I didn’t have an opportunity to meet her at the recent BALLE conference in Grand Rapids, but, as luck would have it, I was able to dial in to a conference call during my lunch hour a couple of days ago, and ask a few questions of Kelley Rajala, the woman who runs the Sonoma […]
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The emergence of Local Economy Centers
Posted in entrepreneurism, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Retail, Shadow Art Fair, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amy's Kitchen, BALLE, Bethesda, biomimicry, Business Allianc, business incubators, California, Cleveland, co-working, Dave Feldman, employee ownership, Evergreen Cooperative, Kelley Rajala, Livability Project, Local Economy Centers, Local Economy Institute, localism, Made Local Marketplace, Maryland, ownership, permaculture, Santa Rosa, Share Exchange, Slow Money, social justice, Sonoma Country Share Exchange, time bank, Transition Town, Transition US | 6 Comments
America is Doomed… and not for the reason these people think
I had occasion to watch television for extended periods of time this weekend, and it certainly didn’t do much to dissuade me from my belief that ours is a paranoid and fearful culture in decline. Here are two examples. The first is a promo for a show called Doomsday Preppers on the National Geographic Channel. […]
Posted in Ideas, Pop Culture, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged alcohol as currency, America is Doomed, Barbara Walters, Clementine, Discovery Channel, doomsday, Doomsday Bunkers, Doomsday Preppers, end times, fear, Guy McPherson, Joan Rivers, Mad Max, magic beans, National Geographic, National Geographic Channel, paranoia, reality television, Survival Seed Bank, survivalist, vaginal rejuvenation, vaginas | 22 Comments