternative energy sources, harvesting rainwater, helping people affected by natural disasters etc. It is a shop where you can buy things that will aid you in your sustainable endeavors but the blog section is FULL of useful information and tips. There is even a blog on weening children off of video games! The GUIDES section is also full of amazing tips, even eco boating and ways to get out and play in nature. I love this site, hope you enjoy it as well.

Sometimes perfect is the enemy of good. Many people know that meat is not environmentally sustainable with our current diets. And yet being a vegetarian just sounds too hard. This short talk (~6mins) suggests that going part way is a good solution. No need to be all or nothing! This lesson can be taken further than this particular environmental impact too.

John Jeavons has been doing this work for over 30 years. I studied with him In Northern California. I found it fascinating that he spoke at Google in Cali recently. Even though his method is not technology intensive it is science based and is feeding the world in many ways.

I studied with John many years ago. His book Backyard Homestead is one of the best books for back yard gardeners!!

Many people ask this question and I think this article does a good job of giving some of the basics to the answer. It should also include the fact that organic dairy farmers are not subsidized by our government, Sustainability of our land, animals and humans together.

I feel like such communities are going to be a necessary and vital part of the future. I wonder if everyone will be living in communities like these in say 100 years?

Planet Natural is the store for people seeking environmentally safe, effective products and solutions for their home and gardens. There is also tons of information regarding how to compost, what insects are good for gardens, etc.

Strolling of the Heifers is more than just a fun parade! "We work year-round to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation at farm and food businesses, to connect people and organizations of many kinds around sustainable living and resilient communities, and to promote the value of local food systems, local thinking and Slow Living." Be sure to check out their "Slow Living Summit"!