Check out our eco-friendly shopfront, the Blue Marble Emporium!
Have you ever heard the phrase “If you don’t feel like you fit into this world it’s because you are here to create another”? This is the call of the innovator, and to those who heed it opportunities abound. Humbly originating as a simple online store for the Alliance for Reason and Knowledge, ARK, this construct is intended to serve as a network hub for all the artisans, professionals, and innovators that on their own, work to collectively advance the regenerative economy. Also referred to as the “resource- based “and “peace” economy, this industrial framework serves to build the bridge that leads us in the direction of a brighter future for us all.
The model for development for this store is not just a place to sell ARK swag but to collaborate with like-minded businesses who are principle aligned for symbiotic relationships. Moreover, as ARK is a nonprofit with a mission of training the workforce that’s needed to mainstream the regenerative economy, we are working to develop the framework of serving a niche in the global market for local manufacturing. This is intended to strengthen local economies by regionalizing the supply and demand which increases efficiencies keeping raw materials and customers closer to the source of production. Especially with additive manufacturing, commonly referred to as3d printing, closed loop cycles are critical to profitable outcomes.
For now, we have a print on demand agreement with Gelato, which is the lowest footprint means of marketing and brand development. They too regionally produce goods, employ local labor, and use the web to spread ideas that locally become reality. The resources this process provides enables us to educate, empower, and enrich others in several ways and on multiple levels. Adding to that, cutting edge authors on topics related to permaculture (the Rosetta Stone of time-tested, mother approved indigenous wisdom), service providers for the transition, real estate opportunities, and more are all possible when you consider this is our home and what happens to one of us is the business of us all. As we do, the Blue Marble Emporium becomes a space for the creation of not just one new world but access to the multiverse to explore.
The most powerful ways we shape the world around us on a daily basis are the economic choices we make, how we spend/invest our time and money. So, while our selection is small our vision is grand, and telling us what you need and how we can fill it is how this small seed grows. Hopefully one day into a healthy vibrant home for all those seeking to leave this world behind. Or leave this world to those who come after in better shape than when we found it, depending on your preference of legacy and your investments today.