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Colorful canoes rest on the waterfront at Ivochote.

Traveling the network of indigenous knowledge

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January 27, 2014 02 December 2019

This mural, in North Portland's Village Market, was painted by neighbors and community organizers who collaborated on the plans and vision for a vibrant small-scale grocery store offering healthy foods to an underserved neighborhood. It sits above a vegetable case full of fresh produce. The image shows three flowers in bloom.

Say good-bye to “food deserts”

Edible Portland questions the use of the term food deserts among food system advocates.

Lola Milholland
January 14, 2014 01 October 2014

Empowered to Succeed: How tribes can unlock new capital to grow in Indian Country

By Dave Castillo “How is it that the United States can put a man on the moon but not a bank on an Indian Reservation?” A version of this question was asked by a tribal official in 1999 during the …

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August 29, 2013 01 October 2014

Vietnam’s Hoi An and the resilience of culture

By Julia Babcock Historic preservation often occurs in between boom and bust cycles when strong communities endure the shifting economic landscape around them. The Vietnamese city of Hoi An’s story of preservation is strongly shaped by the Thu Bon River,which …

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February 19, 2013 29 July 2016

Two children walking towards a lettuce patch.

New Farm to School grants put local foods in Oregon students’ lunches

The Oregon Department of Education has announced that eleven school districts are the recipients of competitive Farm to School and School Garden grants totaling $189,140. The majority of the funds (87.5%) will be spent on purchasing Oregon food products, with …

Lola Milholland
January 25, 2013 17 March 2015

Past Indigenous Leadership Awards honorees

A rich sense of honor: Learning from tribal leaders

In this world of broken economies, climates, and institutions, it’s an opportune time to ask: what if Native people were in charge?

Spencer B. Beebe
December 6, 2012 02 December 2019

Rows of lettuce in a community garden

Future We Want: Your Turn

In the run-up to the Rio+20 Earth Summit in June, we asked for transformative ideas that will help us build a Future We Want (as the UN puts it).  The wider Ecotrust community responded with some though-provokers, which have us …

Oakley Brooks
May 15, 2012 01 October 2014

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Beyond ‘Sustainable Capitalism’

Noah Enelow
March 14, 2012 15 January 2020

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