Raise the Hammer
The Environmental Urbanist Podcast
I have started a new radio program and podcast on environmental urbanism, hosted on 93.3 CFMU on Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 PM.
by Jason Allen
Published November 21, 2019 in Hardy to Zone 6 (0 comments)
A Visit to Oak Manor Farms
If you have the means and the time, there is little better than going to where the food really comes from and meeting the often amazing people who are committed to growing and producing it.
by Jason Allen
Published February 03, 2012 in Hardy to Zone 6 (4 comments)
How To Cut Your Gasoline Costs
The best way to manage the increasing cost of gas, in an age when the demand for gas is clearly beginning to outstrip the supply, is to use less of it.
by Jason Allen
Published May 16, 2011 in Hardy to Zone 6 (17 comments)
The Tipping Point
Triggers for social change may be impossible to predict before the fact, but Hamilton may be ripe for such a catalyst.
by Jason Allen
Published March 23, 2011 in Hardy to Zone 6 (9 comments)
100 Mile Shopping
Many sustainability advocates encourage a wholesale shift to buying locally sourced/manufactured/sold goods, but this can be tricky.
by Jason Allen
Published March 14, 2011 in Hardy to Zone 6 (12 comments)
The Cobbler's Children
Perhaps the time to start learning is now, because if shoe-making is any indication, the ramp-up time for these skills may be uncomfortably long, and our leisure to learn them is surprisingly short.
by Jason Allen
Published February 23, 2011 in Hardy to Zone 6 (27 comments)
Hardy to Zone 6
Instead of focusing our efforts on how to hunker down and just 'survive' the challenges we know are ahead, can we please have a conversation about how we can prosper and thrive?
by Jason Allen
Published February 16, 2011 in Hardy to Zone 6 (8 comments)
What Would We Do If...?
Stock your canned goods, and your candles, and your source of heat - but more importantly, have the 'what if' conversation while it's easy to have it in a calm, rational way.
by Jason Allen
Published February 03, 2011 in Hardy to Zone 6 (29 comments)
Whither the Jitney
As we head toward a future of limited public funding, it makes sense to get creative in looking for ways to meet our city's transit needs.
by Jason Allen
Published January 14, 2011 in Hardy to Zone 6 (30 comments)
30 Minutes a Day
For your new year's resolution, resolve to spend half an hour a day doing manual, productive labour with a tangible outcome.
by Jason Allen
Published December 16, 2010 in Hardy to Zone 6 (3 comments)
The Lizard Brain and the LRT
If we want LRT to work in thic city, someone is going to have to take the first step to address the fear through meaningful dialogue.
by Jason Allen
Published February 04, 2010 in Hardy to Zone 6 (40 comments)
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