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It's as easy to romanticize the past as it is to demonize it; instead, let's learn from it. More than living simply, more than living 'green', thrifty grandmas knew the importance of the 'economics' in Home Economics. The history of home ec, lessons in thrift, practical tips and ideas from the past focused on sustainability for families and out planet. Companion to http://www.thingsyourgrandmotherknew.com/
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6 Foods That Are Going Extinct Because of Climate Change

6 Foods That Are Going Extinct Because of Climate Change | Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow | Scoop.it
Shifts in temperature and rainfall patterns could have a devastating impact on our diets.

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Desertifiation is on the increase - Someone give this man a Nobel Prize. He’s going to save the Planet!

Desertifiation is on the increase - Someone give this man a Nobel Prize. He’s going to save the Planet! | Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow | Scoop.it

The one video everyone on this planet needs to see.

 

"Humans, over thousands of years, had never been able to deal with Nature's complexity. But we biologists and ecologists had never tackled anything as complex as this.

 

So rather than reinvent the wheel, I began studying other professions to find out if anybody had. And I found that there were planning techniques that I could take and adapt to our biological need and from those I developed what we call holistic management and planned grazing, a planning process. And that does address all of Nature's complexity *and* our social, environmental, economic complexity..." 

 


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John Zulaikha's comment, January 6, 2014 6:44 AM
savory might like to watch greening the desert <br><br>http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=greening+the+desert+geoff+lawton&sm=1
John Zulaikha's comment, January 6, 2014 6:44 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzTHjlueqFI
Sepp Hasslberger's comment, January 7, 2014 6:48 AM
Interesting John. I saw the original. Enjoyed the update. We should be doing more of this...
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Vandana Shiva & Jane Goodall on Serving the Earth & How Women Can Address Climate Crisis

Vandana Shiva & Jane Goodall on Serving the Earth & How Women Can Address Climate Crisis | Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow | Scoop.it
At the recent International Women’s Earth and Climate Initiative Summit, Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva discuss their decades of work devoted to protecting nature and saving future generations from the dangers of climate change.

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Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight, December 5, 2013 7:59 AM

Two women to be proud of for sure.