Mountain Grown: Appalachia’s New Local Food Economy
Hungry for okra, collards, and trout? In Appalachia, you can now get all your soul food cravings from local farmers.
Local economies
What the US Can Learn From Africa’s Booming Economy
Seven out of the ten fastest-growing economies are in Africa. Behind that is a surge in healthy young people and an emphasis on local markets.
Like Shopping at Local Businesses? Now You Can Invest in Them, Too
A newly formed company based in Seattle makes it easy to put your money to work in the local economy.
A New Deal for Appalachia’s Forests: Growing Biofuels?
The mine-ravaged communities of Eastern Kentucky have been increasingly abandoned by the coal economy. Could growing biofuels jump-start a new local jobs market—and renew the land in the process?
The Bright Side of the Money Crisis
Is this “the most exciting time to be alive in human history”? The economists and scientists interviewed in this film think so, and the reasons are all about the chance to create a more fair and sustainable global economy.
Empowered by the Past: Red State Co-ops Go Green
A century ago, cooperatives electrified the poorest counties in the nation. Today, can they lead the way to a smarter, cleaner grid?
What’s Cheaper than Solar, Slashes Carbon Emissions, and Creates Jobs in Kentucky?
Having an energy-efficient home saves the owners money, but they often procrastinate on improvements. When energy companies in Kansas and Kentucky figured out a way to sweeten the deal, the results brought good news for homeowners, contractors, and for the planet.
What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger
Back in the ’60s, Frances Moore Lappé realized that hunger is caused by a scarcity of democracy, not food. Then, a collective of courageous women farmers showed her how to change that.
The Trillion Dollar Coin: A Debt Solution for the People
Far from being a gimmick, having the U.S. Treasury mint high-denomination coins is a solution that cuts to the root of America’s financial problems. And Benjamin Franklin would have liked it, too.
How State Banks Bring the Money Home
Big banks freeze out small business, but North Dakota’s state bank supports local jobs. The idea is catching on.
Get Free From Wall Street: An Interview With David Korten
How to avoid money games and create real wealth.
Invest in the Sock Exchange—and Other Ways to Join the Sharing Revolution
When we share as much stuff as possible, we walk more lightly on the earth and often improve our quality of life.
How to Share Time
When dollars are scarce, timebanks help neighbors swap skills, instead.
Why This Crisis May Be Our Best Chance to Build a New Economy
Wall Street is bankrupt. Instead of trying to save it, we can build a new economy that puts money and business in the service of people and the planet—not the other way around.
Small Banks, Radical Vision
Local banks can change the world, one investment at a time.
Everybody Eats: How a Community Food System Works
It begins with small farms working with natural cycles and ends with fresh food and stronger communities.
Who’s Afraid of Economic Rights?
Invisible Rights: We'll protect your right to vote. But not to eat. Economic human rights are in the Universal Declaration, but not in the U.S.
How a Local Food System Builds Health and Community Wealth
Many communities in the U.S. ship food out—and ship the same food back in. What's the value of keeping it at home?
Creating Real Prosperity
Poor people are themselves creating the real job growth in much of the Global South through microcredit institutions and people's movements.
From the Earth, Up
Appalachian Sustainable Development, ASD, sustainable forestry and wood products program, sustainable farms.
Wild Rice Moon
The ancient, wild rice-centered culture of Minnesota's Anishinaabeg people confronts cultivated "wild" rice.
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