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Man standing in front of graffiti wall in Detroit

Resilience on the Brightmoor Farmway

In Spencer Beebe’s recent post “Confluence,” he mentioned Earthworks Urban Farm as an example of the regeneration of Detroit. It’s far from the only example. Ten miles away on the other side of the city, Sam and I saw urban …

Noah Enelow
August 23, 2012 01 October 2014

Growing Power's aquaponics operation in Milwaukie, one of two dozen groups and places featured Douglas Gayeton and "Lexicon of Sustainability."

At the Natural Capital Center: The new faces of food

Douglas Gayeton’s zeitgeisty, alluring photographic compositions of unconventional farmers from all over the country are hanging in the Natural Capital Center. But he has no idea. Or at least, he didn’t, until we contacted him last week to find out …

Oakley Brooks
May 22, 2012 01 October 2014

Aerial of forest land

Future We Want: Local food sovereignty, not land grabs

Most successful means of resistance to land grabbing have been local initiatives for sustainable land use.

Noah Enelow
April 25, 2012 13 March 2020

Indian woman in field.

At the Natural Capital Center: Dr. Vandana Shiva, seed freedom fighter

On May 3, Ecotrust has the distinct honor of hosting a benefit luncheon with Dr. Vandana Shiva, one of the world’s leaders in the fight to save native seeds. At the heart of Dr. Shiva’s work is the connection between …

Lola Milholland
April 23, 2012 01 October 2014

Climate change activists Nelson Kanuk (l), Kelsey Juliana, and John Thiebes. Photo by Sam Beebe

Teenagers taking climate activism lead

Today’s young people don’t care about the environment. That’s the claim from a study of two long-term surveys published this month.

Lola Milholland
March 30, 2012 09 March 2020

School for Future Leaders sign on the back of a car in Cambodia

Under the mango tree, a village’s future unfolds

Astrid Scholz
March 26, 2012 15 January 2020

A salmon being deboned with a handknife.

Renewing traditions at Celilo

guest
March 16, 2012 15 January 2020

Jobs of the Future

Most significant are the jobs that await viability, the ones open to tomorrow’s social innovators and institutional entrepreneurs.

Howard Silverman
February 24, 2012 14 January 2020