#SolarPunkSunday musings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

RE: https://toottoot.eu/@GypsumFantastic/116029752880333253

He is too. 👀 #BGS_GC26 #Cobblers

Lark Hill Place

#cobbler #cobblers #shoes #salford #Manchester #art #exhibition
#larkhill #larkhillplace #smag #salfordmuseum #salfordartgallery #gallery #street #victorian #victorianstreet #peelpark #building #oldstreet #cobbles #nikonphotography #nikonz8

#snap_artgallery #snap_challenge #snap_community_member #snap_challenge #snap_depthoffield #snap_vip_member #snap_colours #snap_street #snap_edit #snap_city #snap_kingdom #snap_community #snap_victorian #snap_colour #snap_raw #snap_uk #snap_moods #snap_nikon #snap_shoes

Strawberry Switchblade's Jill Bryson getting keys cut and about to pay with a Scottish fiver. This is her on a casual day off! Muswell Hill, London, probably 1984 or 1985.

(📸©️Peter Anthony McArthur, used with permission)

#StrawberrySwitchblade #80s #music #80sMusic #keycutting #cobblers #scottish

I ❤️ my Birkenstocks:

“Birkenstock Fever: Bloomberg’s Tim Loh Writes About The Evolution Of A Very Famous Sandal” [2024], The Sunday Long Read (https://sundaylongread.com/2024/06/20/tim-loh-journalist-birkenstocks/).

#Birkenstock #Sandals #Shoes #Germany #Cobblers #Shoemaking #Birks

A lot of my friends have used #MaineShoeRepair services to repair well-worn shoes and boots!

#Maine: #Cobblers and #RepairShops see shift in consumer habits to fix what's broken

Story by Caroline LeCour, March 22, 2025

"While modern consumer habits may drive a lot of people to simply replace things that have fallen into disrepair, there are many in Maine who are instead choosing to fix items that are broken.

"Steven Foss, owner of Maine Shoe Repair in #SouthPortlandME, said he has noticed a change in quality of materials of shoes over the past 38 years he's been in business.

"'Back in the day, all of the shoes were sewn on. Glued and sewn on. Now, the majority of them are just glued,' Foss said.

"He said the change in manufacturing highlights a shift in quality that has altered both his work and the shoe industry at large. Foss is one of only a few cobblers left in Maine, and he is committed offering affordable repair services, despite rising supply and equipment costs."

Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/cobblers-and-repair-shops-see-shift-in-consumer-habits-to-fix-whats-broken/ar-AA1BsA7R
#RepairShops #RightToRepair #ReuseRepairRecycle #SolarPunkSunday #ShoeRepair

The Beatles’ album ‘Rubber Soul’ inspired manufacturers to devise rubber soles for shoes.

#beatles #rubbersoul #rubbersole #shoes #soles #cobblers #keyscutwhileyouwait