At Christmas my family embraces traditions like old friends and follows the rituals, both sacred and silly, that have been a part of our family for generations. But this year is different. We are breaking with tradition, and declaring a war on ‘stuff’. We’re going beyond the ‘one thing in, one thing out ‘ rule to the draconian measure of [...]
A War On ‘Stuff’
Posted by Marta Ceroni, Published: November 30th, 2015
At Christmas my family embraces traditions like old friends and follows the rituals, both sacred and silly, that have been a part of our family for generations. But this year is different. We are breaking with tradition, and declaring a war on ‘stuff’. We’re going beyond the ‘one thing in, one thing out ‘ rule to the draconian measure of [...]
Investing in our Values
Posted by Marta Ceroni, Published: October 29th, 2015
Vermont’s Third New Economy Week (Oct 10-17) celebrated the steps communities have taken to strengthen local food networks, small businesses and renewable energy. It was also a time to consider what Donella Meadows once wrote, “if we human beings are ever going to live in happiness and harmony with each other and with the natural world, we will have to [...]
Fish, Farmers & The New Economy
Posted by Marta Ceroni, Published: October 2nd, 2015
“I try to base my life on the idea of self sufficiency- there is just enough for everyone and not one bit more. There is enough for generosity but not waste”
–Donella [...]
Poverty, the Meaning of Life, and Six-Year-Olds
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: July 9th, 2015
By Jessica Caron
I’m so excited to be interning at the Donella Meadows Institute this summer- I’ll be taking classes for my Dartmouth sophomore summer as well, and it’s wonderful to be able to, each afternoon after classes, cross the Connecticut River into a new state and do something that really matters in the world.
Four summers ago, I went to the Dominican [...]
Coming Back to Our Systems Roots
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: April 1st, 2015
We live in a world of remarkable, adaptable, complex systems. They are inside of us and all around us, from the tiny system of a single cell to the vast systems of the world’s oceans and our global communications networks.
Systems can be examined by zooming in to look closely at their stocks and flows and other component parts, or by [...]
