The document proposes five ideas for sustainable living in 2012. Idea 1 is for individual aquaponic home gardens that grow vegetables and fish in the kitchen to provide organic food and save money. Idea 2 is a mobile app connecting users to facilities and community events in their neighborhood. Idea 3 encourages yard gardening and creating a local network for bartering fruits and vegetables. Idea 4 involves developing local exchange trading systems where people can barter skills and possessions. Idea 5 is creating biodegradable clothing that can be composted when no longer worn to protect the environment.

1. FIVE FOR 2012

2. Philips Biosphere Home Farming Prototype Idea 1 : Individual Aquaponic House Gardens

3. Ecology Savings Nature Food Self-sufficience

5. The Idea : An installation producing vegetables ans fish for a household, directly in the kitchen The Advantages : Organic way to grow food

6. Saving money

7. Get closer to nature The Target : Young urbans, families with children

8. DeHood.com homepage (Already existing website and app, but inneficient outside the USA) Idea 2 : Mobile application connecting you to your neighbourhood

9. Web Facilities Community

11. The Idea : A social network helping you to find facilities, pleasant places, and good deal in your neighbourhood The Advantage : Make the everyday life easier

12. Build a community

13. The Target : Students, young workers

14. Idea 3 : Yard gardening and bartering network A user of the new-zelander Ooooby network (From http://ooooby.ning.com/profiles/blogs/salad-tray-anyone) .

15. Nature Food Savings Community Alternative economy

16. How it works

17. The Idea : Encouraging yard gardening and create a local network of fruits and vegetables bartering The Advantages : Organic way to grow food

18. Save Money

19. Get closer to nature

20. Build a community The Target : Housing estate residents

21. Idea 4 : Developement of the LETS Logo of the Hemel Hempstead & surrounding areas lets

22. Community Alternative economy Savings