self-sufficiency

Be very wary if growing a business based on on-line auction sites.

Submitted by entrepreneur on Tue, 07/23/2019 - 6:49pm

Like so many abuses committed by large corporations, you don't hear or read much about arbitrary banning by on-line auction and selling sites. Like many vile deeds that don't hit home until they hit home.

But if you are investing your time and money hoping to grow a revenue stream or earn a livelihood using on-line auction sites you should educate yourself about the likely fate of your business should your account become the victim of a witch hunt.

Personal Resilience: Low-Tech - the Rotary Phone

Submitted by Gerrit on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 9:04am

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Hi there. Here is my pride and joy: my Northern Telecoms (when it still made things, before it descended into crookery) rotary phone. I bought it on Kijiji. It probably anchored some bureaucrat’s desk in Ottawa for donkey years. Anyway, my son showed me how to fix its cable and it works great. More below, including disgusting photos of its gizzards :=)

Personal Resilience: Resources On Growing Food

Submitted by Gerrit on Sat, 04/09/2016 - 7:43am

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Good morning. Could we gather and share some of c99's favourite media resources on growing food?
Let's have a link collection of resources for growing food you like:
Internet site links, magazine links, government links, community links, store links, etc.
Let's hear about where you find help and information to grow your own food.
More yummy goodness below...

What Are You FOR?: A Call For Your Stories Of Local Progress

Submitted by Gerrit on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 9:26am

Good morning, my dear friends of c99. Please consider posting your stories of personal and local progressive activism and success. I yearn to read them. What are you or folks in your area doing to make things work? It would help make c99 a place where local progressive victories are celebrated. Below I will tell you more about one such conversation I had yesterday with one of my new friends here on c99 below as an example.