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Helen Dew: A Life of Interconnectedness and Local Action
Practical wisdom from a life lived close to the land and the community
The Currency That Terrified Central Bankers
In 1932, a small Austrian town did something extraordinary — it printed its own money, put 1,500 unemployed people back to work, and frightened national authorities into shutting it down
The Big Shift: Why I Believe We Need a New Political Economy
As I promised in a previous post, I will share my thoughts on a new economic system. We are standing at the edge of a much bigger change than most people realise. The old system is not merely unfair...
Living the Change
Happen Films has released their latest feature-length documentary, Living the Change, featuring Living Economies Trustees Phil Stevens and Helen Dew. We strongly recommend this film to anyone...
Getting more mileage out of our meals
This article by Peter Luiten was first published in Wairarapa News in May 2012. The fastest way we can help our own community become more self-sufficient and resilient is by eating...
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