Table Of Contents
Credits 2
Foreword 6
Introduction: How we can avert our society’s drift toward disaster by charting a different course 8
My uneven first steps in #LocalYear 14
Knocking doors for Cool Block with my son Jake 18
Despite jitters, I succeed in hosting a Cool Block introductory gathering 21
Time to give my #LocalYear teeth: 5 commitments to spur a more local lifestyle 24
Things got a whole lot more local than I expected due to coronavirus 28
My new pandemic routine 31
April is the cruelest month and a call to care 36
My #LocalYear progress so far 40
Finding my #LocalYear rhythm 45
Ramping up my #LocalYear activities 49
A busy, illuminating #LocalYear week 50
A neighborhood comes alive with possibility 54
When lightning strikes not twice, but 10,000 times 56
The indescribable lightness of being present 60
My neighbors complete Cool Block program; win award 63
Living hyper-locally, sharing globally 67
How my hyper-local COVID-19 year changed my consumption habits 71
Thankful for the land 76
Why I switched to a credit union from a big bank and why you should too 80
This is my family on local food 84
What I learned about government by fixing our community’s irrigation system 88
How I became hopeful again through a year of local, grassroots action 92
8 steps to take right now to live a more local life 99
Book round-up 102
Resources 104
Additional publications from Shareable 106
