Supporters of Global Change
One Community is happy to announce three new consultants to our global change team: Doug Pratt – Solar Expert and Solar Systems Design Engineer: Progressively focused from a young age, when the Arab Oil Embargo occurred it ignited in Doug a lifelong interest specifically in renewable energy and conservation. He has lived in passive solar homes both […]
One Community Launches Major Marketing Campaign
We are happy to announce that the final few pieces of a major world change marketing campaign founded on a $10,000 per month grant have fallen into place! This is the culmination of months of work and preparation to significantly market One Community as a think tank creating open source blueprints and low-impact living models purposed to demonstrate large-scale sustainability and fulfilled living as self-sufficient teacher/demonstration […]
The Solution to Everything
What would the solution to everything look like? In our opinion a solution like this would ultimately be a self-perpetuating model that creates solution creating models. Our version of this is duplicable and self-replicating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities that address the pressing problems of our generation while solving the problem of needing even more solutions by teaching […]
Vermiculture Composting Toilet Plans and How to Compost at Home
Incorporating vermiculture bins into our composting toilet plans is one way we see of building a compost bin into our human waste disposal plan. Doing this will take composting with worms indoors with a new eco friendly toilet we believe anyone will be able to duplicate. In our opinion, there are more and more people […]
The Benefits of Creating a Culture of “How Can I Help” and “Build On Top Of”
One of the greatest learnings about leadership and team management that we have gained from operating a project of the magnitude and scope of One Community is the value of creating a culture of “how can I help” and “build on top of.” Working with diverse teams on goals as large as ours has clearly […]
Snatam Kaur: Long Time Sun – Thank You!
Every once in a while something comes along that touches a place deep inside you. For me, Snatam Kaur’s song “Long Time Sun” off the album “Grace” had this effect on me and I raised my son singing the song to him from the time he was born; but this blog isn’t about that. This […]
LA Talk Radio Interview on One Community
Nanice Ellis of LA’s Talk Radio show “Chai with Nanice” interviewed Jae Sabol on March 5th, 2012 for an hour to discuss the transformation of the planet that is already happening, the concept of emotional wholeness as a component of sustainability, and how One Community can help as the open source blueprint for a sustainable […]
2065 In the Beginning by Krista Markowitz
Krista Markowitz is the author of 2065 In the Beginning, a story about life 30 years past a sudden blast of universal understanding that changed everything. People worldwide have dropped the money standard to join in living and learning Pods where food and energy are locally grown, resources are shared, and creativity is celebrated. Here is […]
Thrive: A Wake Up Call
Thrive is a newly released, visual stunning transformational movie about the state of affairs on our planet and some suggestions for solutions and new ways of thinking about the way that we live our lives. The movie is written and produced by Foster and his wife, Kimberly, Gamble. Foster is the great-great-grandson of James Gamble, […]
(R)Evolution of the American Dream
The growth of the Occupy Wall Street movement has given us an excellent opportunity to stop and think about where we are, and where we are going. A common statement right now is “end economic slavery” and yet it seems odd to expect the very people who created this situation, and continue to profit from […]