Alternative Economies
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() Changing TidesAn Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene |
Change the story and change the future – merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene. As humanity marches on, causing mass extinctions and … | Alejandro Frid | 220 | 2019 | View |
![]() In The Business of ChangeHow Social Entrepreneurs are Disrupting Business as Usual |
Our communities are facing the fallout from the demise of vital industry, bankrupt economies, bad policy or policing, and political mismanagement. People are looking for answers, and the … | Elisa Birnbaum | 195 | 2018 | View |
From ![]() Gravity SuspendedFrom: Changing Tides |
Humans have changed the world irrevocably, yet our potential to cause even further change is still latent. When it comes down to the blows, the next many millennia on Earth will reflect the … | Alejandro Frid | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() IntroductionOn the Cusp of a Revolution From: Emergent Agriculture |
Today’s shifting agricultural paradigm is doing much the same thing. It is changing the way we produce food, how and where we get it, and what it does to our health, our pocket books, and … | Gary S. Kleppel | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
From ![]() Introduction |
Social entrepreneurs, innovative men and women who focus their creative energy and business-minded skillset and savvy toward social change. Finding new and empowering ways to tackle social … | Elisa Birnbaum | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add |
From ![]() A New Approach to AgricultureFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
The emergent agriculture is grounded in the philosophies of sustainability, local production, and the values of small-scale, family farming. The emergent agriculture values the crafts of the land … | Gary S. Kleppel | 11 | 2014 | $1.10 Add |
From ![]() Discoveries on the EdgeFrom: Clean Money Revolution |
My experience confirmed what can be achieved as a “sprinkle investor” holding a portfolio of small private-equity investments in promising mission-based companies. I love the … | Joel Solomon; Tyee Bridge | 24 | 2017 | $2.40 Add |
From ![]() Farm SubsidesFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
This chapter is primarily concerned with the ways in which farms subsidize us. First, most of the farmers who fall into this category of subsidizers own small to medium-sized farms, and they … | Gary S. Kleppel | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
From ![]() Toward a Sustainable AgricultureFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Sustainability is a set of principles that focus on three fundamental elements of durable societies. They are: environmental stewardship, economic viability, and ethical behavior. These elements, … | Gary S. Kleppel | 6 | 2014 | $0.60 Add |
From ![]() Sculpted by River and StoryFrom: Changing Tides |
This chapter is based on my research collaborations with coastal First Nations and academics on herring. | Alejandro Frid | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
From ![]() Seeking Pathways to Sustainable FoodFrom: Resilience Imperative |
Food production has been transformed from a local affair into a complex web of supply chains crisscrossing the planet that miraculously deliver a multitude of foodstuffs right to our doorstep. … | Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty | 33 | 2012 | $3.30 Add |
From ![]() Sustainable Meat – A Contradiction in Terms?From: Emergent Agriculture |
Among the most complex and contentious issues surrounding the debate about what is sustainable and what is not, is the question of meat. Can it be produced sustainably? Should we eat it? As an … | Gary S. Kleppel | 3 | 2014 | $0.30 Add |
From ![]() Diversity in AgricultureFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
For the farmer, biodiversity is both domestic and wild, and a farm can be a place where biodiversity flourishes or from which it is excluded. The way farmers relate to biodiversity distinguishes … | Gary S. Kleppel | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
From ![]() Fair Trade and the Empire of TeaFrom: Humanizing the Economy |
Fair Trade and Co-operation The Fair Trade Network Tea The Small Organic Farmers Association Fair Trade on the Ground The Seductions of Success Beyond Commodities – Going Global The Future … | John Restakis | 33 | 2010 | $3.30 Add |
From ![]() The Emergent MarketFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Consumers must recognize their responsibility to reward craftsmanship and hard work with patronage, and be willing to pay a fair price for their food. Consumers are actively seeking out … | Gary S. Kleppel | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
From ![]() The Consumer in a Changing Food SystemFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Profitability is determined in the market. Consumers must value products sufficiently to pay a price that exceeds the cost of production and transportation. Price is determined by myriad factors, … | Gary S. Kleppel | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |