Part 12 (2/2)
HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS on continuing the journey. This brief appendix is a condensation of the much wider network of resources on my website, on continuing the journey. This brief appendix is a condensation of the much wider network of resources on my website, .
PERMACULTURE AND WILDCRAFTING.
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms ( (/118083): Stan and Rose Mary Crawford have turned a circular stone cabin in their garlic fields into a B&B guesthouse; harvest with them in their revolutionary fields.
The Permaculture Research Inst.i.tute of Australia ( (permaculture.org.au): Study the things our grandparents knew but our parents forgot with Bill Mollison, or check out his book, Permaculture: A Designer's Manual Permaculture: A Designer's Manual.
Being Self Sufficient-ish ( (): Twins Andy and Dave Hamilton give practical advice on extracting oneself from the corporate economy - even without taking an all-out permaculture plunge.
SOFT ECONOMY.
Find a farmers market near your home by visiting the US Department of Agriculture website: near your home by visiting the US Department of Agriculture website: apps.ams.usda.gov/FarmersMarkets.
Slow Food USA ( (slowfoodusa.org): Support good, clean, and fair food through a local chapter of the nonprofit Slow Food group.
Socially responsible investing can be done through Social Funds ( can be done through Social Funds (socialfunds.com). For financial advice and help cutting up your credit cards, visit Motley Fool ().
New American Dream ( () will compare your carbon footprint to other averages around the world.
WARRIOR PRESENCE.
Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization ( (3HO.org): This nonprofit kundalini yoga inst.i.tute holds solstice yoga retreats and a White Tantric Yoga event. Their challenging eight-day retreat in New Mexico was one of the most rewarding weeks I've had.
Thich Nhat Hahn Plum Village retreats ( (plumvillage.org): Attend spiritual retreats at Thich Nhat Hahn's retreat center in Plum Village, France.
Alternative children's education includes homeschooling and the Steiner Waldorf Schools ( includes homeschooling and the Steiner Waldorf Schools (steinerwaldorf.org).
Thich Nhat Hahn Plum Village retreats ( (plumvillage.org): Attend spiritual retreats at Thich Nhat Hahn's retreat center in Plum Village, France.
Alternative children's education includes homeschooling and the Steiner Waldorf Schools ( includes homeschooling and the Steiner Waldorf Schools (steinerwaldorf.org).
FURTHER READING AND (NON)DOING.
A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm by Stan Crawford: Stan's masterpiece, as discussed in chapter 8. by Stan Crawford: Stan's masterpiece, as discussed in chapter 8.
Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez: This book provided many of the ideas for chapter I9; it helps to reshape household economy as rebellion. by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez: This book provided many of the ideas for chapter I9; it helps to reshape household economy as rebellion.
How to Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson: This is a witty manifesto on working less. by Tom Hodgkinson: This is a witty manifesto on working less.
Anam Cara by John O'Donohue: This exquisite book contributed to the ideas in chapter 23. by John O'Donohue: This exquisite book contributed to the ideas in chapter 23.
The End of Nature by Bill McKibben: McKibben continues to be an intelligent voice for sustainability in American culture. Other recommended books include by Bill McKibben: McKibben continues to be an intelligent voice for sustainability in American culture. Other recommended books include Enough Enough; Hope, Human and Wild Hope, Human and Wild; and Deep Economy Deep Economy.
Yes! ( (pa.s.sionate editor, as well as my dynamo publicist, Monique Muhlenkamp, and the imaginative, supportive Munro Magruder.
Copy editor Jeff Campbell went beyond the call of duty, providing Twelve by Twelve Twelve by Twelve with deft line and structural editing. with deft line and structural editing.
I am very thankful to my agent, Michael Bourret, whose friendliness and professionalism make him a pleasure to work with.
Three interns, Ta.n.u.shree Isaacman, Jonathan Kime, and Morgan Lehman, provided outstanding research a.s.sistance, editing, and outreach around the book.
For writing retreats, thanks to Jacques Schillings (Amsterdam), Sat Gurprasad Kaur (Espanola, NM), Walter of the Circle A Ranch (Cuba, NM), and also to Amy and Andrew Powers for inspiration at the Vermont dome.
And thank you to my mother and father, as always, for your love and encouragement.
Finally, a resounding, embracing thank you to everyone who appears in the book. I am incredibly grateful that you are part of my life and of this story.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
WILLIAM POWERS is the author of two critically acclaimed books. His Liberia memoir, is the author of two critically acclaimed books. His Liberia memoir, Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile Edge Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile Edge (2005) received a (2005) received a Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly starred review, and starred review, and Whis pering in the Giant's Ear: A Frontline Chronicle from Bolivia's War on Globalization Whis pering in the Giant's Ear: A Frontline Chronicle from Bolivia's War on Globalization (2006) has been featured on NPR's (2006) has been featured on NPR's Fresh Air Fresh Air with Terry Gross and in with Terry Gross and in Newsweek Newsweek. For over a decade Powers has led development aid and conservation initiatives in Latin America, Africa, and Was.h.i.+ngton, DC. From 2002 to 2004 he managed the socioeconomic components of a project in the Bolivian Amazon that won a prize from Harvard's JFK School of Government. His essays on global issues have appeared in the New York Times New York Times, the Was.h.i.+ngton Post Was.h.i.+ngton Post, Slate Slate, the Sun Sun, and the International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune and have been syndicated to three hundred newspapers around the world. He has appeared on NPR's and have been syndicated to three hundred newspapers around the world. He has appeared on NPR's Living on Earth Living on Earth, The Leonard Lopate Show The Leonard Lopate Show, West Coast Live West Coast Live, Left Jab Left Jab, and World Vision Report World Vision Report as well as on local public television stations and Book TV. Powers is an increasingly active speaker at think tanks, policy gatherings, and writers' conferences. He has worked at the World Bank and Conservation International and holds degrees from Brown and Georgetown. He lives part-time in New York City. as well as on local public television stations and Book TV. Powers is an increasingly active speaker at think tanks, policy gatherings, and writers' conferences. He has worked at the World Bank and Conservation International and holds degrees from Brown and Georgetown. He lives part-time in New York City.
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