Leashless - a manifesto on freedom 1 Reply

http://leashless.org is my new project. It's an endeavor to talk about the why of Global Swadeshi, the Hexayurt Project, SCIM and all the other things I've been working on. It's about freedom. I h...

Started by Vinay Gupta. Last reply by AndriusKulikauskas 8 hours ago.

Accessing Self-Sufficiency Information on Appropedia - We Need Your Thoughts! 6 Replies

Appropedia wants to provide better access to existing self-sufficiency information while promoting easier participation and interaction by users. We would like to get your feedback about structurin...

Tagged: help, gathering, information, self-sufficiency, Appropedia

Started by Preston. Last reply by AndriusKulikauskas 1 day ago.

Mornflake project 13 Replies

Hi Global Swadeshi. I have deep interest in what I think are main goals of global swadeshi: some kind of open source decentralized gandhian economy. But as we think and ponder on ups and downs of o...

Started by SashaMrkailo. Last reply by AndriusKulikauskas 1 day ago.

Under-Utilized Installed Solar Capacity in Afghanistan

By my count, over 700,000 solar/dynamo radios have been distributed throughout Afghanistan by US and NATO forces. As built, they charge only the dedicated, internal, hardwired radio batteries. With...

Tagged: Gandhi, charkha, psychological, warfare, swadeshi

Started by gmoke Jul 2.

Agroinnovations Podcast #56: Soil Carbon Coalition with Peter Donovan

In this interview, Peter Donovan and I talk about the difference between divergent and convergent solutions, the utility of policy to mitigate climate change, and the concept of a soil carbon seque...

Started by Agroinnovations Jun 29.

Agroinnovations Podcast #55: The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides with Amy Rosenthal 5 Replies

Amy Rosenthal, of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), talks about the Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides. How it was created, the general break-down of how it can be used, what it covers and what it ...

Started by Agroinnovations. Last reply by Carol B Jun 27.

Terminology: What does "Source" mean in Open Source Appropriate Technology? 3 Replies

I've sometimes been pulled up for referring to Open Source Appropriate Technology (OSAT), by people who are into open source software. The argument is that there is no "source code" for a physical ...

Tagged: OSAT, technology, appropriate, source, open

Started by Chris Watkins. Last reply by Agroinnovations Jun 26.

Video ag training in Benin 3.5 times as effective as workshops

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227134.300 videos shown communally may be the most effective way to pass on new technologies and techniques to women farmers, a programme in west Africa sugg...

Started by Vinay Gupta Jun 24.

Ecovillages and Cohousing Community

Utah Valley Commons (www.utahvalleycommons.com), a cohousing community to be located south of Salt Lake City and within commuting distance of Utah Valley and Brigham Young Universities, welcomes pa...

Tagged: Permaculture, Cohousing, Ecovillage

Started by Charles W. Nuckolls Jun 23.

Accelerating to Real Prosperity: How to Solve National and Global Problems Through More Progress 5 Replies

From the archives: http://mindismoving.org/blog/?p=852 2006-06-30 21:51:09 (yep, that's fully three years ago.) Apparently this is one of those thinking and writing days. Here's what's on my min...

Started by Vinay Gupta. Last reply by Vinay Gupta Jun 20.