Libraries of Things

Submitted by Ben Stallings on Sun, 05/03/2020 - 11:51

This article from last year is a great summary of the benefits of Libraries of Things and how to go about starting one in your community:

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2019-04-18/how-libraries-of-things-build-resilience-fight-climate-change-and-bring-communities-together/

Testimonials

Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.
I have been using sinuous beds in my designs for the last few years, it is
very gratifying to see that there is someone else out there thinking the same
thoughts.
I am in Australia and look forward to reading through your articles.
again, thankyou.

-- Sara Gormley O'Brien, Central Victoria

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--Edible Ecosystems student, March 2016

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--Edible Ecosystems student, March 2016

I've never had such big tomato plants as I have this year in the ragweed sheet-mulch you built. The pepper plants are the size of bushes.

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