Published by JaneLee on 02 May 2013

This Week’s Woman:
Stella Strega of Nodo Espiral Permaculture Academy

With International Permaculture Day coming up on May 5th, it is only fitting that our next Woman of the Week is an expert in the field! Meet Stella Strega, a permaculture designer and teacher, activist, and Wiser.org member who works with Nodo Espiral, a permaculture academy. “I do everything I do because I decided at [...]

Published by Sil Gabriell on 23 Apr 2013

Food Cooperatives and Sustainability

Wiser.org Editor Sil tells us about how food cooperatives are creating more sustainable communities and benefiting the environment. Join this growing global movement and check out a co-op near you! By Sil Gabriell A food cooperative or food co-op is a food distribution outlet organized as a cooperative. This means the decisions regarding the production [...]

Published by Camilla on 19 Mar 2013

Wiser.org – the Social Network for Sustainability –
Surpasses 75,000 Members

Wiser.org is celebrating an important milestone as it sees its community surpassing 75,000 members. This niche social network, which can be likened to a sort of green LinkedIn, has become a place for kinship-building among 10s of 1,000s of activists, social change organizations, and not-for-profits working on some of the planet’s most pressing issues. Members [...]

Published by JaneLee on 07 Mar 2013

Let’s Focus on Women’s Leadership

Women’s Earth Alliance partners with community-based organizations globally to uplift local solutions to issues of water, food, land, and climate change by providing women with trainings, resources, and advocacy support. March 8 is International Women’s Day, and it is fitting that we take this opportunity to focus on women’s leadership. In 2013, Women’s Earth Alliance [...]

Published by JaneLee on 06 Mar 2013

The Return

In honor of International Women’s Day, Wiser.org member Maryanne introduces us to an inspirational woman whose family has cultivated a wonderful legacy in Maryanne’s childhood village of Githabai in Nyandarua County, Kenya. By Maryanne Muriuki I search for Facebook groups that center within the vicinity of the village where I grew up, Githabai … Just [...]

Published by Antoinette Siu on 20 Sep 2012

WANTED: Simple Solutions to Combat Global Sustainability Issues

With the capability to create so many incredible technologies for consumers (smartphones, interactive TV, apps, etc.), the world needs the same brilliant minds creating low tech solutions for those lacking access to basic needs, such as clean water, healthcare, housing and energy resources. That is why the Siemens Stiftung launched the “empowering people.Award” competition at [...]

Published by Robin Meadows on 04 Sep 2012

From Farm to Fork: Tomatoes

Tomatoes

Robin Meadows and Janet Byron enjoy identifying crops at 65 miles per hour, love to eat most of the fruits, vegetables and nuts grown in California, and are writing a field guide to California agriculture. Their latest is tomatoes, which were brought from the New World to the Old World and back again by the Spanish.
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Published by Suzanne York on 29 Aug 2012

Learning From Burning Man

burningman

Are those global warming pushers behind this? No, it’s Burning Man, and it happens every year. Suzanne York talks about the 2012 theme, Fertility 2.0, and what this has to do with global sustainability. › Continue reading…

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