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Patricia Britton
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Here is another great link and resource for One Million Gardens. It is called The Home Gardening Project Foundation There are many interesting and useful links at this site
A reply to the blog entry titled Going the extra green mile: No refrigerator, By Jordan Lite in 60-Second Science Blog
Hi Folks!
Interesting piece but it overlooks the potential and the need of such dialogue to help us move beyond just talking abo…
Thank you...thank you...I scratch my head and smile that most techno-geeks appear to be men and probably they will show up first on most webpages...but fire away sisters....I read Chellis's book on recovering from western civilization many years ago…
Let's support and document the creation of 1 million urban gardens as part of the goal of growing our food locally.
From Rob Hopkins at Transition Culture
I am delighted to share, in pdf. format, Version 1.0 of the Transition Network’s ‘Who We Are and What We Do’ document, lovingly designed by the good folks at MooreBlackett. It was produced through several roun…
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- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- I am a member of Transition Cotati and Sustainable Sonoma County. I live in the community of Rohnert Park/Cotati and I have been a psychotherapist in the communities of Rohnert Park and Cotati for the last 25 years. I am also an addictions specialist and I am lecturer at Sonoma State University.
That said...I have been dealing with the fallout of the three "E's" (Energy, Environment and Economy) for several years in my practice. I have coined it "Transitional Stress Disorder" just so I can keep a clear picture of what is behind the rise in anxiety complaints.
With the immense changes ahead, my clients have been easily overwhelmed with "what to do?" questions. Usually the simplest goal becomes maintaining resilience...Resilience becomes the recovery goal and the "treatment strategy" becomes helping the client build skills to endure hardship.
It is a simple pragmatic mantra...resilience means being able to adapt to life's misfortunes and setbacks.
There is much controversy around this and it is often over-simplified as having "common sense". But I believe we are just entering the "shock and awe" stage for many fellow citizens who are just about to have denial blown up for them through job loss, financial loss and the other symptoms of the current "emergency". This is trauma big time and we need to help each other get through this ASAP and recover to the transition that is long overdue.
This is my focus of service for my local community. I am limited and by no means, do I have answers...I am simply trying to frame the questions so the ideas can evolve so I can add to the community movement that is birthing before my eyes...it gives me hope
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- I identify with the peak oil movement (Kunstler, Heinberg, Ruppert, Orlov, etc) and locally I am involved with the CSA farming projects. I participate in the Rohnert Park Bicycle Advisory Board. I have built, with the help of local business Thunderstruck Motors, an EV recumbent bicycle as my local commuter vehicle.
- How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement? What can YOU teach us? What can your GROUP teach us?
- Paying attention...staying tuned in...than doing my part of the action plan in my community
- Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement
- 1. http://jameshowardkunstler.typepad.com/clusterfuck_nation/ Kunstler's very thoughtful blog
2. http://www.peakoilblues.com Kathy McMahon's blog on the emotional impact of the transition
3. http://mikeruppert.blogspot.com Mike Ruppert's blog on the underpinnings and political implications of Peak everything
4. http://sharonastyk.com Sharon's blog on preps and practice on living more simply as we make transitional change at home
5. http://cluborlov.blogspot.com Dimtri Orlov's blog on comparing the current collapse to that in the former Soviet Union
6. http://slowfoodssu.blogspot.com Our local University and the slow food movement
7. http://urbanhomestead.org Great site on producing food instead of lawns on our urban homesteads
8. http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com Permaculture discussions
9. http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com Great observations on the current collapse of the financial, environment and political systems
10. http://feeds.feedburner.com/theoildrum The best blog on peak oil and its implications
11. http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com Great local business that build small footprint houses
12. http://transitionculture.org The title says it all
13. http://thoughtoffering.blogs.com/ecotherapy/ Editor: Linda Buzzell-Saltzman, M.A., M.F.T. Founder, The International Association for Ecotherapy
14. http://eco-anxiety.blogspot.com/ Sarah Anne Edwards, PhD, LCSW great blog on ecotherapy. She is a member of Transition United States
15. http://www.bikecommuters.com Great site on bike commuting resources
16. http://www.valleyendfarm.com/ local CSA for Rohnert Park, Cotati and Penngrove
17. http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/ local EV conversion vehicle company
18. http://www.bikeglowlights.com/ Great source for bicycle safety lighting...fun too!
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Transition Network’s ‘Who We Are and What We Do’ Document Available
From Rob Hopkins at Transition Culture
I am delighted to share, in pdf. format, Version 1.0 of the Transition Network’s ‘Who We Are and What We Do’ document, lovingly designed by the good folks at MooreBlackett. It was produced through several rounds of public meetings, the online forum, and with the input of many of you. We are rather pleased with it as a document that captures what Transition Network is all about. You can download a high resolu… Continue
I am delighted to share, in pdf. format, Version 1.0 of the Transition Network’s ‘Who We Are and What We Do’ document, lovingly designed by the good folks at MooreBlackett. It was produced through several rounds of public meetings, the online forum, and with the input of many of you. We are rather pleased with it as a document that captures what Transition Network is all about. You can download a high resolu… Continue
Posted on February 7, 2009 at 1:00pm —
Going the extra green mile: No refrigerator
By Jordan Lite in 60-Second Science Blog
How green is your kitchen? If you’re part of what today’s New York Times describes as a “small segment” of the eco-conscious, you don’t have a fridge.
In New York, it’s not uncommon to help the environment by burning less natural gas; you eat out and use your oven as it was meant to be used in tiny apartments – to store sweaters. But some folks – apparently, ones who give up readily cold beer and live in chilly climes where they can store their mayo on… Continue
How green is your kitchen? If you’re part of what today’s New York Times describes as a “small segment” of the eco-conscious, you don’t have a fridge.
In New York, it’s not uncommon to help the environment by burning less natural gas; you eat out and use your oven as it was meant to be used in tiny apartments – to store sweaters. But some folks – apparently, ones who give up readily cold beer and live in chilly climes where they can store their mayo on… Continue
Posted on February 6, 2009 at 9:19am — 1 Comment
California drought...again!
California is facing a major drought this year. There will be mandatory conservation this summer. For those of you outside California who may not be familiar with what "mandatory conservation" means, let me explain.
Depending on where you live, it can mean that the water company will look at your usage within a given period of time the prior year, and expect you to cut it by half. If you go over that amount, they will charge you an exorbitant fee for any water used over your allotted amount, an… Continue
Depending on where you live, it can mean that the water company will look at your usage within a given period of time the prior year, and expect you to cut it by half. If you go over that amount, they will charge you an exorbitant fee for any water used over your allotted amount, an… Continue
Posted on February 5, 2009 at 10:35am — 1 Comment
Foraging, if Chez Panisse can do it, why can't we?
Changing how we live and eat, one fig at a time
Emma Brown, Special to The Chronicle
Monday, February 2, 2009
More... At 2 o'clock in the morning, most people in this college town are holed up studying, headed home from a bar or curled up in bed.
Asiya Wadud, however, is reaching for the weeping branches of a tree on the south side of the UC Berkeley campus, picking olives. A handful of her friends are helping. There is a little beer, a little wine; it's part merrymaking, part urban harvest.… Continue
Emma Brown, Special to The Chronicle
Monday, February 2, 2009
More... At 2 o'clock in the morning, most people in this college town are holed up studying, headed home from a bar or curled up in bed.
Asiya Wadud, however, is reaching for the weeping branches of a tree on the south side of the UC Berkeley campus, picking olives. A handful of her friends are helping. There is a little beer, a little wine; it's part merrymaking, part urban harvest.… Continue
Posted on February 4, 2009 at 11:01am — 1 Comment
Local Ecotherapist Sheperd Bliss discusses "Agrotherapy"
Don't underestimate agrotherapy's curative powers
By Shepherd Bliss
Published: Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 4:20 a.m.
After farming in Sonoma County for more than a dozen years and having been raised partly on our family farm in Iowa, I have come to see that agriculture can serve many functions, in addition to producing food, fibers and beverages. Some farms -- especially family farms -- are places where working the earth can be good for the body, mind and soul. Farms can heal.
Agropsyc… Continue
By Shepherd Bliss
Published: Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 4:20 a.m.
After farming in Sonoma County for more than a dozen years and having been raised partly on our family farm in Iowa, I have come to see that agriculture can serve many functions, in addition to producing food, fibers and beverages. Some farms -- especially family farms -- are places where working the earth can be good for the body, mind and soul. Farms can heal.
Agropsyc… Continue
Posted on February 3, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment
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- At 5:22am on February 4, 2009,
lane said… - Dear Patricia: Thanks for responding. I don't know if you have attended Transition Training, but in our course, half was lead by an ecopsycologist
from England, who had been an engineer. That being said, I think one of
the factors slowing our reaction to all the dire consequences of so many
variables is paralysing fear and then escape from it. My wife and I both
read Heinberg and more several years ago and were extremely worried for our children and their generations future.
The only action we could see taking was proactive. Just do something.
So we swerved our Arts non-profit toward farming and permaculture,
which we had been doing for 20 years or so, except we knew it as
Edible Gardening.
Here is our result about a week ago:
Frog Hollow Farm
Certainly, not everyone can have the healing qualities of nature aroun d
them, but we are willing to share what we have up here. Especially at
Madrona Center, then old farm where I took care of my Mom:
Madrona Center
Somehow we must prepare each other for the challenges which may be comin g soomer than we think. Reaching out is the only way. Perhaps even writing a
little book on "coping with the future" is in order. Think of the trama young children must be going through at this time. Especially ones who have lost their homes or their parents their homes and jobs.
Ah, well, we must continue to celebrate life. And it is said we will need fifty
million farmers as oil becomes scarce. And we were not an unhappy nation
when most of us were farmers.
Take Care. Let me hear from you. Let's write a childrens book together!
Lane
- At 7:29am on February 1, 2009,
Jed Diamond said…
- Patricia,
Thanks for reaching out. Sounds like we have some similar background and interests. My enjoying writing a new book that I think will be helpful to all. The working title is Post-Petroleum Stress Disorder: Healing Ourselves, Saving Humanity.
If you're ever up towards Willits, give me a call.
- At 11:04pm on January 31, 2009,
Lawrence of Sebastopol said… - Welcome, I am looking forward to working with you here in Sonoma County. I really identify with what you said about your clients. i do workers comp and I see a lot of the same and very little resiliency. Your bike is very inspiring. We just moved into Sebastopol for five miles out so we could stop driving so much and have had great success.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead
Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!" ~ Charles Shulz
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