Tag: videos

Backyard Farm [VIDEO]

By Malcolm Harris

05.04.12, 1:14pm Comments (0)

In this short video, a young midwesterner named Martina finds herself working a digital job in a small space in New York. Read more »

A Free Beginner's Guide to the Sharing Economy

By Paul M. Davis

05.03.12, 4:51pm Comments (0)

A new Guide to Sharing produced by The Center for a New American Dream and Shareable offers primers on community swaps, local lending, sharing time and skills, and starting a co-op. Read more »

Almere Oosterwold, a Vision of Collaborative DIY Urban Design

By Paul M. Davis

05.02.12, 6:04pm Comments (0)

Can a process as complex as urban planning go DIY? Dutch architecture company MVRDV is betting it can with a development built on the principle of "do-it-yourself urbanism." Read more »

Australia's Garage Sale Trail on Tap for May 5

By Kelly McCartney

04.30.12, 2:02pm Comments (0)

Two years ago, a new twist was added to the springtime garage sale ritual and the Garage Sale Trail was blazed. This year's Trail happens on May 5. Read more »

Defying Disposable Design [VIDEOS]

By Paul M. Davis

04.27.12, 3:45pm Comments (1)

While product life cycles seem to be endlessly contracting, there are viable and powerful alternatives to planned obsolescence. Read more »

A Global E-Platform For Lending Cargo Bikes

By Ambika Kandasamy

04.24.12, 5:08pm Comments (5)

With cargo bikes replacing cars in Copenhagen, a new platform has launched for peer-to-peer sharing of these bicycle workhorses. Read more »

How to Raise Urban Chickens [VIDEOS]

By Paul M. Davis

04.13.12, 11:13am Comments (0)

Chickens may be the ideal animal for urban farming. A new video by ioby explains where to start. Read more »

Greek Town Taps Bartering for a More Shareable City

By Kelly McCartney

04.12.12, 5:39pm Comments (1)

As Greece continues to search for solutions to its national economic crisis, the town of Volos has adopted a barter system to help its citizens make it through. Read more »