10 Reasons Becoming a Hyperlocavore is a Positive Climate Action

Posted on October 15, 2009 by hyperlocavore

Having a positive effect on climate, is not the reason I made these changes in my life. I made them because I wanted more pleasure incorporated into my daily grind. Having a positive effect on my ecological footprint, was the icing on the very tasty cake my life has become through growing some of my own food. But for Blog Action Day ‘09 I will re-frame my reasons in climate terms.

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Help Me Help You Get Yard Sharing Going in Your Town!

Posted on May 24, 2009 by hyperlocavore

Please share this video with any one you know who might be interested in getting yard sharing going in their communities.
I can set you up very quickly! It’s a service your community can have up and running in minutes – for FREE!
What is Yard Sharing?
100 Reasons to Become a Hyperlocavore
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What is a distributed suburban CSA?

Posted on April 3, 2009 by hyperlocavore

Reported by the Wall Street Journal originally – Some folks are taking the yard sharing idea a step further. Meet Kip Nash of Boulder Colorado, who farms 8 neighbors yards as a Community Supported Agriculture operation.

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What is yardsharing?

Posted on March 20, 2009 by hyperlocavore

“hyperlocavore.com,” which blends bottom-up collaboration with food production. It’s an example of peer-to-peer agriculture, and it’s a pretty neat concept. The founder of hyperlocavore wrote to me, saying that she thought this was a pretty “worldchanging” idea. I agree. Check ‘em out.”

- Jamais Cascio
openthefuture.com and worldchanging.com

Yardsharing is an arrangement between people to share skills and gardening resources; space, time, strength, tools or skills, in order to grow food as locally as possible, to make neighborhoods resilient, kids healthy and food much cheaper!

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Super Local and Mighty Tasty – bookofcooks.com

Posted on February 28, 2009 by hyperlocavore

I just came across a wonderful resource called bookofcooks.com that hooks you up with people who love to cook in your neighborhood.

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100 Reasons to Become a Hyperlocavore.

Posted on January 20, 2009 by hyperlocavore

Here are a lot of the reasons I think group gardens and yardsharing is an idea whose time has come. Every reason is not meant to appeal to everyone. See if just one make sense to you! Then join us to explore the possibilities! It’s up to you what makes sense for you and yours. We just hope to inspire!

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