About the Publisher.
Welcome!
Here you will find deliberations, experiences and conversations on building more resilient communities through localvism. Localvism is simply activism at the most local of levels. Localvism is the means by which we can build a better future for ourselves and future generations. I’m firmly of the belief that localvism starts in your own back yard, sometimes literally.
The GPO is my attempt to document, advocate and motivate people interested in changing their community through modalities that are entirely local. Much of what you will read here are real-life examples that I’ve been able to build with some beautiful people, supported by an incredible community. Many of these experiences have been built over ten years, creating opportunity and connection where there was none, or severely underdeveloped.
The reality that is the post-Covid world also motivated me to help connect rural change makers and entrepreneurs to develop new economic opportunities in our communities. Now, more than ever, have we witnessed a meltdown of our global socioeconomic system that was not built to be resilient or beneficial to those that need it. Far too long have we relied on global hegemons to feed us, fix our communities, and our lives.
As site publisher and main content creator, I’ve thought long and hard at what exactly I want to get out of this endeavor as well. This is my attempt to document my own life story, in real time. When I was much younger, I wanted to change the world. I’ve found that the best way to do that is to start in your own back yard.
I hope you will enjoy these deliberations on food, drink and localvism as much as I was a part of creating them, in a beautiful part of America, with some incredibly talented people I am lucky to call friends and neighbors.
Cheers,
Caleb T. Pollard