Spirit of Eureka » Sustainability

Urban Homestead

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:32:40 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIFPFpxBFVE

6,000 pounds of food a year on 1/10 acre in Pasadena, California - from PathToFreedom.com Play this 5 minute video then view the 10 minute video Homegrown Revolution: Radical Change Taking Root for more about this family's lifestyle of sustainability

Planet Home Meeting – Electric Bikes & Alternative Transportation

admin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:17:07 +0000

[ September 3, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] September 3rd at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library Annex, 7:00 PM. The Planet Home group will be offering really good information on alternative transportation plus electric or gas bikes and trikes available to check out. For more information on Planet Home and area meetings on sustainability contact Nancy.

Electric Bikeathon in Eureka Springs

admin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:22:46 +0000

[ August 22, 2008; 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] On Friday, Aug 22, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jerry Landrum, a NEurekan who is a member of Planet Home, will attempt to ride an electric bicycle 350 laps around the Carroll County courthouse in downtown Eureka Springs on a single battery charge. The purpose of this action is to promote local awareness of [...]

The Story of Stuff

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:11:47 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz3tPxUFGbY

The 'Story of Stuff' takes you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture — from resource extraction to iPod incineration — exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.

Local Living Economies

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:12:11 +0000

By Judy Wicks, White Dog Café, National Co-Chair of Business Alliance for Local Living Economies

Permaculture – PermaBLITZ

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:05:12 +0000

". . . t looks like food localization using permaculture principles and design is going to offer more than an 'alternative' - it will become a necessity." ~ Asha Bee

Move over GREEN, Here comes LAGOM

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:58:03 +0000

Just as some people are thinking they have heard enough tree-hugging, GREEN talk. Like, Wal-Mart has gone GREEN? We need a new word! Someone mentioned that there is a movement to shift to BLUE – think sky, clear water…or at least that’s the color we remember connecting with them. Now we discover that the Scandinavians have [...]

Ten Reasons to Buy Local

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:45:39 +0000

Good health-sense, business-sense and good community-sense...maybe it's just good common sense! A reminder list for shopping in your neighborhood....

A Sense of Sufficiency

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:58:15 +0000

By Trathen How does this sound to ya’ll: a rich life that matters deeply thru each breath, step and bite, each purchase, moment of grief and reclaimed belief? How about households and communities full of such lives, crafting a culture of celebration and resiliency in which every choice, every drop of water, every scrap [...]

Area ‘Time Bank’ group kickoff

admin — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:02:48 +0000

[ May 20, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The first community meeting of Eureka Springs Time Bank will be held on May 20, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Carnegie Library Annex in Eureka Springs. With Time Banking, you will be working with a small group of committed individuals who are joined together for a common good. It connects you to the best in people because it creates a system that connects unmet needs with untapped resources...