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In The Real World of Technology, Ursula Franklin describes such a practice as a "holistic technology," one in which a single person understands and has the skills and autonomy to carry out every step of the process, closely related to the idea of artisanal labor.

How Infrastructure Works

Deb Chachra

Lappé famously called the American diet experimental, noting that neither the centrality of meat nor the liberal use of pesticides had any basis in traditional human diets.

No Meat Required

Alicia Kennedy

Collapse informatics prioritizes community needs and aims to contribute to a knowledge commons in order to be able to succeed in case of [infrastructure collapse](https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/permacomputing.html/collapse.html). The practice of engaging with the discarded with an eye to transforming what is exhausted and wasted into renewed resources.

A Holistic Approach to Computing and Sustainability Inspired From Permaculture.

xxiivv.com

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