One of our projects, Philo Ridge Farm, made news this past year as the host of the annual Farm to Ballet performance in Vermont. Ticket sales from the performance were donated back to the Farm to Ballet Project to support their creative work in the arts. Many thanks to the 350 attendees and to Meg Boucher Wilson, who photographed the event!
Farm Smarter, Not Harder
That quote regarding “the truth cannot be unseen” pretty much sums up my understanding of sustainable agriculture. All the years of “that won’t work here”, “you can’t feed the world with organic food”, “it’s not as productive”, “oh those chemicals don’t hurt anything”, “there’s no way to make that affordable”, and all the other go-to myths people spout against the practice tend to drain one’s resolve. Even though I have life-long experience with organic farming, a degree in plant and soil science, and a passion for knowledge, only recently have I been shown the truth.
Minds of Mountain Film
Equilibrium Capital Forum
A Robust, Resilient Investment Model
Ted Talk: Open Sourced Blueprints for Civilization
Marcin Jakubowski is an inventor and the founder of Open Source Ecology. He talks about achieving industrial productivity on small scale, and using open source technology to share these “Do It Yourself” designs. The result is a series of blueprints for highly efficient, low cost machines “made from local and recycled materials that would last a lifetime, not designed for obsolescence.”
Ted Talk: Balancing Energy
Gunter Pauli is an entrepreneur who is dedicated to design and implement a society and industries that respond to people’s needs using what is locally available. At TEDx Tokyo, Gunter speaks about the energy potential on the planet and how we can begin to think differently to find innovative and sustainable solutions. To Gunter, “Sustainability is the capacity to respond to the basic needs of all with what we have.” He encourages us to look at the world differently.
The Local Food Revolution
Investing in Forest Carbon: Lessons from the First 20 Years
As natural resources become more constrained, our economic system is rewarding investment in cleaner air, improved water quality, restored wetlands, and enhanced wildlife habitat. A combination of government regulation and private entrepreneurial spirit is leading to the creation of new markets that capitalize on and protect nature’s services.