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Tidal energy innovator wins key statement of feasibility.
Greg Cocks Systemic Drivers of Electric-Grid-Caused Catastrophic Wildfires - Implications for Resilience in the United States
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https://doi.org/10.3390/challe16010013 <-- shared paper
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#wildfire #electricgrid #ignitioncauses #wildfireprevention #mapping #spatial #spatialanalysis #risk #hazard #fire #wildfire #climatechange #Anthropocene #humanimpacts #infrastructure #massmovement #debrisflow #engineeringgeology #denudation #environment #ecosystems #ecology #loss #cost #economics #residential #waterquality #water #hydrology #electricty #energy #LahainaFire #CampFire #MarshallFire #SmokehouseCreek #fires #bushfire #vegetation #wind #weather #landuse #humanimpacts #utilitycompanies #utilities #resiliency
Ooooh...! Some really cool tips here! Well-thought out!
#ClimateChangeGardening: 12 strategies for a #resilient #garden
by Niki Jabbour
"#ClimateChange gardening is a set of tactics that make our yards and gardens more resilient to extreme weather as well as reduce our personal impacts on the climate. There are several ways to approach climate change gardening. You can use sustainable and organic gardening practices that put soil, #biodiversity, and #pollinators first. You can also plan to reduce plastic waste, up-cycle materials, and collect #rainwater.
3 reasons to care about climate change gardening
"Climate change gardening influences the health and success of your garden. When you nurture your soil, foster biodiversity, and support pollinators you create a garden that is more resilient to the challenges of climate change. Here are 3 reasons to care about climate change gardening.
- Extreme weather – The impact of weather related challenges like droughts, storms, precipitation, flooding, and above or below normal temperatures can be reduced with climate change gardening strategies.
- Pollinators, birds, and beneficial insects – Climate change can affect pollinators and birds in various ways. Weather extremes can impact migration timing and success, host plant growth and bloom time, disease and pest issues, and habitat and food supply.
- Non-native invasive pests and plants – With a longer growing season, invasive plants, pests, and diseases will move north and potentially affect plant health and crop yields."
Read more [tips include #NoTill gardening]:
https://savvygardening.com/climate-change-gardening/
#ClimateChange #GardenGuidance #ClimateChangeGardening #Resiliency #GardenGuides #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #WaterManagement #PestManagement
Understanding #Climate #Resilience in #Gardening
"Climate resilience in gardening refers to the ability of a garden to adapt to changing climatic conditions and environmental stressors. It involves selecting plants that can survive #ExtremeWeather events, conserving #water, building #HealthySoil, and employing #sustainable practices that minimize #environmental impact.
The key components of climate resilience include:
- Biodiversity: A diverse plant selection can create a more robust ecosystem capable of withstanding pests, diseases, and changing weather.
- Soil Health: Healthy soil increases water retention and nutrient availability, allowing plants to thrive even during dry spells.
- Water Management: Efficient use of water resources is vital in periods of drought or heavy rainfall.
- Plant Selection: Choosing native or drought-tolerant plants can ensure that your garden is better adapted to local conditions."
Read more:
https://livetoplant.com/how-to-create-a-climate-resilient-garden/
#ClimateChange #GardenGuidance #ClimateChangeGardening #Resiliency #GardenGuides #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #WaterManagement #Drought #Wind
Cornell University: #Gardening in a Warming World
"Gardeners are keen observers of what is required to grow healthy plants of all types and sizes. New strategies and solutions to the problems presented by cultivating living things are often contemplative acts. These actions will hold gardeners in good stead as we face climate change – an unprecedented phenomenon that amplifies all those conditions that can make or break our gardening success. Deep reflection on our strategies in tending our lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables will be required to manage and adapt to this latest – and biggest – challenge.
"The Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer network is working to strengthen understanding and inspire us to take actions in our gardens and communities that will help address the global crisis of climate change. Supporting this effort, we produced this curriculum for gardeners, homeowners, educators, volunteers, teachers, students and anyone interested in exploring how we might examine our gardening practice through the lens of climate change mitigation and #adaptation."
Link - includes "Climate Smart Gardening Course Book" (pdf) and other publications:
https://gardening.cals.cornell.edu/garden-guidance/gww/
#ClimateChange #GardenGuidance #ClimateChangeGardening #Resiliency #GardenGuides #SolarPunkSunday
#Breadfruit: The #Caribbean's #HurricaneResistant #food
21 February 2024
Susan B. Clark
Excerpt: "Originally brought to Jamaica from the Pacific Islands by the HMS Bounty in 1794, breadfruit was an inexpensive, nutritious food for enslaved Africans labouring on British-owned sugar plantations. The trees grow quickly and fruit within a year of planting, producing 200 to 400 fruits per year the size of a large grapefruit or small watermelon. Breadfruit contains all nine essential amino acids and is a good source of fibre, protein and several minerals and vitamins.
"In the centuries since their introduction, breadfruit trees were abundant across Jamaica, and the fruit has been a staple of the country's cuisine. In recent years, as communities have sought out more sustainable, local and healthy food sources – especially ones that can withstand extreme weather (a breadfruit tree that's damaged in a hurricane can regrow itself) – breadfruit has experienced renewed interest as a nutritious and versatile option, providing both health and economic benefits.
"Typically eaten as a side dish and used like a vegetable, breadfruit is most often roasted, peeled and sliced. Its taste is subtly sweet, with a chewy bread-like quality (hence its name). Its soft and starchy texture is akin to a root vegetable like potato or cassava. Like those foods, it takes on the flavour of the main course with which it is served.
[...]
"Breadfruit can also be processed into flour, creating a gluten-free alternative for baking.
"Karlene Johnson uses the flour at her bakery outside of Kingston called Something Country. Her treats include #bulla (a cake-like snack made with molasses), #bammies (a flatbread originating from the island's #Indigenous #Taíno peoples) and oatmeal cookies.'
"'Historically, breadfruit is important," she said. 'Culturally, every Jamaican can identify it as part of their gastronomic experience. Economically, Jamaica stands to benefit from local and international sales of the raw fruit and other processed products.'"
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240221-breadfruit-the-caribbeans-hurricane-resistant-food?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#FoodSecurity #SolarPunkSunday #Resiliency #JamaicanFood
#FireResistant, #sustainable home could help address housing crisis
BY Bree Steffen
Feb. 06, 2025
"Professor Daniel López-Pérez is the architecture program director at the University of San Diego. He designed a fire-resistant home he calls the #Polyhaus, a 540 square foot home which consists of just sixty-four panels.
"Instead of traditional lumber, Daniel says the Polyhaus was built using mass-timber products, which offer half the rigidity of reinforced concrete, while weighing a fraction (20%), and has a burn rate of hours (1.5 inches per hour of char-rate).
"'Fire cannot enter. It has a harder time entering,' López-Pérez said. 'So it’s char rate, given its massiveness of weight and the fact that it has no air cavities.'
"He said all the Douglas Fir came from Washington as part of a collaboration with a #reforestation project, creating a plug-and-play housing model that slashes construction costs and helps keep forests healthy. Traditional home construction requires thousands of two-by-fours and extensive manual framing.
"The Polyhaus system simplifies this process significantly.
"Joaquin Ramirez has been working to reduce the impact of #wildfires and extreme weather through his company #Technosylva. He also works with the International Association of Wildland Fire analyzing wildfire risk and working with agencies like CAL Fire to make operations safer.
"'I feel like it’s a genius design,' Ramirez said. 'You have a structure there are no holes, which that is really critical.'
"He said right now there is a great need for innovation in making communities safer in the face of #ClimateChange, and this design is an example of an accessible solution.
"'I think it’s important that our citizens understand that everybody needs to be a part of the solution. This is not a firefighter job only,' Ramirez said. 'It has to start by the house, then our community, then the surrounding communities.'
"López-Pérez built the first model of the Polyhaus in his own backyard, a reminder of the work to be done to build #ClimateResilient communities.
"'The recent fires have reminded us that we have to have that consciousness, we have to have a direct link between our housing production and the health of our forests, the health of our environment,' he said."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/QpbHh
#SolarPunkSunday #Resiliency #BuildingForClimateChange
"The Armazém Terra Viva aims to promote agroecology and the solidarity economy as fundamental paradigms for sustainable and fair development."
https://kolektiva.social/@AgroecologyMap@social.agroecologymap.org/113962332979340131
#SolarPunkSunday #agroecology #Brazil #Brasil #foodsovereignty #Regenerative #ClimateChange #Resiliency
"Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! 
"Today, let’s celebrate the central role of #wetlands in our lives!
"They increase resilience to #ClimateChange, support #biodiversity, filter water & contribute to #foodsecurity.
"Preserving & restoring wetlands is essential to limit severe flooding from heavy rainfall."
https://kolektiva.social/@EffiScientiFig@fediscience.org/113933070329550127
#SolarPunkSunday #Resiliency #Rewilding #Restore #Preserve
How to set up a #MutualAid #NeighborhoodGroup: A resource list
by Mark, March 29, 2020
"It is amazing to see the amount of action happening across New York City, around the United States, and globally on setting up local support groups so neighbors can support each other through COVID-19.
Groups might be:
- building or street-level groups
- neighborhood groups
- boroughs-level networks (made up of neighborhood groups)
- existing community groups that want to offer mutual aid services to their constituents and members.
"The following resources are compiled from around the country and can be used to:
- help groups set up,
- use tech, tools and templates to manage groups
- connect with best practices from other mutual aid groups.
"Please note, we haven’t fully vetted all of these resources. We know groups are looking for resources to help set up and run groups, so we have compiled this list of resources we know of. We hope to provide more specific #MutualAidNYC resources in the future, and will post them to this blog as they are developed, but in the meantime, we hope some of these are useful."
https://mutualaid.nyc/2020/03/29/how-to-set-up-a-mutual-aid-neighborhood-group-a-resource-list/
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #MutualAid #Resiliency #Resistance #Organizing
A Radical Podcast Ep 9: #RadicalCommunityBuilding
"In this episode of A Radical Podcast, host Jason Bayless takes listeners deep dive into the transformative concept of ‘Radical #CommunityBuilding.’ We explore its historical roots, the challenges faced; the triumphs celebrated, and its vital role in today’s society. We demonstrate the power and necessity of collective action in confronting systemic injustices such as #EconomicDisparity, #EnvironmentalDestruction, and #oppression.
"Our ‘#Anarchists and Radical News’ segment highlights the #MutualAid Acupuncture Collective based in #PortlandOregon, showcasing their remarkable commitment to shared power, equity, and mutual responsibility principles. This collective, born amidst the uprising for Black lives and matured through the pandemic, aspires to create a model for this type of mutual aid work that can be replicated elsewhere. You can also support Mutual Aid Acupuncture Collective by visiting this GoFundMe Page.
"For the ‘Updates about A Radical Guide’ segment, we focus on the #WestOaklandMuralHouse, a vibrant testament to the legacy of the Black Panther Party and an extraordinary example of radical community building in action. The mural, honoring the women of the Black Panther Party, has quickly become a powerful centerpiece of this community, serving as a destination for meeting, gathering, remembering, and looking forward with hope and determination.
"Packed with inspiring stories, practical wisdom, and actionable insights, this episode invites you to rethink, reshape, and radicalize your approach to community. Tune in to ‘Radical Community Building’ and join us on this transformative journey."
Listen / Learn more:
https://www.radical-guide.com/a-radical-podcast-ep-9-radical-community-building/
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #MutualAid #Resiliency #Resistance #Organizing
#UnitedStates National #FarmersMarket Directory
Find a local farmers market near you
"As of mid-2011, there were approximately 7,200 farmers markets operating throughout the U.S. Currently, there are more than 10049 farmers markets nationwide. An 18% increase since then.
"The top states, in terms of the number of markets in the directory, includes California (about 849 markets), New York (about 752 markets), Ohio (about 404 markets), Michigan (about 399 markets), Illinois (about 377 markets), and Pennsylvania (more than 369 farmers markets). Together, they account for about 31 percent of all the farmers markets listed in the farmers market directory today."
— The #NationalFarmersMarketDirectory
Read more:
https://nfmd.org/browse/
Seacoast #NewHampshire - #WinterFarmersMarkets
"Seacoast Eat Local operates Winter Farmers’ Markets in two locations in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire: #StrathamNH and #RollinsfordNH. The markets are made up of a variety of different vendors who sell fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, eggs, honey, maple syrup, baked goods, value-added foods, hot prepared food, crafts, and body care products. All of our vendors make, grow, harvest, catch, or craft 100% of the products they sell at the market. We also have musicians, nonprofits, and other guests to help make the markets fun, community-oriented, and engaging."
https://seacoasteatlocal.org/winter-farmers-markets/
#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #Resiliency #FoodSecurity #FoodJustice #FarmersMarkets #NewHampshireFarms #NewHampshireFarmersMarkets #EatLocal
#FarmersMarkets in #NewHampshire
Fresh locally produced goods.
"Discover fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, and baked goods at New Hampshire farmers market. With both summer and winter markets find local flavor all year long."
https://www.visitnh.gov/agriculture/10829/rindge-farmers-market
#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #Resiliency #FoodSecurity #FoodJustice #FarmersMarkets #NewHampshireFarms #NewHampshireFarmersMarkets
#Massachusetts - #WinterFarmersMarkets
Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean farmers market season is over!
"Visit a Massachusetts winter farmers market this season to enjoy fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, honey, eggs and more. Winter farmers markets take place indoors, providing a warm and festive atmosphere to shop for fresh food, delicious treats, and locally-made crafts. Most winter markets take SNAP and HIP, ensuring that healthy local food is available to everyone year-round."
Read more:
https://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/2023-2024-winter-markets
#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #Resiliency #FoodSecurity #FoodJustice #FarmersMarkets #MassachusettsFarms #MassachusettsFarmersMarkets
#Maine Winter Farmers’ Markets 2024 – 2025
Augusta Farmers’ Market*
Tue, 3-5pm; weekly
Mid-Nov through Apr,
22 Armory St, #AugustaMaine
Bangor Farmers’ Market*
1st & 3rd Sun, 11am-1pm
Dec to Apr
26 Front St, Sea Dog Brewing Co. Banquet Room, #BangorMaine
Bar Harbor Winter Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market
Sun, 9:30am-12:30pm; every other week starting Nov 10
Nov through Apr
36 Mount Desert St, #BarHarborMaine
Bath Farmers’ Market*
Sat, 9am-12pm; weekly
Nov through Apr 15
27 Commercial St, #BathMaine
Belfast Farmers’ Market
Fri, 9am-12pm; weekly
Nov through Apr
21 Schoodic Dr, #BelfastMaine
Belfast – United Farmers Market of Maine*
Sat, 9am-2pm; weekly
Year-round
18 Spring St, #BelfastMaine
Berwick Winter Farmers’ Market
Sun, 10am-1pm; starts Nov 24, then 2nd Sun monthly until Apr
Nov through Apr, 11 Sullivan St, #BerwickMaine
Blue Hill Winter Farmers’ Market*
Sat, 10am-12pm; weekly
Dec to late May
7 Rope Ferry Rd, #SedgwickMaine
Bridgton Winter Farmers’ Market*
Sat, 9am-12pm; weekly
Nov through Apr
166 Harrison Rd, #BridgtonMaine
Brunswick Winter Market
Sat, 9am-12:30pm; weekly
Nov through Apr
14 Maine St, #BrunswickMaine
Dover Cove Farmers’ Market
Every other Sat, 9am-1pm; starts Sat before Thanksgiving
Nov to May
1049 W Main St, #DoverFoxcroftMaine
Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market
Thu, 2-5pm; weekly
Dec through Apr
150 Main St, #WatervilleMaine
Farmington Farmers’ Market*
Sat, 10am-1pm; weekly
Nov through Apr
130 Quebec St, #FarmingtonMaine
Freeport #HarraseeketGrange Farmers’ Market
Wed, 3-6pm; weekly
Nov to Apr
13 Elm St, #FreeportMaine
Greater Gorham Winter Market
1st and 3rd Sat, 9am-1pm
Nov through Mar
75 South St, #GorhamMaine
Greenwood Farmers’ Market
Every other Friday, 4pm-6pm
late Sept – early June
270 Main St. (Rt. 26), #GreenwoodMaine
Hampden Farmers’ Market*
Fri, 2-5:30pm; every other Fri starting Jan
Dec through Apr
177 Cold Brook Rd, #HampdenMaine
Orono Winter Farmers’ Market*
Sat, 9am-12pm (Dec: weekly; Jan-Apr: 2nd & 4th Sat)
Dec to Apr
6 Goodridge Dr, #OronoMaine
Portland Winter Farmers’ Market
Sat, 9am-1pm; weekly
Dec 7, 2024 – Apr 12, 2025
631 Stevens Ave, Portland
Rockland Farmers’ Market Season Extension
Thu, 9am-12pm; closed Thanksgiving
Nov and Dec (through Christmas)
61 Limerock St, #RocklandMaine
Rockport Farmers’ Market
Sat, 9am-12pm; weekly
Year-round
310 Commercial St, #RockportMaine
Skowhegan Farmers’ Market
1st and 3rd Sat, 10am-1pm
Dec through Apr
42 Court St, #SkowheganMaine
Somerville – Farmers’ Market at Pumpkin Vine Family Farm
One Sun per month (see online), 11am-2pm
Nov to Feb
217 Hewett Rd, #SomervilleMaine
South Berwick – Tri-Town Winter Farmers’ Market*
Select Sundays (see online): 10am-1pm
Nov to Apr
49 Academy St, Marshwood Great Works School, #SouthBerwickMaine
South Portland Farmers’ Market
Sun, 10am-2pm; weekly
Nov through Apr
829 Sawyer St, #SouthPortlandMaine
Wilton Farmers’ Market
1st and 3rd Sat, 10am-1pm
Nov to Apr
386 Main St, Congregational Church, #WiltonMaine
Source:
https://mainefarmersmarkets.org/winter-farmers-markets-2024-2025/
#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #Resiliency #FoodSecurity #FoodJustice #FarmersMarkets #MaineFarms #MaineFarmersMarkets
Hubby successfully wired the furnace so it can run off my EV* (while the home battery pwrs the rest of house) in the event of an outage during the polar vortex.
Maths says we can survive days with the grid down &still heat the house even w/no solar.
*V2L from my Ioniq6
HT @MaQuest
UK: Urban Agriculture Consortium
Citizens want ambitious action for greener, healthier, fairer food and farming…
"In 2024 there is a growing consensus that the current food system needs radical change to adapt to climate change, and to address many issues around food security and food justice. We support calls for '… a comprehensive and coherent suite of food policies to improve public health, boost farm resilience and protect nature and the environment…'"
Learn more:
https://www.urbanagriculture.org.uk
#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #Resiliency #FoodSecurity #FoodJustice #ProtectNature #Agroecology #UrbanAgriculture
"#BridgehouseGardens community group in South London has been on an incredible journey.
"Together, they have transformed a disused, vacant tarmac site into a thriving forest garden and built by hand a new community learning space, #TheWinsladeBarn. Along the way, participants have learnt amazing practical skills, built community and created space for wildlife."
https://transitiontogether.org.uk/vacant-site-to-community-ecosystem/
#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #Resiliency #DIY #ForestGardens #CommunitySpace #UK #SouthLondonUK