Fibershed Author Event with the Institute of Urban Homesteading, this Thursday, 4/12/12

Fibershed Author Event with the Institute of Urban Homesteading, this Thursday, 4/12/12
What are the next steps we can take towards localization? Rebecca Burgess, founder of the Fibershed Movement and author of the book Harvesting Color, will answer the question “what if it were possible to wear 100% locally produced clothing?” Rebecca’s journey started with a year-long challenge to wear clothing whose fibers and dye plants… Read more »

Urban Homesteading Book Release Party

Urban Homesteading Book Release Party
Join Rachel Kaplan and K. Ruby Blume (Institute of Urban Homesteading) for a slide show and reading from their new book Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living. This colorful guide is full of practical information and inspiring stories from people already living the urban homesteading life. Richly illustrated with drawings and photographs, and… Read more »