Our Philosophy



Our philosophy is best embodied by the phrase "Reduce and Produce - 90% less and make the rest". Based on our understanding on the global energy situation and the energy intensity fo normal life in the Bay Area, we think the Bay Area must become more self reliant with respect to food, energy, water, and essential goods. We are concerned that the Bay Area, like most other locales, is hugely dependent on long and complex supply lines which will become will not be able to count provision ourselves with 6,000 mile supply chains, whcih will become increasingly fragile as oil goes into decline.



To become more self-reliant, the Bay Area must begin growing more food, generating more energy, and making more essential goods locally. The obvious starting point is to inventory the Bay Area's assets and figure to what extent we can provision ourselves locally. Once we understand that, we can then begin the transition to a local green economy while beginning to face the questions of where and how we will get provisions beyond what we can produce locally. Ideally most will come from bioregional trade with a small amount coming from outside nearby bioregions and abroad.