Paths to a Sustainable Future is a grassroots organization dedicated to increasing self-reliance in the Greater Milwaukee region to address the impending global crises of climate change and the decline of fossil fuels. We strive to increase public awareness, advocate for progressive government policies, facilitate the re-establishment of lost skills,... (read more)

Paths to a Sustainable Future c/o Urban Ecology Center 1500 E Park Place Milwaukee, WI 53211 To learn about or register for upcoming programs, call 414-964-8505. To learn more about our projects, contact relocalize(at)milwpc.com. To join the discussion about local sustainability, visit our listserv website.... (read more)

Organizations in Greater Milwaukee Friends of Real Food Growing Power Milwaukee Urban Agriculture Network Our Milwaukee (local business alliance) Slow Food Wisconsin Southeast Online Resources The 100-Mile Diet Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) The Community Solution Relocalization Groups in Other Communities Boulder County Going Local Think Local First (Bellingham, WA) Transition Towns (international) Willits Economic Localization (Willits, CA)... (read more)

Note: Our new Live Local Milwaukee website is located here. The goals of the Live Local Milwaukee campaign are to: • Create a coalition of organizations working toward relocalizing the Greater Milwaukee region. • Increase community awareness of the benefits of and need for relocalization. • Increase local self-reliance and community cohesion, and strengthen the local economy. Six... (read more)

by Wendell Berry How can a sustainable local community (which is to say a sustainable local economy) function? I am going to suggest a set of rules that I think such a community would have to follow. I hasten to say that I do not understand these rules as predictions; I... (read more)

Oil, natural gas, and coal are called fossil fuels because they took millions of years to form. Everyone knows that, right? So it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that we are using fossil fuels at a rate far faster than they can be replenished -- ie, they are a... (read more)

Increasing the capacity of people to grow more of their own food promotes better nutrition, economic resilience in the face of rising food prices & declining fossil fuel availability, and increased appreciation for nature and ecology. Current Projects Plant & Seed Swap Plans are germinating for a plant & seed swap for late... (read more)