#SolarPunkSunday

22 posts3 participants0 posts today

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://greennet.social/@WansteadClimateAction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WansteadClimateAction</a> I'll plan on highlighting the April <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafe</a> this Sunday for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>.

Ma Quest :ablobjam:<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> wouldn't be <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> without checking in at the nest. Storklets hatching, we hope, from 12(-ish) April. <a href="https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/StorkFamCam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StorkFamCam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Stork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Storks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Knepp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Knepp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ReWilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReWilding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BioDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BioDiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/St%C3%B6rche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Störche</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Storche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storche</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/WhiteStork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteStork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/WhiteStorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteStorks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BirdsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Birds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Webcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Webcam</a>

Ma Quest :ablobjam:Courses and events, eco-building, orchards and so much more happening at Brighton Permaculture Trust <a href="https://brightonpermaculture.org.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://brightonpermaculture.org.uk/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Community</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brighton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BrightonAndHove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrightonAndHove</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Sussex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sussex</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Permaculture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sustainability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Volunteer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Volunteer</a>

Ma Quest :ablobjam:Whats On at Exeter St Community Hall Brighton UK 30th March 2025 - Spring Craft Market 12th April 2025 - Community Ceilidh 13th April 2025 - Prestonville Repair Cafe 11th May 2025 - Prestonville Repair Cafe 31st May 2025 - Prestonville Plant Trail 21st June 2025 - Great Get Together 2025 More at <a href="https://exeterstreethall.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://exeterstreethall.org/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Community</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brighton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BrightonAndHove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrightonAndHove</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Sussex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sussex</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degrowth</a> can work — here’s how science can helpWealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicGrowth</a> as an objective. By Jason Hickel, Giorgos Kallis, Tim Jackson, Daniel W. O’Neill, Juliet B. Schor, Julia K. Steinberger, Peter A. Victor & Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, 12 December 2022Excerpt: "The global economy is structured around growth — the idea that firms, industries and nations must increase production every year, regardless of whether it is needed. This dynamic is driving climate change and ecological breakdown. High-income economies, and the corporations and wealthy classes that dominate them, are mainly responsible for this problem and consume energy and materials at unsustainable rates."Yet many industrialized countries are now struggling to grow their economies, given economic convulsions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, resource scarcities and stagnating productivity improvements. Governments face a difficult situation. Their attempts to stimulate growth clash with objectives to improve human well-being and reduce environmental damage."GDP is getting a makeover — what it means for economies, health and the planet"Researchers in ecological economics call for a different approach — degrowth. Wealthy economies should abandon growth of gross domestic product (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDP</a>) as a goal, scale down destructive and unnecessary forms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/production" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#production</a> to reduce energy and material use, and focus economic activity around securing human needs and well-being. This approach, which has gained traction in recent years, can enable rapid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decarbonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decarbonization</a> and stop ecological breakdown while improving social outcomes. It frees up energy and materials for low- and middle-income countries in which growth might still be needed for development. Degrowth is a purposeful strategy to stabilize economies and achieve social and ecological goals, unlike recession, which is chaotic and socially destabilizing and occurs when growth-dependent economies fail to grow."Reports this year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPCC</a>) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecosystem</a> Services (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPBES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPBES</a>) suggest that degrowth policies should be considered in the fight against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateBreakdown</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> loss, respectively. Policies to support such a strategy include the following."Reduce less-necessary production. This means scaling down destructive sectors such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a>, mass-produced meat and dairy, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FastFashion</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#advertising</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> and aviation, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateJets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateJets</a>. At the same time, there is a need to end the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlannedObsolescence</a> of products, lengthen their lifespans and reduce the purchasing power of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rich</a>."Improve <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicServices</a>. It is necessary to ensure universal access to high-quality <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthCare</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a>, transportation, Internet, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenewableEnergy</a> and nutritious food. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalPublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UniversalPublicServices</a> can deliver strong social outcomes without high levels of resource use."Introduce a green jobs guarantee. This would train and mobilize labour around urgent social and ecological objectives, such as installing renewables, insulating buildings, regenerating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> and improving social care. A programme of this type would end unemployment and ensure a just transition out of jobs for workers in declining industries or 'sunset sectors', such as those contingent on fossil fuels. It could be paired with a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UniversalIncome</a> policy."Reduce working time. This could be achieved by lowering the retirement age, encouraging part-time working or adopting a four-day working week [and hybrid or remote work]. These measures would lower <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarbonEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarbonEmissions</a> and free people to engage in care and other welfare-improving activities. They would also stabilize employment as less-necessary production declines."Enable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> development. This requires cancelling unfair and unpayable debts of low- and middle-income countries, curbing unequal exchange in international trade and creating conditions for productive capacity to be reoriented towards achieving social objectives."Some countries, regions and cities have already introduced elements of these policies. Many European nations guarantee free health care and education; Vienna and Singapore are renowned for high-quality public housing; and nearly 100 cities worldwide offer free public transport. Job guarantee schemes have been used by many nations in the past, and experiments with basic incomes and shorter working hours are under way in Finland, Sweden and New Zealand."But implementing a more comprehensive strategy of degrowth — in a safe and just way — faces five key research challenges, as we outline here."Read more: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04412-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04412-x</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/AtJ87" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/AtJ87</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FourDayWorkweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourDayWorkweek</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RemoteWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RemoteWork</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HybridWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HybridWork</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CapitalismKills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectMotherEarth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuyLess</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyNothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuyNothing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryOfThings</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>

DoomsdaysCWSo, that's about it for this week's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>. Transitioning to some articles about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degrowth</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiCapitalism</a> before getting back into full-on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DoomPosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoomPosting</a> (and boy there's a lot of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DoomAndGloom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoomAndGloom</a> out there). Thanks to everyone who boosted my posts, and chimed in!

DoomsdaysCWHT <a href="https://social.agroecologymap.org/@AgroecologyMap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AgroecologyMap</a> Northey Street City Farm in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrisbaneAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrisbaneAustralia</a>"We consider the vital connection to the elements of nature to be integral to learning and offer practical skills that can be utilised every day in your own garden space or working environment. Being based in the Magical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bundjalung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bundjalung</a> Country - the Northern Rivers 'Rainbow Region' of Northern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewSouthWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewSouthWales</a>, Australia, 'Growing Roots' offers a huge range of functional and cutting edge experimental <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permaculture</a> systems for students to explore. From the intensive, highly productive market gardens of ‘The Farm’ at Byron Bay through to Rural <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodForests</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agroforestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Agroforestry</a> Systems, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BushTukka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BushTukka</a> Gardens and the Great Wilderness of our Subtropical and Cool Temperate Rainforests, the teachings of nature - and humans creative dance within it - are vast and profound. We utilise the following 12 principles of Permaculture."Learn more: <a href="https://agroecologymap.org/l/northey-street-city-farm-in-brisbane" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://agroecologymap.org/l/northey-street-city-farm-in-brisbane</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgroEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AgroEcology</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/regenerativeagriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regenerativeagriculture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodSecurity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Permakulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Permakulture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgroForestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AgroForestry</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BushTucker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BushTucker</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCommunity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a>: Need Help Fixing Your Broken Stuff? Volunteers at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumboldtCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumboldtCounty</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafé</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArcataCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArcataCA</a> Will (Most Likely) Fix It for Free! by Isabella Vanderheiden / Wednesday, March 26"You know that broken lamp that’s been sitting in the corner of your garage for the last decade? You know, the one with the busted pull chain and persnickety cord your college roommate gave you? Yeah, that one. Do you think it might be time to get that thing fixed?"What if I told you there is a place you can go to have your lamps rewired, your vintage denim mended, your bicycle tires patched, your weed wackers restrung and your great-grandmother’s heirloom necklace soldered — all for free?"Sounds too good to be true, right? Not so! On Sunday, April 6, volunteers and staff with Arcata’s Recreation Division will host the first Humboldt Repair Café, a free event at the Arcata Community Center where people can take their broken stuff (electronics, clothing, jewelry, furniture, crockery, small appliances, etc.) to be repaired by local fixers. If you can carry it, chances are, they can fix it. "'The rule is it has to be small enough that you can carry it in by yourself,' volunteer coordinator Wendy Ring told the Outpost. 'We won’t be able to take in refrigerators and things like that. We’ll have a retired electrician to work with smaller electrical appliances. We also have some IT specialists to help people with their computers. We have experts at putting fancy patches on clothes and another person for bicycle repairs. This is our first Repair Café, but we have quite a variety of people!'"The upcoming event is part of an international movement, which originated in Amsterdam in 2009, to combat '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThrowawayCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThrowawayCulture</a>,' promote <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> and teach people practical repair skills. 'We just bring our skills and fix stuff together,' Ring said."'The Repair Café movement is trying to change consumer culture and say, ‘No, we can’t just throw things away because they don’t just disappear,’ she continued. 'This is a way of making the things that we have last longer and teaching people how to fix things by watching our volunteers as they’re doing repairs. It’s also community building, which is something that we really need right now.'"While the event is free, volunteers may request a donation if they need extra materials for repair. In some cases, it may take volunteers a little longer to diagnose the issue and get the parts needed for the fix."'If we don’t have the part on hand, we may ask you to come back next month,' Ring said, adding that she hopes to host the event once a month. 'Sometimes, it’s going to be a multi-step repair. We do have some people who have 3D printers who will be able to make parts for people. … We’ll also have little handbells around, and when a repair is made, we’ll ring the bell and have a mini celebration.'"Asked what she would be taking to the Repair Café, Ring said she has a Kindle that needs fixing, some clothes her dog has chewed on and a jacket with a broken zipper. 'I put a collection of beautiful beach pebbles in my jacket pocket, and I’ve never been able to unzip it,' she said. 'That was a year ago. I can sew a little bit, but I can’t do zippers!'"Cullen Groom, recreation supervisor for the City of Arcata’s environmental services department, is helping to support the program on behalf of the city, which is allowing the Repair Café to use the community center’s senior room free of charge."FMI: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/mar/26/repair-cafe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/mar/26/repair-cafe/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesCalifornia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafesCalifornia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairReuseRecycle</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCommunity</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewHampshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewHampshire</a>: [Video] Grow It Green: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommunityGardens</a> <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/grow-it-green-community-gardens/vi-BB1oWPEw?cvid=e9745f8d533a427ba9e2e4d3685b286d&ei=93#details" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/grow-it-green-community-gardens/vi-BB1oWPEw?cvid=e9745f8d533a427ba9e2e4d3685b286d&ei=93#details</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommunityGardens</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManchesterNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ManchesterNH</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCommunity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodSecurity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://mastodon.world/@vegplotter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@vegplotter</a> Excellent! I've had success growing potatoes in 3 and 5 gallon pots as well. Tagging for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ContainerGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ContainerGardening</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tennessee</a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NashvillePublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NashvillePublicLibrary</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Goodlettsville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Goodlettsville</a> Branch Spring <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlantSwap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlantSwap</a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeedExchange</a> When: Saturday, April 5, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Where: GoodlettsvilleDescription: "Do you have too many seeds, seedlings, or plants? Bring your extras and share with the community. Don't forget to checkout seeds from our Seed Exchange!" Contact: Goodlettsville (615) 862-5862 <a href="https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&href=/public/cals/MainCal/CAL-8a3e8e4b-93073382-0194-95829436-00002ce4.ics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&href=/public/cals/MainCal/CAL-8a3e8e4b-93073382-0194-95829436-00002ce4.ics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedSwap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeedSwap</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeedSharing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlantSwap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlantSwap</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCommunity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a>

DoomsdaysCWHighlighting for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarpunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarpunkSunday</a>! <a href="https://mastodon.online/@Mumonkan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Mumonkan</a> <a href="https://social.coop/@nix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@nix</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tennessee</a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NashvillePublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NashvillePublicLibrary</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeedExchange</a>"The Seed Exchange offers access to local librarians who will support, coach, and cheer you on as you grow your own home, school, church, or community garden. The best part about our Seed Exchange: it’s free! All you need is a library card."Borrow Seeds"Use your library card to borrow vegetable, herb, and flower seeds at Main Library and select branches. Find a Seed Exchange location near you. Borrowing seeds is free. All you need is a Nashville Public Library card." Grow Plants"NPL’s Seed Exchange offers access to local librarians who will support, coach and cheer you on as you grow your own home, school, church or community garden. We’re also working with local farmers, gardeners and community agencies to offer free gardening workshops throughout the year."Return Seeds"Once the season is over, harvest seeds from your garden and return them to the library. We ask that you follow certain protocol when harvesting seeds to share with the Seed Exchange. We want people who take seed to get what was on the label and we want to protect from passing on disease."Additionally, we are always looking for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenPollinated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenPollinated</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeirloomSeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeirloomSeeds</a> from anyone in the community who is willing to share, a little or a lot."Our Seed Protocol [linked below] includes guidelines for properly saving and preparing seeds to share."<a href="https://library.nashville.org/events/seed-exchange" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://library.nashville.org/events/seed-exchange</a>Seed protocol: <a href="https://library.nashville.org/about/policies/seed-protocol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://library.nashville.org/about/policies/seed-protocol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeedLibrary</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeedSharing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCommunity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a>

Ma Quest :ablobjam:Yes, <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>! Just dropping in to highlight the latest podcast from the Knepp estate with some good news about beavers. <a href="https://knepp.co.uk/2025/03/podcast-episode-33-dam-good-news-for-beavers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://knepp.co.uk/2025/03/podcast-episode-33-dam-good-news-for-beavers/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Beavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Beavers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ReWilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReWilding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Knepp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Knepp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/PodCast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PodCast</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Michigan</a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryOfThings</a>"Welcome to a new era of borrowing at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestlandPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WestlandPublicLibrary</a>—where you can borrow experiences, hobbies, and tools just as easily as you borrow books. What is the Library of Things?"The Library of Things allows you to borrow physical objects for use at home or on the go. You now have access to a diverse collection of items that cater to your curiosity and interests. From tools to help your next household project to craft kits that awaken your artistic side, our collection is designed to inspire and enrich your life."Who can check out Library of Things items?"Library of Things items can be checked out by Westland residents age 18 and older."Borrowing limits"Eligible patrons may borrow a maximum of two items at any given time. Library of Things items have a two week loan period and cannot be renewed."Items include: Board games, puzzles, sports equipment, outdoor recreation, tech accessories, digital tools, audio equipment, arts and crafts, gardening, ghost hunting, outdoor exploration, cooking and baking equipment, cleaning and organizing equipment, event supplies, hand tools, automotive tools, measurement and precision tools, and more!FMI: <a href="https://westlandlibrary.org/featured-collections/library-of-things/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://westlandlibrary.org/featured-collections/library-of-things/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesOfThings</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SharingEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SharingEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorrowDontBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BorrowDontBuy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degrowth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Missouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Missouri</a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JoplinMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoplinMO</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibrary</a> Shares Spring Ideas of Books and Thingsby: Wendi Douglas Posted: Mar 10, 2025 / 04:41 PM CDT "SPRING" LIBRARY RESOURCES - Cleaning/Organizing, Gardening & Donating!SPRING CLEANING"With Spring around the corner, Joplin Public Library can help you get your home and garden prepped for the new season!"Spring is the time to tackle the cleaning and repairing you've put off all winter. Check out a book on decluttering, a complete guide to cleaning the whole house, or handy hints on storage, repairs, and maintenance."Need a tool for spring cleaning? Check out the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryOfThings</a> for a professional carpet cleaner, a household tool kit, or a dryer vent cleaning system."Just need something to listen to while you clean? Libby and hoopla have great audiobooks you can stream from your devices!SPRING GARDENING"If you have a garden you want to get ready for Spring, you'll want to be certain to use Library resources as well!"The annual plant swap on March 29 is a great place to meet fellow plant lovers and get new plants, cuttings, and seeds!"Browse the book selection for instructions on vegetable gardening, flower gardening and more. If you're more of a visual learning, stream Great Courses How to Grow Anything on Kanopy using your JPL card!"Just dipping your toes into gardening? Check out our gardening set from the Library of Things and try before you buy!DONATIONS ACCEPTED"Also, if you`re decluttering and wondering where to go with your gently used books, movies, and magazines. Bring them to the Library."The Joplin Public Library accepts donations of GENTLY USED books, DVDs, CDs and recent issues of popular magazines. As part of their volunteer duties, Friends of the Joplin Public Library manage the donated items and the sale shelf. Funds raised will help to support the Friends in their mission of enhancing and supporting the Library. They would love to have your items to sell."<a href="https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/living-well/joplin-public-library-shares-spring-ideas-of-books-and-things/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/living-well/joplin-public-library-shares-spring-ideas-of-books-and-things/</a>For details: Joplin Public Library | www.joplinpubliclibrary.org/<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesOfThings</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SharingEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SharingEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorrowDontBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BorrowDontBuy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degrowth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryOfThings</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Florida</a>: Donations wanted for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OrlandoFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrlandoFL</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JacksonvilleFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JacksonvilleFL</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryOfThings</a>!"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CenterForBiologicalDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CenterForBiologicalDiversity</a> fights not only to protect wildlife and wild lands in Florida but also to address the underlying causes of the extinction crisis, including the excessive production and consumption of new products."That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’re working with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Shareable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shareable</a> and other partners to establish Library of Things pilot projects in Orlando and Jacksonville."A Library of Things is a shared community resource where useful items can be borrowed just like books that are in circulation for years, reducing the demand to produce new goods that destroy habitat, generate greenhouse gases, create pollution, and harm wildlife."Sharing also disrupts the current U.S. economic model that demands endless growth through the constant purchasing of new things. It challenges the traditional consumerist mindset that drives overproduction and leads to items getting thrown away after only a few uses."You can support this effort by donating items from the library’s wish lists. Whether it's a bicycle repair kit for someone who bikes for transportation, kitchen items for a new university student, or a generator for emergency preparedness, every item counts. By donating, you’ll help neighbors save money and push back against the culture of consumerism. Here's how it works"The Jacksonville Library of Things pilot, located at University of North Florida dormitories, is looking for donations of board games, kitchen items, phone chargers and tools to be used by students living in the dorms, based on a needs assessment conducted with students in partnership with the University."The Central Florida Tool Library (serving Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties) is seeking donations related to disaster preparation and response, as well as home repair and maintenance. These items were identified based on conversations between community members and our partner, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CentralFloridaMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CentralFloridaMutualAid</a>. "Each wish list notes whether the item can be gently used or refurbished or must be new. (Certain products must be new for the libraries to ensure they meet safety and fire code standards. But purchasing these items once to be shared among the community prevents each future borrower from buying more.)"Links to secondhand and refurbished sites are included where possible. The wish lists also provide a desired quantity of each item. Once the maximum number of items is claimed, you’ll see the request has been fulfilled. The mailing address to send the products for inclusion in the Library of Things can be found in the wish list."Original article: <a href="https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/sustainability/library_of_things" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/sustainability/library_of_things</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CentralFlorida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CentralFlorida</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToolLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToolLibrary</a> Wishlist: <a href="https://sokindregistry.org/registry/CFLToolLibrary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://sokindregistry.org/registry/CFLToolLibrary</a>Jacksonville Library of Things Wishlist: <a href="https://sokindregistry.org/registry/JaxFLLOT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://sokindregistry.org/registry/JaxFLLOT</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesOfThings</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SharingEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SharingEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorrowDontBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BorrowDontBuy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degrowth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryOfThings</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>: New <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryOfThings</a> offers help in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToughTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToughTimes</a>'Ben Mellor, 8 March 2025"A new Library of Things will 'reduce waste' and help people struggling for money, organisers say."It will operate from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeestonLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeestonLibrary</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nottinghamshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nottinghamshire</a> and open in the coming weeks, although an exact date has not yet been set."The service will allow people to borrow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HouseholdItems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HouseholdItems</a>, rather than books, such as carpet cleaners, sewing machines, and children's party sets."Fiona Hartley, an organiser, said: 'These are typically things that might be a bit more expensive, and then you only use them once or twice, and then they sit in your cupboard unused.'"She said times were tough at the moment and "this is just something that helps people save a bit of money and a bit of space in their homes"."The project has received funding from the Beeston Civic Society and Broxtowe Borough Council to help with the purchase of items - totalling £1,500."This money will be spent on purchasing supplies and items to stock the library."Ms Hartley said there was a 'growing movement' behind Libraries of Things nationwide. Similar projects have been set up across the wider <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastMidlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EastMidlands</a>."Peter Cribb, the district manager at Inspire, which runs Beeston Library, said he was 'excited at the potential'."'It's not something we've done before, you know we do loan out non-book items, but they're on a one-off basis,' he said."When the service starts, people will use an app to book an item they wish to use. Library staff will then retrieve the item."The maintenance of the items and the app will be operated and paid for by the volunteer groups, Mr Cribb said, and the library's role is to act as storage."Karrie Stainer is the chairwoman of the volunteers and said she first had the idea for the Library of Things over one year ago."However, she struggled to secure funding for the project until recently."'The underlying motivation really comes from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmental</a> issues, not being wasteful of stuff, not throwing stuff away,' she said."Source: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4pyl70yvo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4pyl70yvo</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibrariesOfThings</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SharingEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SharingEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorrowDontBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BorrowDontBuy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degrowth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a>

Recent searches

Search options

Administered by:

Server stats:

#solarpunksunday