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Stories From The Field
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Many of us wonder about what we can do right now to in the face of climate change, peak fossil fuels and the other big challenges of this century. The fact is, taking action—whether it's starting a new community undertaking or breaking old personal habits—is far easier with a litte inspiration. Fortunately, inspiration is all around us in the form of people committed to reducing their impact and leading simpler, smarter, better lives.
The personal stories collected here are sent to us by members of the Post Carbon Institute community. Take a look. Get inspired. Take action!
If you'd like to share your actions with the rest of us, we'd love to hear it. Every month, we also feature selected stories in our newsletter. Please submit your personal stories only. While we endorse sustainable business practices, we're seeking inspirational, replicable tales of individual action.
Most Recent Stories
Practical Preparation
Heather Gray Mar 11, 2010
My husband Lyle and I have been working on some things for several years now. I suppose we started with some of it as children; my mother was into gardening and he grew up on a … >>
Bay Localize: Building an Inclusive Movement for Local Resilience
Aaron Lehmer Mar 10, 2010
Bay Localize is now a force to be reckoned with at City Hall, at regional agencies, and even within the corporate boardrooms. We’re truly building a people’s movement … >>
Kicking the auto addiction
Bob Egbert Mar 10, 2010
I started rebelling against our auto-addicted culture in 1998 before I became aware of peak oil. The Roanoke Times (in Virginia) did a story about me in April of 2006. … >>
Urban/Suburban Ecoliteracy
Wendy Talaro, M.A. Mar 10, 2010
Urban Ecoliteracy teaches the "language" of place – nature’s language of where one lives at the interface between the natural and built environments. The content … >>
Community Weatherization: A new kind of "barn-raising"
Audrey Schulman Mar 10, 2010
Even through the rain, people continued to arrive. They crowded into the garage carrying saws and hammers, with tool belts strapped on. So many more people than I’d … >>
Out Of Our Own Back Yards
Pete Russell Mar 10, 2010
Our story began on a little island only a 35 minute ferry ride from Auckland city, New Zealand. Waiheke Island has a reputation for being the home of shakers, movers and … >>
StartNow: Creating local food systems
Jean Schanen Mar 10, 2010
I'm Jean Schanen, and with my husband Glenn Huff, we've been working on developing local food systems for 30 years now. Our website www.StartNow.org describes our earlier … >>
Sustainable Backyard Micro-Farm
Daniel Draffen Mar 10, 2010
We have recently put in a 12-Volt DC solar system with lighting throughout the house, mainly highly efficient LED lighting and some low voltage compact fluorescent lighting. We also have all our … >>
Sugar Hollow Farm | Better with Less
Lauren M Roy Jan 25, 2010
We bought our farm 2.5 years ago and have been slowly but surely working it into a self sustaining homestead. We grow our own vegetables, harvest our own seeds, raise our own meat, eggs and … >>
old but still contributing to local food
Carol Grosser Dec 4, 2009
I was born on a second generation "organic" farm. We didn't know it was organic, but father raised oats for the cattle and we raised cattle. The only time he used herbicide was at the … >>
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