Resource Links
- -Folia- track your plants - Keep tabs on when you planted and when your plants are ready for harvest, keep a journal of events in your garden, create to-do lists, organise seed swaps & discover others growing the same things as you
- A World of Hope - a series of episodes that discusses the challenges facing us and some potential solutions available to us as we enter into an new era of enjoyable relating with our planet.
- Annie Green Jeans
- Bountiful Gardens
- Brookside Farm
- City of Willits
- Cloud Forest Institute
- Community Gardens Project - A regional network of community-supported gardens and nutrition programs throughout Mendocino County
- Connecting Willits - grassroots citizen’s movement working to co-create a healthier, happier, more resilient community and local economy
- County Community Resource - Track down agency and services available in Mendocino county
- Ecology Action
- Green Jobs Search - Search for Green Jobs in the USA
- Green Transitions Foundation
- Handcrafted Hives made here - Unique Artisan Beehives for sale
- Harvest the rain - Nate Downey's Harvest the Rain site
- http://www.humboldtplanitgreen.org/ - Our mission is to build a green community through sustainable economic development. We seek to increase the demand for green buildings, renewable energy systems, and local, organic food by providing inspiration, education and technical assistance.
- Jason Bradford, energyfarms
- Kurt Cobb
- Live Power Community Farm
- Local Foods Wheel - designed to help you identify what foods are grown in this region, and what is in season at various times of the year
- Mendocino County Food Policy Council - Council's mission is to collaborate with institutions, businesses,and the public at large to create a sustainable local food system that reduces hunger, increases health and expands economic vitality.
- Mendocino Ecological Learning Center
- Oxfam USA - Oxfam America works on the scene, helping people gain the hope, skills, and direction to create a new future. We are also active in the global arena, addressing social injustice through our advocacy, public education, and emergency assistance programs.
- Plan It Green - Our mission is to build a green community through sustainable economic development. We seek to increase the demand for green buildings, renewable energy systems, and local, organic food by providing inspiration, education and technical assistance.
- REDI
- Richard Heinberg's Museletter - a monthly exploration of world events and the world of ideas
- Rodale Institute -organic farming - For over sixty years, we’ve been researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing our findings with farmers and scientists throughout the world, advocating for policies that support farmers, and educating consumers about how going organi
- Sol-Solutions - Solar energy products
- SustainLocal Mendocino - Find the sustainable products, services or information you need in the eight catregories
- The New Economics Institute - Promoting the building of strong local economies that link people, land, and community.
- The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future
- Ukiah Smart Growth Coalition
- USA National Phenology Network - citizen scientists, government agencies, non-profit groups, educators and students of all ages monitor the impacts of climate change on plants and animals
- Willits Chamber Commerce
Farmers Weather Forcast (Weather Channel)
Presentations/Articles
Climate Change
Jason Bradford, along with Ellen and David Drell, met with Rep. Mike Thompson in March of 2008 to discuss climate change. Here is Jason’s report of the meeting.
Jason Bradford has written an article describing how he became involved in climate change. The article was published July 29, 2006 in The Willits News. Read it here: 
Forest in the Clouds — Adobe .pdf file
“The Climate Wrecking Ball.” by Jason Bradford from Energy Bulletin; November 17, 2004: Climate Wrecking Ball
Culture/Community/Education
Presentation by Linda Helland of Mendocino County Public Health, April 3, 2006. Click here to view the presentation: Linda Helland’s Presentation — Adobe .pdf file
Presentation by Richard Register and Kirstin Miller of EcoCity Builders, March 18, 2006. Click here to view the presentation: Kirstin Miller’s Presentation — Adobe .pdf file
Brian Czech interviews Jason Bradford on Politics, Population; December 19, 2005: Population, Politics Interview — Audio
“Real Wealth versus Greed is Good” A response to published essay in The Willits News; December 8, 2005 by Jason Bradford: Real Wealth — Adobe .pdf file
“The Culture of More” by Jason Bradford; November 16, 2005: The Culture of More — Adobe .pdf file
Also from Jason Bradford, a presentation given May 2005 in Gualala entitled “Matrix of Change”. Click here to read the presentation: Matrix of Change — Adobe .pdf file
“The Neurobiology of Mass Delusion” by Jason Bradford from the Energy Bulletin; January 11, 2005: Neurobiology of Mass Delusion
“Institutional Barriers and Alternative Paradigms on Population: The Case of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)” by Jason Bradford; EarthDay, 2004 (thoughts leading to the development of WELL): Institutional Barriers
Economy
“Convinced” and “Reply to Convinced”, A continuing dialog published in The Willits News, June 2005: Convinced — Adobe .pdf file
“Tear Down the Trade Walls” An essay published in The Willits News, May 2005 and Jason Bradford’s essay in response: Tear Down the Trade Walls — Adobe .pdf file Reply to ‘Tear Down the Trade Walls’ — Adobe .pdf file
“Barry Bonds is in Space” by Jason Bradford from Energy Bulletin; December 29, 2004: Barry Bonds in Space
Energy
Jason Bradford has written an article his Personal Hydrocarbon Diet (PHD) Program. The article was published September 8, 2006 in The Energy Bulletin. Read it here: Better Than Those Other Diets: the PHD Program
“Energy Tips”, a column prepared by the WELL Energy Group and published in The Willits News beginning the last week of December, 2005: Energy Tips Columns, January-March 2006 — Adobe .pdf file
Don Dame’s (Northern California Power Authority, NCPA) presentation, June 20, 2005. Click here to view the presentation: Don Dame / NCPA Presentation — Adobe .pdf file
Here’s a link to Richard Heinberg’s presentation to WELL given February 17, 2005: Global Public Media, Heinberg’s WELL presentation
Food
“Grateful Gleaners: Volunteers Salvage Food That Would Otherwise Be Wasted” from the Ukiah Daily Journal, August 31, 2005: Grateful Gleaners — Adobe .pdf file”Victory Gardens: What Could They Look Like Here?” by Jason Bradford, from The Willits News; December 2, 2005: Victory Gardens in Willits — Adobe .pdf file
“The Future Agrarian”, a presentation by Jason Bradford to the Little Lake Grange on September 8, 2005 is available by clicking here: Future Agrarian — Adobe .pdf file
Presentation by Stephen and Gloria Decater, April 11, 2005 on their Live Power farm and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Click here to view the presentation: Live Power Community Farm Presentation — Adobe .pdf file
General
Click here to access the archives of Jason Bradford’s archives of his radio show “The Party’s Over.”
“WELL Meets the Oil Drum”, interview by Jason Bradford of Stuart Staniford (theoildrum.com); December 5, 2005: Staniford/OilDrum Interview — Audio
Read the August 10, 2005 article from the North Bay Bohemian about WELL!: Past The Peak — html link Past The Peak — Adobe .pdf file
Interview of Jason Bradford by David Room of Global Public Media; May 2, 2005: David Room Interview
Interview of Jason Bradford by Els Cooperrider of KZYX radio; January 9 2005: KZYX Interview of Jason Bradford
Localization
On September 13, 2006 Jason Bradford was interviewed on Truthout.org where he described WELL and the localization effort. Here it is: The Good News Is Local — Adobe .pdf file
Jason Bradford was interviewed in the North Coast Journal for an article discussing localization published on September 6, 2006. Here it is: Taste of the Future — Adobe .pdf file
“Growth is not Inevitable” A response to ‘Letters to the Editor’ in The Willits News, December 2005 by Jason Bradford: Growth is not Inevitable — Adobe .pdf file
“Why are We Here, What are We Doing?” December 2005 by Jason Bradford: Why are We Here, What are We Doing? — Adobe .pdf file
Port Townsend Presentation of WELL by Brian Weller; November 2005: Pt. Townsend Presentation of WELL — Adobe .pdf file (large!)
Here’s a link to Michael H. Shuman’s presentation to WELL & the Willits Community (BALLE/Going Local), October 15, 2005: Mendocino First, Michael Shuman’s presentation
“Why Localize?”, a presentation by Jason Bradford to WELL & the Willits Community, September 26, 2005 and is available by clicking here: Why Localize? — Adobe .pdf file
Rotary presentation given in April 2005 by Dr. Jason Bradford, founder of WELL. The talk focuses on where we are now and where we need to move towards in order to sustain our local economy in light of diminishing (global) resources. Click here to view the presentation: Rotary Presentation — Adobe .pdf file
From Jason Bradford, a description of WELL from inception through March 2005. Click here to read the guide: Outpost Guide — Adobe .pdf file