GOING LOCAL CREATING SELF-RELIANT COMMUNITIES IN A GLOBAL AGE MICHAEL H. SHUMAN Routledge 2000 The real work of planet-saving will be small, humble, and humbling, and (insofar as it involves love) pleasing and rewarding. Its jobs will be too many to count, too many to report, too many to be publicly noticed or …
Book review In Part 3 of Earth in the Balance: Ecology and Human Spirit, Senator Al Gore tells us in Chapter 3: Climate and Civilization: A Short History, that: “Perhaps it can be said that civilization has passed the formative stage and has reached a mature configuration, a worldwide community or global village.” “Is our …
AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART V Introduction In re-making the American Farm School to fit the post-war era, Bruce Lansdale knew that he could not do it alone, especially in a world where the values on which the School was founded found little support from the general public. The success of the institution …
Book review In Part 1 of Earth in the Balance: Ecology and Human Spirit, Senator Al Gore tells us that: “Too often we are unwilling to look beyond ourselves to see the effect of our actions today on our children and grandchildren. Many people have lost faith in the future because in virtually every facet …
Book review In Seeking Sustainability in an Age of Complexity Graham Harris explains why sustainability is hard and why ‘collapse’ can occur. In the last 20 years the theory of complexity has been developed – complex systems science (CSS) speaks to natural systems and particularly to ecological, social and economic systems and their interaction. Due …
Book review INSIDE DRUCKER’S BRAIN JEFFREY A. KRAMES Portfolio 2008 Introduction: In Search of Drucker Although Drucker had written three dozen books on business and society, I thought a definitive book on Drucker had not yet been written; one that would showcase his most important management philosophies and signature strategies, and how they are as …
Book review In Part 6 of Feeding People is Easy, Colin Tudge points out that: “Poor countries are hopelessly trapped. The World Trade Organisation which is supposed to provide a level playing field for all is in reality controlled by the richest governments which in turn are beholden to corporates. On the other hand, if …
SEKEM A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY IN THE EGYPTIAN DESERT IBRAHIM ABOULEISH FLORIS BOOKS 2004 PART II Chapter 2: Return to Egypt (Cont.) My heart tries to understand I continued to work with anthroposophy and became acquainted with its practical applications in many areas of life. I repeatedly found life changing solutions presenting themselves after intense …
