Irresistible Community Builders
Irresistible Community Builders, LLC presents: Causing a Contagion of Community By Tom BrafordWe are all familiar with the phrase, “United we stand; divided we fall.” But what does that really mean, and how can we become united, if we are not already? The conventional wisdom is that people often unite around a common threat or […]
Irresistible Community Builders, LLC presents: Critical Mass, Achieving a Pandemic of Plenty By Tom Braford Critical mass is the minimum amount of something required to start or maintain a project or venture. It begins a chain reaction and follows the same laws of contagion as communicable diseases, but what if we actively pursue it to […]
Here is our running archive of The Healthy Planet Articles. From their website: “The Healthy Planet is St. Louis’ only environmental, health, wellness & natural living publication with more than 90,000 eco-friendly and health-conscious readers. Our mission is to help our readers and their families improve the quality of their lives. We promote all that […]
Join us between 9-12 noon at 3965 Westminster Pl, St. Louis, MO 63108 . We will prep the garden for planting, so we can discuss exciting news about the development of Arizmendi Ecovillage. In addition to planning the garden layout, we will close with a potluck lunch at noon -bring your favorite dish!
ON APRIL 27 & 28TH | STOP BY OUR BOOTH: ARIZMENDI ECOVILLAGE & CONNECT WITH US -EVENT HOURS: 10:30 – 5:00 pm “We are looking for volunteers for 2-hour stints. Show up any time.” WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU! Whether you are coming for the food, the music, the activities, or the people watching, […]
By Tom Braford Let’s start building out the Arizmendi Draw-down Ecovillage. Let’s have it be net positive in food, power, water, employment and transportation. Let’s recycle all our waste, have it be outrageously green, affordable, beautiful and transformational, a wonderful place to live, work and visit and a huge contribution to the surrounding community. Let’s […]
“Long before sustainability became the buzzword du jour, there was Sim Van der Ryn, the intrepid pioneer of the eco-frontier.” – New York Times This New York Times headline ran many years ago, and now Sim Van der Ryn is coming right here to St Louis to seed yet another generation of eco-pioneers who are […]
Join us for a tour of the ecovillage followed by a potluck. Bring questions, ideas, and a dish to share. Hope to see you there. Saturday June 24th, 5-8 PM Contact Carol at braford@sbcglobal.net for more info
What if solving global warming and lots of other seemingly endemic challenges were as easy as teaching your dog to catch a Frisbee? “In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals and scientists has come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred […]
Back in 2014, Dan Jay, an architect and planning commissioner, first proposed the idea of having 500,000 residents again in the City of St Louis as a thought experiment. This was a brilliant move because brain scientists say we literally have to burn new neural pathways before we can fulfill on a new possibility. […]