For many people, the word ?industry? brings to mind images ofsprawling factories belching toxic emissions in a blighted natural landscape. ?Industrial? has become synonymous with pollution, human rights abuse, and corporate greed. In Industrial Evolution, Lyle Estill seeks to reclaim the term, with its original connotations of hard work, diligence and productivity, and to show how community-scale enterprise can create a vibrant, sustainable local economy.
Industrial Evolution is a story of survival. It is about how the small group of committed entrepreneurs introduced in Small is Possible managed to keep their dream alive and thriving through the economic recession,emerging with a model of what a sustainable local economy might look like in a post carbon future. Compulsively readable and seasoned with light humor, this grassroots account demonstrates that ecological stewardship and enterprise at an appropriate scale can lay the foundation for abundance.
Industrial Evolution skips the doom and gloom and is all about solutions. By showing that it is possible to take the big out of industry, this book motivates people to work together in a meaningful way. Filled withinspirational tales of success, failure, perseverance, and real world experiences that anyone can relate to, Industrial Evolution is a must-read for activists, organizers, politicians, and anyone who cares aboutresilient communities.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- 658.02/2
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- 22
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- 9780865716742 9781550924800
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- HD2341
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- E87 2011eb
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- 1 electronic text (224 p.)
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Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Advance Praise 3
- Title Page 5
- Rights Page 6
- Contents 7
- Dedication 8
- Acknowledgments 9
- Chapter 1: Introduction 13
- Chapter 2: Breaking into the Business 19
- Chapter 3: Accidental Diversification 27
- Chapter 4: Local Food Friday 47
- Chapter 5: Piedmont Biofuels Industrial 59
- Chapter 6: In Bed with Government 83
- Chapter 7: Depression 2.0 99
- Chapter 8: Oilseed Community 103
- Chapter 9: Bringing Product to Market 115
- Chapter 10: Piedmont Biofarm 129
- Chapter 11: State of the Bubble 137
- Chapter 12: Fighting Town Hall 145
- Chapter 13: The Abundance Foundation 153
- Chapter 14: On the Label, Label, Label 169
- Chapter 15: Solar Double Cropping 177
- Chapter 16: Our Place in the World 183
- Chapter 17: We Are Not Alone 193
- Epilogue 211
- Bibliography 214
- Index 216
- About the Author 225