Adapt : Survive : Prevail

Adapt : Survive : Prevail explores eco-socialism, permaculture, and homesteading, advocating for sustainable living through political and practical means. It discusses the challenges of capitalism, suggests alternatives like degrowth and public goods, and shares insights on permaculture techniques, food sovereignty, and the importance of community resilience and social justice.

Eco-socialism Permaculture Homesteading Sustainable Living Degrowth Food Sovereignty Political Ecology Community Resilience Social Justice Alternative Economies

The hottest Substack posts of Adapt : Survive : Prevail

And their main takeaways

The Real Solution to Inflation

235 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
  1. Expanding public goods like libraries can help combat the effects of inflation by removing certain items from the commodity realm.
  2. Increasing reliance on public institutions can reduce the influence of capitalism in our lives, creating a more resilient economy.
  3. By focusing on decommodifying essential needs like food and creating public goods, such as municipal food forests and tool libraries, we can enhance community resilience and participation.

How To Grow Your Seeds

58 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Gardening Instructions Plants
  1. Any seed can be sown outdoors at the right time, except for Echinacea.
  2. If you prefer to start seeds indoors, ensure a warm, sunny location or use lights and a heat mat.
  3. Sunflowers, summer squash, and winter squash are best directly sown, but can be transplanted with CowPots to minimize root disturbance.
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Why degrowth eco-socialism?

275 implied HN points • 09 Jul 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Degrowth Capitalism Socialism
  1. Capitalist growth prioritizes profit over human needs, leading to suffering and environmental degradation.
  2. Degrowth eco-socialism advocates for reducing overall economic activity to align with human needs and sustainability.
  3. Creating an egalitarian society through wealth redistribution and instituting socialism is crucial for a sustainable future.

Municipal Food Forests

353 implied HN points • 09 Apr 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Sustainability
  1. Municipal food forests are tree-based agriculture serving the public good.
  2. Food forests aim to be efficient closed-loop systems, in contrast to industrial agriculture.
  3. Implementing municipal food forests requires public ownership and can lead to significant positive impacts.

How To Make Change

275 implied HN points • 26 Apr 23
  1. Change happens when the cost of maintaining the status quo becomes too high.
  2. Movements for change need a combination of collective action, strategic locations in society, governing power, and technocratic know-how.
  3. To be successful, a movement must offer an attractive and feasible alternative while steadily increasing the cost of maintaining the current system.

What Is The Purpose Of Homesteading?

216 implied HN points • 28 May 23
💾 History Homesteading Genocide
  1. Homesteading has a long history with origins in land distribution and settlement.
  2. The Homestead Act of 1862 was a significant democratic legislation, but its implementation had dark implications.
  3. Homesteading today is more of a personal lifestyle choice than a solution for systemic change.

Orcas, Submarines, And Violence

176 implied HN points • 25 Jun 23
🌍 World Politics Violence Inequality Climate Activism Ethics
  1. People are reacting to recent events with class resentment and frustration towards inaction.
  2. There is an increasing appetite for violence as a response to deep-rooted societal issues.
  3. Violence, if strategically and ethically deployed, may be seen as necessary for movements to gain legitimacy and effect change.

Organizing To Win The Future

196 implied HN points • 07 May 23
  1. Permaculture needs to align its politics with its values to address ecological crises.
  2. Permaculture should engage in citizen lobbying to advocate for its interests and influence policies like the Farm Bill.
  3. To expand permaculture's impact, it must integrate calls for land reform and education into movements like the Green New Deal.

Utopian Mega-Projects, Part 1

157 implied HN points • 09 Jun 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Sustainability
  1. Plan for success and radical change in times of crisis.
  2. Consider implementing global long trails for transportation, recreation, and ecological restoration.
  3. Imagine a new era of ecological and social progress replacing petro-capitalism.

Tropical Permaculture in Cold Climates

176 implied HN points • 28 Mar 23
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking Sustainability
  1. Hardy bananas like Musa basjoo can grow in cold climates if mulched in winter.
  2. Banana trees have multiple uses besides fruit production, like edible core and leaves for plates.
  3. Banana stalks can be used as self-watering planters, mulch, and for rooting cuttings.

8 Unusual Things To Grow

137 implied HN points • 14 May 23
🍲 Food & Drink Plants Gardening Farming
  1. Consider growing unusual plants like Buckwheat for unique garden benefits.
  2. Experiment with exotic options like Mongolian Giant Sunflowers for livestock feed.
  3. Explore different varieties like River Locust for nitrogen fixing and pollinator support.

Living On The Land, Part 1

137 implied HN points • 05 Apr 23
🏝 Travel Adventure Nature Sustainability Homesteading Community
  1. Living on the land brought moral and logistical challenges, highlighting trade-offs humans must make to survive.
  2. Building a home on steep land required creative solutions like using stones for a stable foundation.
  3. Creating infrastructure and a garden revealed the personal joy in building a world that aligns with personal values and ideals.

What Should Grow?

117 implied HN points • 06 Jun 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Degrowth Medicine Education
  1. Focus on areas like medicine for improving human life and reducing suffering.
  2. Expand education by democratizing and decommodifying it, emphasizing the love of learning.
  3. Promote recreational activities that are meaningful and less destructive, moving away from commodification.

Welcome to Adapt : Survive : Prevail

1 HN point • 26 Mar 23
  1. The newsletter is about eco-socialism, permaculture, and homesteading.
  2. It emphasizes practical actions and proposals for individuals and society.
  3. The content will cover politics, permaculture, and homesteading, along with utopian ideas and fiction.