Transition Culture

Located on 437 acres of bio-dynamic farmland on the banks of French Creek in Chester County, the Kimberton Waldorf School has created an appealing environment for its students – a campus surrounded by fields, meadows, streams and woods. And across the street — a farm, a dairy, Seven Stars Yogurt production and Community Supported Agriculture garden.
But the work done by more than 100 volunteers on April 18 will not only enhance the campus, it will create new riparian habitat and protect a first order tributary to French Creek.
Through the assistance of the TreeVitalize program and Chester County Conservation District, volunteers were able to plant 348 native trees and shrubs, which will form a riparian buffer along the tributary. The school hopes to become a model of stewardship and community building for green schools, and the greater community.

Monteveglio Città di Transizione (Italy)

Education – The Future of Energy Talks – from January to April 2009
Food – Synergistic Agriculture Food Gardens Project – April 2009
Energy – Solar Photovoltaic Cooperative Production – May 2009
Energy – Thermo Solar Buying Group – May 2009
Money – Use it Again Market Support – May 2009

On the way…

Transport – Car Pooling Cafè – summer 2009
Education – Tales in the Garden – summer 2009
Food – DIY Tomato Souce Festival – summer 2009
Money – SCEC Local Currency – autumn 2009

Transition Stratford-upon-Avon

We’re newbies really but we’re planning some good projects.

Food – We’ve started a small community garden + Open Space meeting on May 16th with aspirations towards CSA
Energy – Starting a solar PV buyers club
Money – Starting a local loyalty card
Working with Local Government – Working with the support of Stratford Town Council, member of Town Council elected to represent TC in our core Transition Group.

Transition Town Koganei (city in the west of Tokyo)
(started AUG 2008):

Awareness Raising: about 12 events so far
Education: elders teach children ‘life before oil’ skills project
Community Building: ‘the Big Lunch’ event planned for July 19th
Food: local food guide and cycling / walking map project
Economy: work with local business owners in progress

Hi, Here are our TT Koganei projects again re-written to fit your category headings. Thanks, Paul

Transition Town Koganei (city in the west of Tokyo)
(started AUG 2008):

Education: about 12 awareness raising events so far and
elders teach children ‘life before oil’ skills project starts in June
Engaging Local Government: work with city officials in early stages
Food: local food guide and cycling / walking map project
Money: work with local business owners in progress

* Food – two CSA projects – expansion 2006
* Money – new currency hoping to start this Summer
* Energy – Eco-Renovation Open Homes weekend Sept 2009 (after success of 2008)
* Transport – Changing Gear (National Bike Week 2008) got 250 pupils to bike to school and many still doing so. This year working on Personal Travel Plans.
* Engaging Local Government – speaking at the Positive Future Conference 2009 in Liverpool on 5th May run by the Improvement and Development Agency for local government. Also Bus & Govt group prepared local document ‘Can We Feed Ourselves’See our blog for latest http://transitiontownstroud.blogspot.com/

Transition Holywell& District (Flintshire, N. Wales) are inviting local people – especially those within walking distance – to our first “Eat Well, Eat Holywell” Local Food Fiesta at a friendly local pub from 5pm to midnight on Sunday, June 21st.
This will include a competition for the best “local-as-possible” dish as well as tastings prepared by the chef, plus home-grown musical and story-telling talent.

Food; Narberth community project supported by Transitionarberth, 30-40 allotments and developng community garden on private land, leased for 10 years; Narberth Community Compost Corner supported by Transitionarberth. Presentation on Food and Transition in the Autumn to widely aclaimed Narberth Food Festival.
Education; Basic Gardening course ongoing.
6 awareness raising events over last 9 months.
Internet Forum; westwalestransition.org trying to aid communication between transition and other similar groups.
Skills4transition; Reskilling project up and running

Transition BH (the BH postcode area covers Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Wimborne and surrounding areas), started Summer 08, actively engaged in Education (awareness raising) and engaging local government.

Food:
* Transition Westchester (a pod of the Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Harvest Westchester community fruit harvest program, February 2009.
* Westside Permies (a pod of the Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Gardens of Gratitude 100 edible gardens installed in a single weekend, May 2009.
* Transition Westchester (a pod of the Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Vegetable/Herb Seed Swap events, January 2009.
* various sites within Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), several new community gardens planning or construction underway, Spring 2009.

Education:
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), awareness-raising Transition Talks and environmental movies at multiple sites throughout the Southern California area, January 2009.
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), networking with existing groups and activists to share the Transition concept, September 2008.
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), hosting booksignings with authors whose work pertains to reskilling or transition-related concepts, Spring 2009.
* Transition Westchester (a pod of the Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Organic Vegetable Gardening class series, Spring 2008.
* Transition Mar Vista (a pod of the Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Organic Vegetable Gardening class series, Spring 2009.
* Transition Mar Vista (a pod of the Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Homeopathy class series, Spring 2009.
* Transition Mar Vista (a pod of the Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Vegetarian cooking classes, Spring 2009.
* Transition Mar Vista (a pod of the Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Sustainable Health Care conference, October 2009.

Engaging local government:
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), Political Action offering Transition viewpoint on selected issues, April 2009.
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), Earth Day presentation on Transition at invitation of the city of Culver City, April 2009.

details at http://TransitionLA.blogspot.com

transition frenni
we have started a local produce day once a month and hoping to expand, to help local people sell local produce,plants,baking and crafts. Hopefully working well before unemployment gets much higher and give local people a chance to add to their income.
Pete

Transition House, December 2008. Well, it’s a start 🙂

Would anyone out there in the big wide world consider becoming a Transition Twin-Town with Stratford-upon-Avon?

Zero Carbon Castle – A transition initiative

Food – The herb sharing neighbourhood garden (2008), the eat fish garden (2009) and the panacea allotments (2008) – all community food growing spaces.
Food – The abundance project (2008) – collection and distribution of unwanted fruit from domestic and wild trees and shrubs etc
Energy – Green energy options trial (2008) – 20 houses fitted with sophisticated energy monitors, testing potential change of habits because of monitors
Energy – Community owned hydro project (2009) – ongoing attempts to lever community investment on potential hydro site
Energy – Low energy light bulb library and energy monitor library – a wide variation of lights and gizmos lent out for trail (2008 upgraded 2009)
Education – eco-school accreditation for lower school, plus full energy audit and implementation of energy saving measures etc (2008)
Waste – Community-wide Front Garden Sale (2008)
Waste – Sale and distribution of our own organic fair trade bags.

nice idea to twin with other TT’s in other countries.

among others
Shane

TRANSITION HEREFORD

Engaging Local Govt Group : Commencing December 2008, members of Hereford Transition in collaboration with local Friends of the Earth have developed an encouraging dialogue with senior cabinet members and officers of Herefordshire Council. As a result, two members of Transition Network facilitated a session at the Council’s Sustainability Board awayday and senior planners have invited a presentation on Energy Descent Planning. We hope to agree an approach to energy descent planning with the council in the near future.

Food Group : Commencing October 2007, members have worked together with local organisations including the Bulmer Foundation, Friends of the Earth and Herefordshire Foodlinks to promote awareness of local food sources and the links between agriculture, food security and climate change in the UK and worldwide.

Note that Transition Hereford also has a programme of public events which cover many topics for which we do not yet actually convene specific groups – including Money, Building and Energy.

Food: Supporting Newent Community School set up their new Environmental Land Based Studies GSCE course with polytunnel, equipment and practical growing skills (Spring 2008)

Education: Teaching Year 9 (8 groups) and 120 6th formers of Newent Community School about Climate Change and Peak Oil. (2009)

Energy: Super-insulating every house in the town of Newent (population 5500) Spring 2009.

Engaging with Local Government: Working with the Local Strategic Partnership and the Forest of Dean District Council on working together to tackle the issues of Climate Change and Peak Oil locally (April 2009)

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Food:
* Transition Westchester (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Harvest Westchester community fruit harvest program, February 2009.
* Westside Permies (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Gardens of Gratitude 100 edible gardens installed in a single weekend, May 2009.
* Transition Westchester (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Vegetable/Herb Seed Swaps, since autumn 2008.
* Transition Westchester (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), joint purchase of bareroot fruit trees, autumn 2008.
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), several new community gardens in various stages of planning and construction, spring 2009.

Education:
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), awareness-raising Transition Talks at multiple locations throughout Southern California, since January 2009.
* Transition Westchester (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Organic Vegetable Gardening classes, since spring 2008.
* Transition Mar Vista (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Organic Vegetable Gardening classes, spring 2009.
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), networking with local organizations and activitsts, since September 2008.
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), hosting booksignings of authors on sustainablity topics, since 2007.
* Transition Mar Vista (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Homeopathy classes, May 2009.
* Transition Mar Vista (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Vegetarian cooking classes, May 2009.

Health:
* Transition Mar Vista (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), Sustainable Health Care conference, planned for October 2009.
* Transition Westchester (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), installation of medicinal herb demonstration garden, spring 2009.

Building:
* Transition Westchester (a pod of Transition Los Angeles City Hub, California, USA), joint purchase of rainwater harvesting barrels, planned for autumn 2009.

Engaging Local Government:
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), Political Action raising the issues of the Transition era, since April 2009.
* Transition Los Angeles City Hub (California, USA), Earth Day talk on Transition at invitation of city of Culver City, April 2009.

Details at http://TransitionLA.blogspot.com

Sustainable NE Seattle:
Food
Urban Farmers – May 2008

Transport
Local Motion – February 2009

* Food
Scrumping – Do you know a lonely fruit tree ?(2009)mapping out public fruit trees and shrubs

Edible Garden Crawl (2009) design in progress and to be launched in summer

Garden Share (2008) pilot

Southend – Grow your Own 2009 Google Map

* Money
Screening of Money as Debt and a presentation from Southend Credit Union

* Education
Transition Westcliff Film Club (2008)

Transition Westcliff Library (2009)

* Building and Energy
EcoHomes Tour (2009) design in progress to be launched in summer

* Engaging Local Government
In contact with local councilors via newsletter, and various officers – Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Tourism and Enterprise, Community Cohesion

Transition Town Dorchester:

Food:
Casterbridge Food Co-operative (2008)
Garden Share (2009)

Education:
Transition Training for Dorset (2009)

Building:
Earth Oven Workshop (2009)

Transport:
Car Club (2009)

Engaging Local Government:
Sustainable Communities Act public meeting (Jan 2009)
Green Drinks, no MP’s have turned up yet to share their expenses!… (2008-May 2009)

Sustainable Frome projects

* Food
Vallis Veg – Community food growing (2007), Apple mapping project, Pruning workshop, Bread baking classes, Dig with Des, cider making, seed & plant swap, garden visit programme, Permaculture courses.
* Money
Green Business Seminar, LETS funding
* Education
Awareness raising – Permaculture films (ongoing), Age of Stupid showing (April 09), Calendar of events printed (Sept 08), Eco-Schools projects, Oakfield School energy projects, Beckington School PV’s, The Work that Reconnects, Change the Dream training.
* Energy
Energy Descent group (June 08), town/country-wide mapping project (Aug 08), Setting up local generation company, Green House open day, Fossil Fools event
* Building
Talk on green refurb (Feb 09)
* Transport
Electric car project , Frome Car Club, 20mph campaign, Transport Mosaic at St Johns School
* Engaging Local Government
Pushed Somerset to become first Transition County, European Election Question Time event (this week)

We have started a fruit, nut, berry guerilla treeplanting movement in stockholm city! We want to plant the seed that inpires people to plant their own trees outside the balcony, at public places and everywere there is space. A massive movement. The ulimate goal is free, local fruit for the Stockholmers and visitors. What a gift we are going to share with each other! What a transitionculture! Also we hope to intense the debate about the space in the city and how it comes its built for cars that chase our kids and poision our lungs . We call the movement “tillväxt” it means growth and we taking the term back to show the only possible eternal growt, the anual growth of plants. The page are under constuction but check it out http://www.tillvaxt.org.

Project: Tillvaxt.
Started: 3 may

Food is the main category, but it includes all the others though is a holistic project.
* Money
* Education
* Energy
* Building
* Transport
* Engaging Local Government

Transition Towns Ireland
http://transitiontownsireland.ning.com/

Highlights from around the island
* 2nd Irish Transition Gathering – April 2009

Food
Transition Town Kinsale
* Community Garden 08 – 09
* Edible Garden Network 09
Future Proof Kilkenny – A Transition Initiative
* 400 Fruit Tree Project – April 09
Transition Towns Wicklow
* Community Garden – 08 – 09
T3 – Transition Town Tramore
* Tramore Food Growers’ Group – May 09
Transition Kildare
* Growing Your Own Workshop

Money
Transition Town Kenmare
* Kenmare Youro Currency launched May 09

Education
Transition Cloughjordan
* Reskilling Festival – Aug 09

Transition Omagh
* 10 week Community Powerdown Course – March 09

Transition Kenmare
* 10 week Community Powerdown Course – Feb 09

Future Proof Kilkenny – A Transition Initiative
* The Global Lunchbox Education Series – 08 – 09

Transition Wicklow
* Community Powerdown Course – March 09

Transition Cloughjordan
* Permaculture Courses – June & Aug 09

Clonmel Transition
* The Transition Documentary – Aug 09

Energy
T3 Transition Town Tramore
* Energy Show – April 09

FADA 0 Transition Newbridge
* Energy Fair – Oct 06

Transition Cloughjordan
* Energy and Building Fair – July 09

Transport
Tralee Transition Town
* Transport Workshop – May 09

Hope this gets in before the deadline!

Food – Traditional Food project began in April 2009. Learning from local elders how to grow and cook traditional foods,especially the preservable foods.

Education – Fujino Communiversity project began in April 2009. Listing all the local events & programs that seems to contribute to the energy-lean future.

Local Government – The Fujino Communiversity project mentioned above attracted attention from both the local government and the local chamber of commerce and we are in conversation about how we can collaborate.

Building – Satoyama Nagaya project began in April 2008. Building a energy-efficient co-housing unit that can be a model of the future buildings.

Energy – Renewable Energy projet began in March 2009. Planning a series of events to explore alternative ways to replace fossil fuel-based energy. Solar Cooker event on May 24th.

I hope this will be in time. This is from Transition Hayama/Japan.
Food-Local food production becgan this March. We have two branch teams under this working group whichi is local farming and herb and medical plant team. Investicating local resources for vegtables, fish and organic shops aiming to make local food map directory.

Education- Just started learning from local elders about how life was fifty years ago. This is a series of events which we are going to hold throughout the year.

Local government-Our local govenment and chamber of commerce are attending our events. One local govenement was just elected which he mentioned he wanted to let his town be a Transition Town.

From Transition Brighton and Hove:

Food – Grow Your Neighbour’s Own garden share project

From Transition Helston & District
Food: Garden sharing scheme. School Gardening Club. Community Gardening project. All started early 2009. We also helped to instigate an allotment project after a successful CSA evening in 2008.

Energy: 2008. Hosted a talk by Paul Mobbs. Energy group now formed and among other things will offer infra-red photos of buildings to show insulation weak (and strong) points.

Non-toxic Party Events
We welcome Transition Culture venues that can host drug-free, smoke-free, alcohol-free dance nights and party events – you may want to host “Non-toxic parties”.

1. You supply the venue
2. We supply the music
3. LOCAL Slow Food suppliers provide refreshments
4. We Publicise

How it works
We work on a subscription basis with venues that want to run regular music nights and non-toxic Party Events.
We can introduce live music bands and provide Publicity Support.

About us
We work with community centres, schools, and campus venues that want to go alcohol-free as a route to serve the needs of their members and students on a membership basis.
(Party Events can be open to subscribers or members and their guests only).

About you
Transition Communities can run events on a membership basis for local subscribers as a way of generating revenues for Community Projects and celebration of local culture.

Our areas of interest
We can work with churches and community groups who want to make use of our services for Fund-raising and Benefit Nights for local causes and ethical sector sponsors.

Holidays and festivals
We welcome applications from landowners that want to host a summer festival.

We provide access to tipi purchase and yurt rental for those who want to establish festival and holiday options. See: http://www.tipialgarve.com.

Event Planning? Party Planning?
We specialise in non-Toxic Party Events and provide a party-planning service in Eco-venues and “Go Slow England venues”.

You can run your own local Non-toxic Party Events in connection with our Ethical Sector Sponsors.

Fund-raising
To enquire about Fund-raising membership services for the Ethical Sector – contact us at: Zen Cafes@ The Hub Community of Social Entrepreneurs.

We help facilitate alcohol-free – “Non-toxic” World Cafe events. An event is scheduled to be held at Hamilton House, Bristol shortly, by invitation to those interested in Transition Energy.
Regular events for Non-toxic Parties can be hosted in participating venues that are committed to low carbon lifestyle and Transition Culture.

Transition Langport
Food – Transition Langport is starting a local food co-op, mapping locally produced food as well as looking at setting up a community fruit and nut grove and food growing and cooking activities.

Money – In the 18th Century Walter Bagshot established the Langport Bank of Stuckey & Co. connecting Langport to London’s financial centre. Langport had had its own mint since Saxon times. However the bank has since been absorbed by the Nat West Bank and Transition Langport hope to revive the tradition of a local economy by creating a local currency based on the original Stuckey bank note.

Education – Transition Langport have shown a variety of inspirational films and talks such as Power of the Community and Organic Gardening – the Natural No Dig Way by Charles Dowding. We also had our Great Unleashing where Michael Eavis came to open the event and most of the community of all ages and backgrounds came to learn and be inspired by; solar powered boats on the River Parrett, horse drawn local food cart, natural soap making, seed and plant swap, plastic free bags, bio methane powered cars, bicycle workshop, local food BBQ, cycle powered smoothies, local rubbish sculpture, solar powered cinema, physic gardening, herbal remedies, free cycle, energy efficiency and renewables – all from the local area and surrounding communities.

Energy – Transition Langport are engaging with Somerset County Council to see if they can install an anaerobic digester to provide bio methane to power the local community using farm waste. We are also starting to look at how we can all improve the energy efficiency of our homes and buildings so we reduce our energy demands.

Building – Transition Langport members had already started an affordable, low impact housing project and are looking for funding to build eco dwellings for people in the local area. http://www.futureroots.org.uk

Transport – Once upon a time Langport had two train stations and now they have none! We are beginning to look into the feasibility of reinstating a train station to connect to the main Taunton to London line. We are also encouraging lift share and cycling.

Engaging Local Government – Cara (founding member of Transition Langport) became a Town Councillor for Langport and the Town Council are very supportive of Transition Langport. Cara is also working with Transition Somerset (representatives of the local Transition Towns) who are engaging with Somerset County Council on their Somerset County Transition Motion.

North Howe Transition Toun
Monimail
Cupar Fife Scotland

Started Jan 2008
Following initiative are life and happening:

Food:
Community Allotment
Local Bulk Buying Scheme
Local Food Fesitival in Sept 2009
Community Winter Food Store (feasibility stage)
Local Garden Supplies Scheme: Muck for Growing your Own

Money:
We do not have any shops but we might do LETS

Education:
Community Woodland Purchase for the Secret Garden – our local outdoor nursery

Energy & Building:
Carbon Reduction Building Renovation Programme
Social Enterprise in EcoRenovation and Microrenewables (feasibility stage)

Transport:
Car share and Trip Stops
Foot and cycle paths (feasibility stage)

Community building:
Traveling Transition Tavern (Community Pub)
Local Bands Play for Carbon Reduction
Mobile Transition Library

Local Government:
Collaboration between Transition, Local Community Councils and Local Authorities
Collaboration on research between Local Academics, Government and Communities

Food – Our food group is supporting Corsham Council with plans to revive local markets in our country town. We are holding an Orchard Evening at our local Arts’s Centre to share ideas for a community orchard and work out how to get more allotments in our area. May 2009 and ongoing

Education – Our education and awarness group has linked with Corsham School’s Outreach Worker who is going into local primary schools to run art projects with an eco theme. The next project is using a bicycle powered smoothie maker and paint spinner. Two writers in our group are planning to go into schools to celebrate their sustainable projects and run workshops with children on climate change. April 2009 for this year
Energy – Two engineers on our Core Group who work for a local climate mitigation company are running a free workshop for local shopkeepers and small businesses in our town on reducing their energy use. We are also making links with projects who have local renewable energy generation. May 2009 ongoing

Transport We have a mini transport group who are looking at ways of reducing traffic speed and improving cycle paths, school walking routes and better, more availabel buses.
Engaging Local Government – We have two Town Councillors in our Core Group and key links with our Town Council. We are also engaging with our local Community Area Partnership and have representation on this group which feeds ideas into the Corsham Community Area Board at Wiltshire County Council level. Our Core Group has given a presentation to the Local Council on Transition. Transoco is also supporting key local council work on transport, markets and allotments.

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Food
Creating new town orchards in partnership with Chepstow Town Council.
‘Mums and Toddlers’ learn to grow vegetables.
Helping the bees of Chepstow.
Distributing 7000 free re-usable organic cotton, fair-trade shopping bags.

Money
Supporting ‘Shop Local’ Chepstow Campaign in partnership with the Free Press.

Education
Giving Transition Talks to Chepstow, Tutshill and Sedbury Schools.

Energy
Aiming to make Chepstow ‘The Most Insulated Town In Britain’, in partnership with South Wales Energy Advice Centre and Monmouthshire County Council.
Giving out free energy saving lightbulbs.
Loaning household energy monitors.

Transport
Networking with, and supporting local public transport and cycling initiatives

Engaging Local Government
Consultees to Monmouthshire County Council Community, Energy and Climate Change policies.
Quarterly progress meetings with the County Council

Oops – above should all be attributed to Transition Chepstow…

…and Engaging Local Government should read..
Consultees to Monmouthshire County Council Community, Energy, Climate Change and Local Development policies.
Quarterly progress meetings with the County Council

Transition Denver, Colorado
The Grow Local Colorado Campaign
Mayor John Hickenlooper supports the campaign, proclaimed May 14 Grow Local Colorado Day, and plants a veggie garden in front of the City and County Building in Denver’s Civic Center Park

And this time with dates….

Food
Creating new town orchards in partnership with Chepstow Town Council (2008 ongoing).
‘Mums and Toddlers’ learn to grow vegetables.
Helping the bees of Chepstow (2008 ongoing).
Distributing 7000 free re-usable organic cotton, fair-trade shopping bags (2008 ongoing).

Money
Supporting ‘Shop Local’ Chepstow Campaign in partnership with the Free Press (2009 ongoing).

Education
Giving Transition Talks to Chepstow, Tutshill and Sedbury Schools (2008 ongoing).

Energy
Aiming to make Chepstow ‘The Most Insulated Town In Britain’, in partnership with South Wales Energy Advice Centre and Monmouthshire County Council (2008 ongoing).
Giving out free energy saving lightbulbs (2008 ongoing).
Loaning household energy monitors (2009 ongoing).

Transport
Networking with, and supporting local public transport and cycling initiatives (2007 ongoing)

Engaging Local Government
Consultees to Monmouthshire County Council Community, Energy, Climate Change and Local Development policies (2007 ongoing).
Quarterly progress meetings with the County Council (2008 ongoing)