So you want to flee the climate crisis. Now what? The impulse — like many of us privileged folks have — is to move. Run from the worsening weather. Go toward bluer pastures to avoid shitty governments. But it doesn’t work like that. There is no true safety now. I’ve come to realize our best option is to stay where we are — with community and connections we’ve already built — and settle in for a long, hard fight.

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Deciding to grow some of your own food is an amazing goal, but how do you know exactly what to grow in your garden? Most of us don’t have a massive farm to do whatever we want on, so… we have to prioritize. Let’s talk about the 3 considerations I have in mind when I plan my garden for the next year.

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I’ve been tapping maple syrup for three years. Here’s why you should try it too — waving at you fellow northerners! — and exactly how to do it on a bootstrap budget. I’ll also share tips on how to find maple trees if you don’t have any yourself. Let’s jump into this delicious topic!

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Only eating food grown within 100 miles of your house. Could you do it?

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The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating by Alisa Smith & J.B. Mackinnon
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

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What will people come to you for in the end of the world? AKA sharing and honing your skills. Sure, it sounds a little dark when we frame skill-building as an apocalyptic move, but the fact is learning useful skills can help you muddle through everyday life more easily too. So let’s use this time to set a little action item: commit to spending one hour per week on developing or practicing your skill. Skill building and development obviously can look like a million different things. It could be doing hands on projects, taking classes in person or maybe online, reading books, watching videos, you know, anything that really focuses your brain and moves you forward in a positive way.

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Solarpunk tech: https://twitter.com/HydroponicTrash
Kelly Kettle: https://www.kellykettleusa.com/trekker-small-stainless-steel-kelly-kettle 

I made under $40K last year. Let's talk sustainability on a budget. Discover actionable tips & hacks (that aren’t just product recommendations!) on how to live sustainably without breaking the bank. I’m talking budget-friendly tips on being more eco-friendly as well as the nuances of sustainability & wealth.

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Little Free Pantries - similar to little free libraries - are great for meeting immediate food insecurity and building community support. You can start or support one in multiple ways - let’s discuss!

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This week we discuss the idea of self-sufficiency, why it's bullsh*t, & why community sufficiency. is superior. Strong community connections and big, communal solutions are critical to weathering big problems. Achieving self-sufficiency alone is impossible.

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Welcome to our first quickfire practical & tactical episode: feed your community with Lasagna Love. Become a volunteer. Request a lasagna.

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Let’s talk about finding more space for gardening in the upcoming year by asking for spare gardening space from neighbors. We’ll talk tips, tricks, & scripts for how to get over the hump of awkward to make the ask. 

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