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Advance Praise for

Industrial Evolution

Lyle Estill conveys the insight and breadth of a true visionary with the plain-spoken, common sense of your favorite uncle. Likewise, Industrial Evolution shows how the key to the very survival of our civilization lies in the rational, incremental return of commerce and innovation to the realm of the real-world, human-scaled community. This is the path.

— Douglas Rushkoff, author of Life Inc: How Corporatism Conquered the World and How We Can Take it Back

Industrial Evolution is a report from the front lines of the sustainability movement, conveying both its promise and its frustrations. Estill is a reliable guide, and anyone interested in the future should find his story riveting.

— Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute, and author, Peak Everything

Lyle Estill tells the amazing story of how a biofuel company became, among other things, a worm ranch, a garlic farm, a housing coop, and a foundation. In short, Industrial Evolution reveals how a vibrant business created a resilient community, able to ride out the credit crunch, Depression 2.0, and whatever else that’s thrown at the folks at Piedmont Biofuels.

— Novella Carpenter, author of

Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer