December 1, 2025
The 45th Annual Schumacher Lectures with Samantha Power and Tyler Wakefield were described as a watershed event for the re-emergence of the Bioregional Movement. Once edited the video will be posted for all to view.
November 30, 2025
Some refer to Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov as the greatest novel ever written. It is the story of three brothers – the brilliant and cold Ivan, the dashing impetuous soldier Dmitri, and the gentle Alexey whom all love. Their profligate father is found murdered and all evidence points to Dmitri. He is apprehended at … Continued
November 18, 2025
Bioregionalists ponder the questions: “What conditions must be in place to encourage entrepreneurs to produce more goods intended for local markets? What is the role of citizens in fostering this shift from global to regional manufacturing?”
November 13, 2025
“The most effective means of local self-determination would be a well-developed local economy based upon the use and protection of local resources, including local human intelligence and skills. Local resources have little local value when they are industrially produced or extracted and shipped out. They become far more valuable when they are developed, … Continued
November 10, 2025
Our reading of the study guide, “Small is Beautiful Revisited…50 Years On“, revisiting Fritz Schumacher’s 1973 landmark text in light of our own time, draws to a close. The guide is a reflection of the deep affection its author, David Boyle, had for Schumacher and the new spirit he brought to the field of economics.
October 30, 2025
On Saturday, November 22nd, at 3PM at St James Place in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Samantha Power and Tyler Wakefield will deliver the 45th Annual E.F. Schumacher Lecture. The title is The Promise of Bioregional Economies. Registration is now open.
October 16, 2025
David Bollier is Director of the Schumacher Center’s Reinventing the Commons Program. Together with American and international colleagues, Bollier explores why specific commons work so well, what challenges they must overcome, and how to grow the Commonsverse.
August 7, 2025
The response to our notice of the untimely death of David Boyle demonstrates how much he was held in quiet esteem by those who knew him.
August 5, 2025
One of the Schumacher Center’s most trusted friends passed away on Solstice Eve. A historian, a journalist, an activist, a prolific writer, a quiet but authentic visionary, David Boyle was ever the champion of small communities and local economies. David Boyle was the author of books on social change, politics, and the future. He was editor of publications including Town & Country Planning, … Continued
March 9, 2025
Our chapter-by-chapter reading of David Boyle’s study guide, “Small is Beautiful Revisited…50 Years On” continues, revisiting Schumacher’s 1973 landmark text in light of our own time. The guide has been sparking animated discussions given the current political climate. (Each chapter guide is available on our site in addition to a full downloadable PDF.) In Chapter 16, Schumacher brings his critique of ‘gigantism’ in organizations into contact with the … Continued
February 24, 2025
We continue our chapter-by-chapter reading of David Boyle’s timely study guide, “Small is Beautiful Revisited…50 Years On.” Revisiting Schumacher’s 1973 landmark text in light of our own time, the guide is sparking generative discussions in classrooms, workplaces, and circles of contemplation. (Each chapter guide is available on our site in addition to a full downloadable PDF.) Having made in earlier chapters a thorough critique of conventional … Continued
February 15, 2025
On Saturday, April 5th at 3PM EDT, the Schumacher Center is hosting a two part event at Saint James Place in Great Barrington, MA: the Third Annual Robert Swann Lecture and the First Annual Common Wealth Prize. Barbara Wood and James Boyce are the speakers. The event is free but registration is requested. Please join us. More details below. THE … Continued