Books/Videos

Efforts to build community resilience often focus on growing the capacity to “bounce back” from disruptions, like those caused by climate change. But climate change is not the only crisis we [...]

This guide from Dana Gunders is a superb guide to reducing food waste and saving money and eating better while doing so.

This is a great book for learning about zero waste, from the theory behind the movement to the actual practices for reducing ones waste.  Bea Johnson’s book is available for purchase in 25+ [...]

All That We Share is a field guide to the commons.  This book is a tour guide of the commons shared by all of us, and describes how commoners(us) can act to preserve the commons that are so [...]

The Sharing Solution is a practical and legal guide that explains how to create and maintain successful sharing relationships while addressing issues of liability, communication, and more.

This book provides insight into the sharing economy through the lens of how the practice of law is necessary to validate and legalize the work of many actors in the local economy, such as [...]

Financing our Foodshed is a book about how the Slow Money movement has worked to support local food.

This report from the Post Carbon Institute is the product of interviews with eighteen community leaders working in community resilience or local economic change.  This is an excellent resource [...]

Local Dollars, Local Sense is a book about how to invest locally while maintaining a strong return on ones investment.  This book shows that almost anyone can invest, and that the impact of [...]

This book by Transition Whidbey member Vicki Robin is a helpful tool for changing ones relationship with money and achieving financial independence.