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By providing free training and support to socially disadvantaged, aspiring agricultural entrepreneurs, FARMroots is diversifying the (very old, very white) industry. via FC Newsletter By Eillie Anzilotti (photo Chris Wayne) As a child, Chris Wayne grew...

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Tag(s) : #Pionier, #Future, #Paradigm Shift, #Sustainability, #Ecology, #Education, #Environment, #Nature, #Community, #Share Economy, #Integral, #Ethic, #Cooperative-Manufactory, #Indigenous, #History

The emergence of ‘smart cities’ came as a step forward in the deployment of technology to improve our cities, and therefore our lives. It didn’t take us long to realise the dangers of allowing private companies to get access to one of our most precious...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Paradigm Shift, #Science, #Future, #Technic, #LiveWork, #Change, #Sustainability, #Ecology, #Environment, #Civilization, #Community, #Share Economy, #Urbanism, #Design

The solution: A Roof + A Skill + A Market via The Bubian Vault website After two years of technical trials, a French builder, Thomas Granier, and a Burkinabé farmer, Séri Youlou, set up the Association la Voûte Nubienne (AVN) in the year 2000. AVN's mission...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Technic, #Pionier, #Sustainability, #Ecology, #Environment, #Civilization, #Community, #Share Economy, #Social Enterprise, #Urbanism, #History

The Boston Redevelopment Authority was infamous for bulldozing neighborhoods and displacing residents. Now, it’s using human-centered design thinking to shake that reputation. via FastCompany Newsletter By Eillie Anzilotti When Martin J. Walsh was sworn...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Sustainability, #LiveWork, #Science, #Paradigm Shift, #Consciousness, #Environment, #Community, #Share Economy, #Innovation