Lyle Estill

Small is Possible

Lyle Estill

–Author has won numerous awards, including Environmental Educator of the Year (2004), Family Friendly Workplace Award (2002), Citizen of the Year (2001), all based in North Carolina. -Wrote Biodiesel Power (New Society, 2005), now in its second printing -The book focuses on positive solutions to actual problems that take place at the community level. -It contains newspapers columns, blog entries, interesting emails, and essays from real people and situations taken from Moncure, North Carolina -Areas of promotion will include tie-ins to the Slow Food Movement, the 100-mile diet, and biodiesel co-ops. -Examples of self-sustaining efforts include: • The story of BLAST, the little software company that started changing the complexion of the town. • Moncure Chessworks, a vibrant sculpture studio, and a look at Chatham Arts. • Piedmont Biofuels Industrial: How a desire to make enough biodiesel to power a tractor grew into the largest biodiesel coop in America, meeting the fuel needs of a few hundred

Industrial Evolution

Lyle Estill

The author publishes the widely-read Energy Blog, is the author of 2 previous books, including the predecessor to this book,Small is Possible. All photos in the book are by the author’s wife, Tami Schwerin. This book picks up where Small is Possible leaves off, tracing the story of how this small group of committed individuals survived the downturn of 2008, and emerged with a model of how industry might survive. This book proves that communities can be self-sufficient and resilient through hard times. The book offers many inspirational stories of perseverance, failure, success and real world experiences. It speaks to people who are looking for community and want to make it happen. Small is Possible’s real-life examples inspired many people to take action and this one will as well. The author has had extensive press experience, including a stint on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman. The author speaks at least weekly, everywhere from the Rotary Club to national conferences. The audience will be people who are interested in food security, renewable energy, sustainability and have a sense of social justice and equality.