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The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

In 1991, the people of Cuba had to quickly embrace some sustainability initiatives that were necessary for survival at a time of great economic crisis which continued for about 9 years. This became known as the “Special Period” or Período Especial. These initiatives impacted housing, transportation, healthcare, agriculture, education, commerce, and other areas of life.… Continue reading The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

Sadia Badiei – Building a Healthy Relationship with Food (25 Feb 2020)

In this video, Sadia Badiei and the Pick Up Limes team offer some inspiration and insights about building a healthy relationship with food. “Making Peace with Food” provides practical and effective ways to develop a positive attitude with food choices. Further Reading The links below offer more information. For the short links below, you’ll need… Continue reading Sadia Badiei – Building a Healthy Relationship with Food (25 Feb 2020)

Privatization and Outsourcing of K-12 Education

Tennessee recently announced plans to make an investment of $117 million in teacher salaries. It’s the biggest K-12 education investment in the state’s history. Tennessee has seen substantial returns on their investment in providing college education to all residents and so it seems they are now ramping up their K-12 education funding. States that invest… Continue reading Privatization and Outsourcing of K-12 Education

What to do about imposter Facebook accounts.

In recent years, many Facebook users have had the problem of having someone they don’t know setup an imposter Facebook account in their name with their picture, pretending to be them. Usually one finds out this is going on because someone they know gets a friend request from the imposter account. If you are someone… Continue reading What to do about imposter Facebook accounts.

What Apple MacBook laptop computer should I buy?

If you’re interested in replacing an existing Apple computer or getting started for the first time, you may feel there are so many choices and configurations that it’s hard to decide what to get. This page should help. MacBook Laptop or iMac Desktop? The first decision to make is whether you want a MacBook (laptop)… Continue reading What Apple MacBook laptop computer should I buy?

iPhone Windows Photo and Video Copy Error: “A device attached to the system is not functioning.”

To get photos from your iPhone onto your Windows computer, you will want to connect with a suitable USB cable. This will result in the iPhone showing up as if it were an attached camera or camera memory card. Follow these steps to copy photos and videos to your Windows computer. Unlock your iPhone. Go… Continue reading iPhone Windows Photo and Video Copy Error: “A device attached to the system is not functioning.”

Yeah, farming is easy. Just become an expert in these 7 disciplines.

Farming Misconceptions There’s an ongoing misconception that farming is easy work that doesn’t require much intelligence: “Just plant seeds in the ground and the corn comes up.” In reality, farming is a lot more complicated and demanding than most people believe. The comments below by Michael Bloomberg are an example of the misconceptions that many… Continue reading Yeah, farming is easy. Just become an expert in these 7 disciplines.

Henry George – Progress and Poverty

Praise for Progress and Poverty Among many famous people who asserted that it was impossible to refute George on the land question were Winston Churchill, Leo Tolstoy, John Dewey, and Bertrand Russell. Tolstoy and Dewey, especially, dedicated much of their lives to spreading George’s ideas. Tolstoy was preaching about the ideas in Progress and Poverty… Continue reading Henry George – Progress and Poverty

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (PBS FRONTLINE)

Commentary At the bottom of this page is a documentary about Amazon, described as: “An inside look at how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos built one of the largest and most influential economic forces in the world — and the cost of Amazon’s convenience.” (PBS FRONTLINE, YouTube, 18 Feb 2020) Amazon is credited for being one… Continue reading Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (PBS FRONTLINE)