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Transition Towns: Introduction

Transition Town initiative is about asking this BIG question: “for all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?”

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Transition Towns in the PV

In conjunction with a number of Transition Town projects, EarthThrives is pleased to share what is happening locally and provide knowledge resources to that effort. The basics: What is the Transition Town Effort: more at http://transitionnetwork.org/ Transition Towns in Massachusetts Reading • The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, by Rob Hopkins • Transition Primer (free at: http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.pdf) Viewing • In Transition...

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Winter Market Meets Demand for Local Produce

Originally published by the Greenfield Recorder. GREENFIELD – Even in the midst of winter, shoppers still have an appetite for locally grown goods and local farmers were on hand Saturday to help satisfy it. Saturday’s Winter Fare market in Greenfield, was “fabulous” according to Mary McClintock, a member of the organizing committee. “Things went really smoothly,” McClintock said. “There were lots of people, lots more than last year.” This was the...

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Workshop on Feb 13: Awakening the Dreamer

The Greening Greenfield Energy Committee is bringing an internationally-renowned workshop to Greenfield called Awakening the Dreamer & Changing the Dream. It will be presented on Saturday, February 19, 1-5 pm at the Second Congregational Church next to the Town Hall. Registration will begin at 12:30 pm. The Awakening the Dreamer workshop was created by the Pachamama Alliance, which was inspired by the deep concern indigenous Ecuadorian elders and shamans expressed about the destruction of...

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