Feminine Futures: healing the earth, healing ourselves. in September we hosted a workshop and evening bringing valuable knowledge on topics, such as mental health, education, climate change, and local food systems.| Local Futures
Blog 'Rooted in Place' by Justin Cantafio - The longer I work in the local food world, the less I mince my words.| Local Futures
The Local Futures team can be found on four continents, with main offices in the USA, Australia and the UK. Meet our team.| Local Futures
Local Futures raises awareness about the power of ‘going local’ as a key strategy for restoring ecological, social and spiritual wellbeing.| Local Futures
Authors: Helena Norberg-Hodge, Todd Merrifield and Steven Gorelick Publisher: Zed Books - UK & Kumarian Press - USA, 2002 Length: 150 pages Paperback with b&w photos The costs of the global food system are enormous and growing larger every day. Based on industrial monocultures and long-distance transport and trade, it is erasing the rich diversity of food systems worldwide. This book illustrates| Local Futures Online Shop
Author: Helena Norberg-Hodge Publisher: Local Futures, 2016 Length: 210 pages Paperback with b&w photos Also available in E-book and audiobook Originally published in 1991, this 2016 edition contains a new preface by the author, as well as the original foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama, and an afterword by Peter Matthiessen. A moving portrait of tradition and change in Ladakh, or “Little Tibet,”| Local Futures Online Shop
Author: Helena Norberg-Hodge Publisher: Local Futures, 2016 Length: 210 pages E-book Format available to download: Epub (8.3MB), Mobi (19.1MB) The files can be downloaded once the order has been accepted Also available in paperback and audiobook Originally published in 1991, this 2016 edition contains a new preface by the author, as well as the original foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama, and an| Local Futures Online Shop
'Ancient Futures' is a lyrical and moving portrait of tradition and change in Ladakh, or “Little Tibet", as it was once known. The book is also an engaging critique of the global economy and a call for economic localization. Originally published in 1991 and second edition in 2016, this audiobook edition contains a newly written and narrated introduction and afterword by Helena Norberg-Hodge.| Local Futures Online Shop
DVD, PAL format Running time 60 minutes Produced by John Page, 1993 Associate producers: Chris Breemen, Helena Norberg & Hodge and Eric Walton Narrated by John Page Based on the book ' Ancient Futures ' by Helena Norberg-Hodge Watch the trailer here Please note: this DVD is only shipped to Europe and UK Ladakh, or 'Little Tibet', is a wildly beautiful desert land high in the Western Himalayas. It| Local Futures Online Shop
Our films, videos, books and blogs have been translated by dedicated volunteers into 45 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, Spanish, and more.| Local Futures
'Local is Our Future' is Helena Norberg-Hodge's latest book. It connects the dots between our social, economic, ecological and spiritual crises, revealing how a systemic shift from global to local can address these seemingly disparate problems simultaneously.| Local Futures
Featuring Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten, Samdhong Rinpoche, and other inspiring thinkers and activists, the film showcases the steps people are already taking worldwide to rebuild their local economies and communities. Watch for free:| Local Futures
The IAL unites diverse groups and individuals in both North and South — from business leaders and labor unions to farmers, social justice activists and environmentalists. Join now.| Local Futures
Browse through our books, films and short videos exploring how localization is a systemic alternative for the global economy.| Local Futures
Blog 'He Who Feeds You, Controls You' by A Growing Culture - In 1984, a young African president stood before his people...| Local Futures
Blog 'Native Colored Cotton Rescue Project in Mexico' by Margaret Mac Sems - Mexico is the country of origin of Gossypium hirsutum...| Local Futures
Blog 'How then shall we live?' by Lars and Robyn Veraart - a short story of old roots and new shoots in Transylvania.| Local Futures
The book 'Ancient Futures' is Helena Norberg-Hodge's moving portrait of tradition and change in Ladakh (or “Little Tibet”), a scathing critique of the global economy, and a rallying call for economic localization.| Local Futures
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Blog 'The Global/Local Conundrum: Backing Away from Technocracy' by Tom Valovic - Decades ago, some interesting ideas...| Local Futures
We regularly release new blogs by diverse voices from around the world on topics such as climate change, technology, local food, indigenous knowledge, and more. Browse now.| Local Futures
Blog 'Nothing surprises me... everything remains to be done!' by Vincent Liegey - It's been hard not to be flabbergasted by Donald Trump's...| Local Futures
A note on how this was written This following text was born from a collective process during the Feminine Futures webinar, hosted by Local Futures and inspired by Thais Mantovani’s presentation on regenerative education. Participants from around the world were […] The post Educating for the World We Need appeared first on Local Futures.| Local Futures
Blog 'Why Agroecology Needs Social Movements' by Million Belay - The 2nd East African Agroecology Conference was a three-day event...| Local Futures
Last week, on so-called “Liberation Day,” the Trump administration announced its new wave of tariffs. The language was poignant. Liberation. It was a word meant to stir, to conjure up the dream of breaking free from foreign exploitation. Dependence on […]| Local Futures
Blog 'Nurturing A Living Future' by Darcia Narvaez - In the autumn of 2024 I spent most of a week with a set of remarkable women...| Local Futures
Blog 'Land, Culture, Farming, and Movements in 2025' by Edmund Frost - To work in agriculture in the current economic and...| Local Futures
Blog 'Hope is a muscle: What keeps us going, year after year' by Local Futures - 2025 marks fifty years since Local Futures' story...| Local Futures
Blog 'Techno Feudalism Takes Root on the Farm in India and China' by GRAIN - The largest tech corporations have all launched...| Local Futures
Blog 'Embracing Sub-Optimal Relationships' by L. M. Sacasas - By many measures, it would seem that we are not okay, and, more...| Local Futures
Celebrating the Life of Stephan Harding by Helena Norberg-Hodge - The much-loved and respected Gaian scientist and...| Local Futures
Blog 'Go Back and Fetch It: Sankofa and the Cult of Progress' by Henry Coleman: Last year, I was one of an international throng of localists...| Local Futures
Blog 'Overview of Digital Technology' by Kate Kheel - the Global 5G Protest Days, World EHS Day, World Localization Day (WLD), and...| Local Futures
Blog 'Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now' by Richared Heinberg - the promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils...| Local Futures
Blog 'Food Inflation: the math doesn't add up without factoring in corporate power ' by GRAIN - large farmers’ protests broke out...| Local Futures
Blog 'Globalising Hope - the Courageous Journey of La Via Campesina' by A Growing Culture - Collective work cannot succeed in homogeneity...| Local Futures
50,000 People Say Another World is Possible by Alex Jensen - Local Futures reports from the World Social Forum, Nepal 2024.| Local Futures
Blog 'Government Reforms Face Corporate Backlash in Honduras' by Karen Spring - Seven men, all dressed in suits, gathered...| Local Futures