forage \ˈfȯr-ij \, verb: transitive verb 1 : to strip of provisions : collect forage from <forage for ideas> ; intransitive verb 1 : to wander in search of forage or food <they foraged all over the country> 2 : to make a search : rummage <foraging through a pile of possibilities, they found the useful stuff>
Looking for options?
Well, there are a good lot of people and communities hewing some choices out of possibility–we’ve met some of them and we’re looking to meet more. Inspired by these people and encouraged by the words of authors William Gibson (“The future is already here – it is just unevenly distributed”) and Michael Chabon, the Radical Futures road crew looks forward to offering you articles, books, music, art, how-to guides, and other sweet tips for finding what’s to come, or at least what could be. Dig in, enjoy, and let us know if you’ve found pieces of a radical future hiding in plain sight.
Art for the future:
Web tools for an analog world:
Map of biodiesel distributors in the lower 48
Electronic Frontier Foundation, protecting your civil liberties online
Some other maps you might like:
Plant Hardiness/Frost Zones (North America)
U.S. National Parks (PDF)
What we’re reading:
Carbon-free and Nuclear-free, a Roadmap for U.S. energy policy by Arjun Makhijani
SVO: Powering your vehicle with straight vegetable oil by Forest Gregg
Toolbox for Sustainable City Living by Scott Kellogg and Stacey Pettigrew
The Revolution will Not be Funded edited by INCITE Women’s Collective