By Brian Skeele, on June 20th, 2011 What would you include in a Sustainable Urban Village in Santa Fe, that made it so great, you’d move in?! The September issue of the Green Fire Times is going to be a compilation of ideas and visions, and you’re invited to contribute! Download the flyer here. Download tri-fold brochure here. (two sided …
Lifelong Learning | Beyond Suburbia | Making Sustainable Real!
Beyond Bartering-tapping into human ingenuity By Brian Skeele, on July 21st, 2011 Volunteers earn these Time Dollars by doing things for others, such as making them jewelry or baking them pound cake. Edgar Cahn was lying in a hospital bed recovering from a heart attack, when the inspiration came through. He created timebank usa, and a tool for honoring everyone’s …
Floor Plans | Beyond Suburbia | Making Sustainable Real!
2nd of 29 WAYS TO MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR WELL DESIGNED HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD By Brian Skeele, on April 14th, 2011 I’ve started a list of good ideas that come about if we rethink the functions and interplay of our home and its neighborhood. So far I’ve got 29 killer (If I do say so myself) ideas. The first 7 …
Sustainable Fiber-Industrial Hemp-Get over it! | Beyond Suburbia | Making Sustainable Real!
By Brian Skeele, on March 19th, 2011 It grows in marginal soils. It’s fibers are really tough. 19th century sailing vessels made their sails and rope with industrial hemp. I’ve heard blue jeans made of hemp don’t wear out, they wear in. The excuses we are using to not grow hemp, are bogus! It’s time we stop being run by …
Fertilizer | Beyond Suburbia | Making Sustainable Real!
BioChar-Carbon Sequestration and Soil Fertility By Brian Skeele, on March 19th, 2011 Black Soil, biochar, a special kind of charcoal, has been discovered in the Amazon jungles, as well as in Japan. Tierra Preta, as it is also called in Brazil, has amazing properties. In the midst of large amounts of rainfall, where large quantities of biochar have been introduced into the …