Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy

Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy

by Lyle Estill
Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy

Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy

by Lyle Estill

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Overview

In an era when incomprehensibly complex issues like Peak Oil and Climate Change dominate headlines, practical solutions at a local level can seem somehow inadequate.

In response, Lyle Estill's Small is Possible introduces us to "hometown security," with this chronicle of a community-powered response to resource depletion in a fickle global economy. True stories, springing from the soils of Chatham County, North Carolina, offer a positive counter balance to the bleakness of our age.

This is the story of how one small southern US town found actual solutions to actual problems. Unwilling to rely on government and wary of large corporations, these residents discovered it is possible for a community to feed itself, fuel itself, heal itself and govern itself.

This book is filled with newspaper columns, blog entries, letters and essays that have appeared on the margins of small town economies. Tough subjects are handled with humor and finesse. Compelling stories of successful small businesses from the grocery co-op to the biodiesel co-op describe a town and its people on a genuine quest for sustainability.

Everyone interested in sustainability, local economy, small business, and whole foods will be inspired by the success stories in this book.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781550923575
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Publication date: 05/16/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 241
File size: 807 KB

About the Author

Lyle Estill is the president and co-founder of Piedmont Biofuels, a community-scale biodiesel project in Pittsboro, North Carolina. He has been on the vanguard of social change for the past decade, which has placed him at the heart of the sustainability movement. Lyle is a prolific speaker and writer, and the author of Industrial Evolution, Small is Possible and Small Stories, Big Changes. He has won numerous awards for his commitment to resilience, community development, outreach, and leadership.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgements     ix
Introduction     xi
Funky Town
Silk Hope     3
Global Producers     11
Going to Town     29
A Living for One     43
Economic Re-Development     59
Main Street     71
Homegrown
Connecting Ourselves     81
Feeding Ourselves     87
Housing Ourselves     117
Fueling Ourselves     137
Financing Ourselves     155
Educating Ourselves     177
Entertaining Ourselves     189
Healing Ourselves     197
Governing Ourselves     205
Conclusion     213
Bibliography     217
Index     219
About the Author     227
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