Intentional Communities Newsletter: July 18, 2009

Promoting Community Living & Cooperative Lifestyles
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In this compelling book, Paul Hawken points out that the roots of our problems lie in our concepts and attitudes about our world. For instance, production and acquisition of material goods has become the primary focus and goal of the modern world, to the point that they are more important than people. This mind-set is core to the struggles of our modern world between the interests of business and industry and the interests of people and the environment. In the pursuit of industrial and economic growth that has assumed the proportions of an ideology, natural resources have been over-exploited to the point that they are depleted. Our fish, trees, land and waters have been wantonly exploited, with little if any thought to the needs of tomorrow, much less to those of future generations. Exploitation has not been confined to natural resources, but also to significant human populations.

What the author chronicles is the ground swell of reaction to this state of events. Ordinary people are realizing that solutions to our current dilemmas cannot be imposed from the top down and that genuine change must come from within their ranks. Paul Hawken traces the origins and current state of this movement, which is an increasingly global coming together of multitudes of local and regional groups. He also provides extensive resource information, gleaned from the data base he has established at wiserearth.org, that not only lists many of the organizations that are active but also gives information about the issues and concerns that drive them. The reader is not only familiarized with the myriad problems the world is facing, but is also given an in-depth picture of what civil society is doing to deal with them. Blessed Unrest is a window of hope, a blueprint for change and highly recommended.

Regular price $16.00    Special price $13.00

 

Back by popular demand! FROM ASPARAGUS TO ZUCCHINI

I am delighted to announce the return this month of a long-time favorite title to our lineup. From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce from the Madison (Wisconsin) Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition is a cookbook that "sparkles with community" and is a marvelous resource for those wanting to make the most of their local and seasonal produce. The Third Edition is packed with lots of great recipes, 80% of them new! The main part of the book features 53 different vegetable and herb sections with more than 420 recipes. Each section also includes cooking tips, nutritional data and interesting historical tidbits.

 From Asparagus to Zucchini is more than a conventional cookbook and includes essays that address the "larger picture" of sustainable agriculture. These essays relate our food choices to our economy, environment, communities, quality of life and agricultural systems. Additionally, there is information about home food preservation and how to help kids appreciate (and even eat!) vegetables.

Regular price $20.00    Special price $17.00

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