false 2836394 1 <p>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.</p><p>In response, Lyle Estill's <i>Small is Possible</i> 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 counterbalance to the bleakness of our age.</p><p>This is the story of how one small southern US town found actual solutions to actual problems. Unwilling to rely on the 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Everyone interested in sustainability, local economy, small business, and whole foods will be inspired by the success stories in this book.</p><p><b>Lyle Estill</b> is "Vice President of Stuff " at Piedmont Biofuels, and has won numerous awards for his work in the biodiesel business. He is the author of <i>Biodiesel Power</i> and lives in Moncure, North Carolina.</p> 2862500 1 5 2008 Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy total:25|5:2|4:1|3:0|2:0|1:0| 25 82 62 10 1 0 true false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 07:12:05 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 07:21:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 14:41:28 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 06:03:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 10:10:20 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 23:50:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 20 16:13:48 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 16:16:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 15:48:55 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 15:51:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Sep 12 03:53:23 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 04:04:29 -0700 2009 1
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