Welcome to The Great Bootstrap

Nasturtium picture via Eran Finkle

This website is based on the premise that change is possible, the premise that everything is not lost, and that together we can change the world for the better.

This site is a wiki, a place where people can share their knowledge. This site is hands-on. Maybe you want to leave the city and live on a permaculture farm, maybe you want to raise chickens on your suburban block, or maybe you want to plant a garden on the roof of your apartment building. This is the place for you.

Feel free to join and contribute, it’s easy. If you're not sure where to start, try the General reference section.

Current categories include:

• General reference
• Culture and the arts
• Geography and places
• Health and fitness
• Mathematics and logic
• Natural and physical sciences
  • Nature
    • Animals
    • Environment
    • Humans
    • Life
    • Natural resources
    • Plants
    • Pollution
  • People and Self
    • Clothing
    • Employment
    • Entertainment
    • Food and Drink
    • Games
    • Hobbies
    • Income
    • Pets
• Philosophy and thinking
• Society and social sciences
• Technology and applied sciences
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
  • Computing
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Transportation

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi