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Hope and Food

tony kriz — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:58:19 +0000

Have we lost the way of hope? When I say “we”, I mean we “modern, affluent, developed, able, self-actualized” folk. When I say “way”, I mean a real, rooted, dirt under the fingernails, not merely ethereal or the sort of stuff simply for a Sunday-School discussion.

When a rain barrel is more than a rain barrel

tony kriz — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:54:29 +0000

Two years ago, during one of our first forays into urban homesteading, my Father’s Day present from Aimee was permission to install our first rain-barrel. It was a romantic thought to me. “Let’s not waste the water-from-heaven gift (even though we receive it some 300 plus days a year), let’s harvest it.”

Neighbors, “Armageddon” and Trap-doors

tony kriz — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:48:46 +0000

Truth be told (and this is embarrassing), I am much better at talking about “neighborhood” then I am at simply being a neighbor. I have a hard time getting to know the middle-aged single recluse next door. I have to ask Aimee to remind me the name of Donna’s husband across the street. I struggle to make it to more than an occasional neighborhood-association meeting. My hypocrisy is so insipid that, reading the Overlook Neighborhood monthly newsletter is the pinnacle of my dedication. Shameful.

Urban chickens and irresponsible spending

tony kriz — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:38:25 +0000

Here's the deal, despite all the sentiment out there about "all the money we will save" through homesteading practices, the reality is that it just doesn't pencil out. I hate to bust the myth.

Move Your Money Portland

jared gardner — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:31:02 +0000

Our communities are not resilient. Americans are mad at big banks. There is a relation and something we can do about it...

Resilient Communities

jared gardner — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:33:54 +0000

What enables us, ourselves, our families, our communities, to weather storms and disruptions in our lives? When we are honest with ourselves, we are much less “resilient” than we’d care to acknowledge.

Bank according to your values

jared gardner — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:42:00 +0000

So you decided to make the switch and start banking according to your values but procrastination has set in. If you are like many of our clients, you have probably stalled out with one of the following questions or â€œcostsâ€ of switching:

School Time

equity design — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:06:20 +0000

Hey all, it's about that time of year again, school is just around the corner. In typical Equity Design fashion we like to approach things through a broader lens. We are wondering what school taught you, good and bad, and what it didn't teach you. To get your juices going we reprint John Taylor Gatto's recent article in YES! Magazine. Feel free to email us your thoughts, or better, comment below.

Community Resilience

jared gardner — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:40:55 +0000

What makes a community resilient? Is your community resilient? In thinking about your community, do you feel uncertain in these changing times? Do you want to learn new ways to respond to economic uncertainty and its effects on you and your community? Do you want to make new friends and develop a deeper community with like-minded others? If so, read on!

Chain Store Reaction

tony kriz — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:46:35 +0000

Think Globally, Act Virtually. Back in the fall, Jared and I were working on several campaigns related to Human Trafficking. It was an eye-opening and often heart-breaking time for both of us and we know it was as well for many of you. Here's an update that came out of these campaigns. Read on for more...