Turning Trash into Gold! | Beyond Suburbia | Making Sustainable Real!

Red Wigglers Rock!   They thrive in rotting vegetation, compost, and manure; They are rarely found in soil, preferring conditions where others cannot survive. I am, of course, referring to the earthworm also called manure worms, or as their friends call em Eisenia foetida.  But whatever you call em, Red Wigglers rock! Over the years I’ve had several “defining moments” …

Process | Beyond Suburbia | Making Sustainable Real! – Part 2

By Brian Skeele, on March 12th, 2011 I happen to talk to one of my partners about my latest blog on the Killer Modeling Tool, and he directed me to “Write this down. EVONY”. So I did, and later last night I went to the web site, remembering the advice he’d given me,   “Don’t let the way they built …

Turning Trash into Gold! | Beyond Suburbia | Making Sustainable Real!

Red Wigglers Rock!   They thrive in rotting vegetation, compost, and manure; They are rarely found in soil, preferring conditions where others cannot survive. I am, of course, referring to the earthworm also called manure worms, or as their friends call em Eisenia foetida.  But whatever you call em, Red Wigglers rock! Over the years I’ve had several “defining moments” …

Community Design | Beyond Suburbia | Making Sustainable Real! – Part 2

Restorative Justice-another sustainable safety net By Brian Skeele, on July 12th, 2011 Restorative justice programme Pollsmoor Prison Cape Town I’ve heard the term “Restorative Justice” before.  Probably in the context of the community meetings held in South Africa to heal the wounds of apartheid. I also once read a story about a tribe in the South Pacific, as I remember the …

Resilient Communities | Beyond Suburbia | Making Sustainable Real! – Part 2

By Brian Skeele, on April 4th, 2011 The #1 way to Support Local Food is by… creating a deeply affordable lifestyle. Lowering the cost of living frees up customers’ pocket books so they can buy more local food and dine at restaurants serving locally produced food. Local Farmers, Local Food…Santa Fe Saturday AM A deeply affordable lifestyle is essential in …