Episode 60
In this podcast Marianne and I give a Fall homesteading update, both personal and from a national perspective.
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In this podcast Marianne and I give a Fall homesteading update, both personal and from a national perspective.
What exactly is a gift economy and how does it work?
In this podcast gift economy aficionado Frederick Malouf joins me for a discussion about a different kind of economy, not based on money. Gift economies eschew both bartering and money in favor of a system that runs on abundance rather than scarcity.
Imagine a new economy that has the betterment of mankind as the driving force, instead of profits.
Seriously. Take a moment and envision what the world would be like if those who did good for humans and the planet were the ones who were rewarded.
This is the type of world that Perry Gruber wants to create.
If you’ve been using social media for a while, chances are you’ve run into Chris Agnos’ work via Sustainable Human.
With a following of over 1.5 million people, Chris’ Sustainable Human Facebook page attempts to dive into the deep roots of our many sustainability crises.
7 small but powerful steps toward a zero-waste life.
Zero waste proponents place much of the blame for the Earth’s current woes on our “throw-away” society.
They have a point. Our focus on consumerism, resource commodification and materialism has certainly done a number on the ecology.
But what if humans could shift away from this mindset?
What would life be like if we created no trash? No packages to throw away, everything that can be recycled is. What would the grocery store look like? How about fast food restaurants? How would…
It’s been called many things: the sharing economy, collaborative consumption, prosumerism, etc. These terms may not always be accurate. However they all seek to put a name to a shift in the way we…
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