false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255580720m/2367358.jpg 2367358 1 <p>"The Rhizome Collective is a force that gets stuff done. . . . A surprisingly effective model for connecting people with dreams to the resources they need."-<i>Austin Chronicle</i></p><p>What does it take to <b>live</b> in a city?</p><p>Are urban centers merely giant sinkholes sucking in food, water, and energy and shipping out waste? Or can cities be affordable, sustainable places to live? With half the world's population now living in cities and that number rising, they have to be-and we need to start transforming them now!</p><p>That's where <i>A Do-It-Ourselves Guide for Sustainable City Living</i> comes in. Stacy Pettigrew and Scott Kellogg, two founders of the Rhizome Collective, have been experimenting with transforming cheap, salvaged, and recycled material into the building blocks of sustainable urban communities.</p><p>In easy to recreate examples, they describe the hows and whys of sustainable urban living. From microlivestock and aquaculture to wastewater recycling and bioremediation of the soil, readers learn how to implement these technologies in their own lives. The instructions are accompanied throughout by illustrations in the uniquely recognizable Beehive Collective style.</p><p><b>Stacy Pettigrew</b> and <b>Scott Kellogg</b> are co-founders of the Rhizome Collective, a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas (www.rhizomecollective.org). Over the past six years and on a shoestring budget, they have transformed a burnt-out warehouse into a thriving educational center for community organizing and urban sustainability. This book developed out of R.U.S.T., the intensive weekend seminar in urban ecological survival skills they present. The Rhizome Collective has also received a $200,000 EPA grant to transform a ten-acre brownfield into an ecological justice park. Stacy and Scott publish frequently and give workshops on radical sustainability at universities and political gatherings across the country.</p> 2374184 15 6 2008 Toolbox for Sustainable City Living total:78|5:25|4:24|3:20|2:8|1:1| 78 298 248 36 4 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 23:54:18 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 23:56:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 04:25:26 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 05:18:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 09:12:10 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 09:35:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 14:17:22 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 19:54:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 13:40:11 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 14:31:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 13:46:12 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:35:04 -0700 2009
First, it provides a wealth of information that goes far and above most of the other books of this type that I've encountered. This is both good and bad. It's good because there are people out there who are willing to tap into their ap...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 13 21:43:10 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 21:50:34 -0800 2009 http://www.rhizomecollective.org/rust.ht......more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 08:53:02 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 08:55:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 11:56:40 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 12:00:37 -0700 2009 not surprisingly, ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 18 16:08:43 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 16:13:16 -0800 2009
This book plots a course for truly sustainable city living with how-to's and hands-on activities at a minimal cost. T...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:39:59 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 00:44:02 -0700 2009 Lots of great ideas, though, and e...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Sep 12 14:35:23 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 12:52:05 -0700 2008
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It was a little too technical for my purposes, although I did learn some helpful information about composting, passive heating, and chicken-raising.]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 20:38:58 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 20:39:41 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Aug 27 16:35:19 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 01 13:22:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 03 09:30:01 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 16:06:11 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 20:02:02 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 20:02:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 28 12:40:32 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 17:05:17 -0800 2008
I attended a workshop led by Scott and Stacy, and I'm really excited to have a copy of this book.

I think it's invaluable for those who pl...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 30 05:23:10 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 05:23:55 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Aug 30 10:31:53 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 10:32:26 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2367358