Aaron Hines's Page

In the Sacramento area, the most innovative food security idea I see is the Edible Landscaping program. In the Kennedy Estates area, a low income housing complex, they replaced the decorative landscaping plants with food producing trees, vines and plants, largely provided by residents and donors. This seems to me to be a brilliant way to increase food availability, as education was also included to show the residents how to care for and harvest these plants.

I wake up next to my wife in our beautiful home, ready to begin the day. We get the kids ready for school (a newly renovated public school, now that the funding and poor education issues have been resolved), and we both get to work in our respective offices next to the house. She takes care of the business aspect of my artwork, as well as a few of her own projects. I am working on several pieces currently, including a family portrait and a promotional poster for a convention on living… Continue

I apologize in advance for this, as it's probably not very original, but it's honest.



I was led to the Evoke website after watching Jane McGonigal's TED presentation video. The idea of a world-changing game resonates strongly with me.



For many years I've been one of those people who would rather play games than deal with the real world, and have actually had half-joking conversations with my friends about how much easier it would be to do the dishes if I got XP for it, or work… Continue

I believe that one of the most important (and potentially difficult) points in these lists is to increase user acceptance by not going completely against their ingrained ideas. So, to be radical without being radical, as it were. If you can find a way to solve a problem by building on existing processes, the solution will be much easier for the population to get accustomed to.