We’re delighted to present Helena Norberg-Hodge’s latest book, Local is Our Future. This book connects the dots between our social, economic, ecological and spiritual crises, revealing how a systemic shift from global to local can address these seemingly disparate problems simultaneously.

Distilling the wisdom gleaned from four decades of activism and direct experience in both the global North and South, Helena lucidly deconstructs the old narrative of ‘progress’ through technological advance and corporate growth, while presenting a concise and compelling case for economic localization.

Her arguments are supported by real-world examples proving that – beneath the radar of the mainstream media and far from the fetishized techno-utopia of Silicon Valley – healthy and vibrant futures, built upon connection to nature and community, are already in the making.

Published by Local Futures

Book club and Discussion Guide

We’d like to encourage readers to discuss the book as part of a book club or other community group – so we’re offering a 30% discount to anyone planning to engage with the book collectively in this way. Please email [email protected] for the discount code.

We’ve also put together a short two-page discussion guide with suggested questions and recommendations of next steps your community can take after reading the book. Available for downloading in color here and in black and white here.

Praise for Local is Our Future

“There is no more important task than re-localizing our economies – it will help to cure everything from climate change to human sadness. And this book will tell you how it’s done, with testimony from some of the world’s most remarkable pioneers.“

~ Bill McKibben ~

“Globalization is often seen as an aspiration or an inevitability. This book suggests otherwise. With clear, concise reasoning and vivid examples, it offers localization as a potent conceptual lens and action principle to reverse the ruin of culture, nature, and place around the world.“

~ Charles Eisenstein ~

“Local is indeed our future, and Helena Norberg-Hodge shows us how to get there. As she makes clear, it’s all about connection: with each other, with nature, with place. This is an essential guidebook, lighting the way towards economies of human and ecological wellbeing. And as we confront climate change, our very survival.“

~ Judy Wicks ~

About the Author

She was honored with the Right Livelihood Award (or ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’) for her groundbreaking work in Ladakh, and received the 2012 Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.”