A Yurt
“Hanging out” is a term my teenage sons  use ever more frequently. I used to think it was an excuse for spending time with friends without bothering to come up with anything in particular that they might do together. What a waste of time! …Except that they seemed to derive so much enjoyment from [...]

The whole idea of running a business in a conscious way, by that I mean ethically, holistically and sustainably, can seem to many people like a complete contradiction in terms.
 
Back in the 1980s, I was an employee in a large multinational organisation and I completed a Diploma in Marketing with the Chartered Institute of Marketing. [...]

One of the terms that is often used when considering how we cope collectively with the triple challenges of peak oil, climate change and economic meltdown is “resilience”. It seems we would benefit from cultivating this collectively at the levels of local community, at a national level and globally.
 
Whenever we attempt to establish resilience at [...]

Whether you are starting to work from home, starting a small, sustainable business, deciding to home educate your children or simply live without a car, the experience of turning your back on the rat race can feel very lonely. More than that, you may be challenged by others who view your actions as an implied [...]

I’m guessing that there are probably very few of us now who have not been affected by rising fuel costs, either at home or in our businesses.  When the rising cost of a common commodity grabs our attention, this can trigger old anxieties around money. This might be focussed on making ends meet at home [...]