San Francisco is getting smart and ahead of the urban farming game. The city recently passed a law allowing people to sell the produce they grow in their own yard. Urban farming has been accelerating and under the radar for…
Any real estate agent will tell you, "If you can't invest and maintain your own property then it degrades, and so does the neighborhood." For the past few years, I have been flying small planes over parts of the country. …
A sustainable local economy is all about keeping local business going and local people employed. This in turn drives the tax base and helps the community at large be a lot happier. Yet, most people will go to the big…
Many times I find myself in discussions around what a “sustainable” community is, and how it is different from a “normal” community. There really should be no difference when you think it through. What we mean when we say “sustainable”…
This month, Harvard Business Review's cover article is titled, "The Big Idea: Creating Shared Value". This is a great article. The concept of Shared Value is on the right track and trying to define a needed new paradigm, but it…
“We don’t have a water problem now, we had a good Monsoon.” Yes, that is as long range as most people think. After a drought for 4 years, and water tables falling further then any where in recorded history and…