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By Brian Skeele, on April 12th, 2011 How can we have more time?? How are we going to live lighter on the Planet??!! Significantly lighter??  SHARE YOUR IDEAS! (comment below, or go to Share Your Vision!) Creating More Time-It Takes a Sustainable Village! Here’s my take.  If we were to create a great neighborhood, a convenient, mixed use, inspiring, supportive atmosphere, we …

Best Popcorn in the World and Other Benefits of Living in a Sustainable Neighborhood! By Brian Skeele, on April 26th, 2011 Imagine a room full of people, all gathered in a circle and sharing  their ideas on what makes a sustainable neighborhood. “I would like a swimming hole, like at my grandpa’s farm”, a 12 year boy shares. “It has …

Best Popcorn in the World and Other Benefits of Living in a Sustainable Neighborhood! By Brian Skeele, on April 26th, 2011 Imagine a room full of people, all gathered in a circle and sharing  their ideas on what makes a sustainable neighborhood. “I would like a swimming hole, like at my grandpa’s farm”, a 12 year boy shares. “It has …

A Match Made in Heaven By Brian Skeele, on May 17th, 2011 Foundation Investing and Your Vision of Sustainable Neighborhoods Foundations grant 5% of their assets and invest 95%.  As I understand it, the branch of the foundation that invests has very little connection to the branch that makes grants.  In fact, sometimes their actions are running against each other. …

A Sustainable Way of Life Becomes the Curriculum! Part 3 By Brian Skeele, on May 11th, 2011 Imagine. An elementary school and the surrounding neighborhoods joining  together to become  a sustainable community with the school at its heart. Part 3 Working Together to Get to a Zero Carbon Emissions Lifestyle The “Gone Green” Neighborhood Renovation program continues to transform energy …

“There goes another million dollar idea” By Brian Skeele, on May 26th, 2011 In times of great change, the opportunities are endless. Maybe Confucius said it hundreds of years ago.  Definitely, I said it 20 seconds ago. My friend Margo was telling me about her experience hanging out with a friend of hers.  Through the course of the conversation, seemingly ever half …

A Sustainable Way of Life Becomes the Curriculum! Part 4 By Brian Skeele, on May 18th, 2011 Imagine. An elementary school and the surrounding neighborhoods joining  together to become  a sustainable community with the school at its heart. Part 4 “If it Ain’t Fun, it Ain’t Sustainable” If it ain’t fun, it ain’t sustainable! Students of all ages have learned …

A Sustainable Way of Life Becomes the Curriculum! Part 2 By Brian Skeele, on May 4th, 2011 Imagine. An elementary school and the surrounding neighborhoods joining  together to become  a sustainable community with the school at its heart. Part 2 Food; Community, Connection, Curriculum, and Cooking Health, nutrition and cooking are all coordinated around the local agriculture program, “Yards to Farms”.  …

By Brian Skeele, on April 12th, 2011 How can we have more time?? How are we going to live lighter on the Planet??!! Significantly lighter??  SHARE YOUR IDEAS! (comment below, or go to Share Your Vision!) Creating More Time-It Takes a Sustainable Village! Here’s my take.  If we were to create a great neighborhood, a convenient, mixed use, inspiring, supportive atmosphere, we …

By Brian Skeele, on April 1st, 2011 If the current state of affairs is the best we can do, we are in trouble! With all the Impending Bummers, we got problems Houston.  What the world needs now, is a vision of where to go! We got the hell part down, now, where is heaven??? Share your vision of daily life in …