Apr 14, 2013

Man is the only creature that produces landfills. Natural resources are being depleted on a rapid scale while production and consumption are rising in na­tions like China and India. The waste production world wide is enormous and if we do not do anything we will soon have turned all our resources into one big messy landfill. But there is hope. The German...

Apr 14, 2013

Valhalla is a movement hell-bent on making sustainable communal living mainstream. Together we can create the beautiful world our hearts tell us is possible. We strongly believe many of the world’s ills can be solved through sustainable communal living. Thus we are building a network of 100% off-the-grid communities, the first of which in Montreal, Canada. We...

Apr 3, 2013

Here’s a little story on how Finca Bellavista came to be… Once upon a time, Mateo went on a surfing trip to Costa Rica with friends in 2006. He fell in love with the beauty and serenity of the Southern Zone, and called his wife Erica to plan a trip down together. Both wanted to explore the option of finding a little getaway in the tropics to escape the...

Feb 14, 2013

Student of Life – Begin : Have You Found What You’re Looking For? by Tony J. Bosnjak Hello fellow Students Of Life! I would like to share some highlights from a book a read recently. This is truly a journey of self-discovery and growth. The author Tony Bosnjak relates his own experience of transformation from a life plagued with sorrow towards one...

Jan 13, 2013

Spirit Science is a video series starring Patchman, who takes you on a journey into the unknown as we look at many basics of what it means to be spiritual. Chakras, Thoughts, Sacred Geometry, and even Atlantis, in Spirit Science we look at and discuss many of these topics. Most people don’t realize that there’s actually a very powerful connection between...

Nov 23, 2012

Garbage Warrior The epic story of radical Earthship eco-architect Michael Reynolds, and his fight to build off-the-grid self-sufficient communities. Renegade architect Michael Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of “Earthship Biotecture” – passive, solar, off-the-grid, sustainable housing. Earthship n. 1. passive...

Jul 19, 2012

This massive documentary does a stellar job of mapping the mass violence and hypocrisy of plutocracy and nation building. Make no mistake, the nation that is being discussed is the United States of America. Major corporations: we are talking about YOU. Major corporations are controlling the government of the United States of America. This is not a mere...

Mar 29, 2012

Clay Shirky looks at “cognitive surplus” — the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. While we’re busy editing Wikipedia, posting to Ushahidi (and yes, making LOLcats), we’re building a better, more cooperative world. Enjoy! Christopher-...