Locavore Banquet & Mini-Fest!

[ August 28, 2010; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] A TRANSITION TOWNS EVENT
Celebrating Cheltenham’s growing capacity to produce and enjoy locally grown foods. Commissioner Kathy Hampton is hosting this event.

Location: Curtis Hall/Arboretum
Greenwood Ave. & Church Rd.
Wyncote, PA 19095
rain or shine

Food produced locally is kinder to our environment, healthier, helps us stay in touch with the people and the methods that are producing it, and [...]

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Transition Town Training – Hartford, CT

[ July 10, 2010 to July 11, 2010. ] Transition Town Training @ The Growing Green Co-op in Hartford – July 10-11th

Join us for a 2 day exploration of community! Transition United States (www.transitionus.org) is offering the two-day Training for Transition course as developed by the Transition Network in England (www.transitiontowns.org, www.transitionnetwork.org). The course is an in-depth experiential introduction to Transition for those considering [...]

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A good summary of what transition towns are all about

There was a recent NYT article about Peak Oil and the Transition Movement “Imagining Life Without Oil, and Being Ready,” by John Leland, June 5, 2010. The following is taken from a response to the article by Transition Milwaukee.
For the Transition Movement is not a random gathering of tree-hugging “doomers” playing survivalist. We are [...]

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Commissioner Hampton Invites You to a Community Meeting

[ April 29, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Dear Neighbor,

Please mark your calendar to attend the first of several Community Meetings I have planned for this year – April 29th at 7:00 p.m, Curtis Hall. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers. I sure hope to see you there.

I’ve invited the following people and/or groups [...]

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PASA Conference

[ February 4, 2010 9:00 am to February 6, 2010 5:00 pm. ] Please note the PASA (Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture) conference coming up on Feb. 4-6. Information is at their website http://www.pasafarming.org/.

The workshops look great! Nancy and Bob Bernhardt have been going for many years, and turned us on to this great annual event!

Note that a workshop on Transition Towns is included in the [...]

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Transition Party at Arcadia University

[ October 22, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] This Thursday, 7-9PM Arcadia University, Stiteler Hall, Glenside, PA

Introduction to Transition Towns — a festive, fast-paced overview of peak oil, climate change, and our collective Cheltenham – Arcadia response to re-create local community— local: artisans, food, energy, goods, service. This makes our collaborative community more resilient in the face of oil crises [...]

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Transition Towns

[ October 17, 2009; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Is a High Performing Low Fossil Fuel Society Feasible?
How will it feed, house & power itself without Oil?
Will it be Business as Usual via Carbon based fuels OR
Can We Re-Energize a Clean & Sustainable Planet?

Please come and Participate in a Presentation of Transition Towns

Transition Communities design & use Energy Descent Plans to [...]

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Training for Transition at Genesis Farms

[ September 10, 2009 to September 13, 2009. ] A few places still available.

Training for Transition Times
in collaboration with
the NYC Awakening the Dreamer Community
and the Sustainable Ridge and Valley Alliance

We live in a time of transition – movement into the Ecozoic Era, as Thomas Berry has called it. Signs are increasingly apparent:

* Peak oil, climate unpredictability, and ecological and economic [...]

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Transition Workshop Followup

I recently attended a Transition Towns workshop at Arcadia University on July 17-18, 2009, although I was only able to stay for 1 day due to family commitments. I thought I would build a google map of all the attendees so that we would have a way of seeing where we all lived and be [...]

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Transition Towns Workshop

[ July 17, 2009 to July 18, 2009. ] July 17 & 18, Friday & Saturday

Transition Towns Workshop for 50 self-selected Philadelphia Area citizen leaders and activists. An in-depth exploration of Transition Towns and the skill sets needed to encourage the collective genius of your community to build local resilience, reduce carbon and create a more joyful, connected, and healthy future. We will [...]

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