Is anyone else interested in the Transition Movement and Permaculture?

[peacebird]

http://www.permaculture.org
Transitionus.org

I think that perhaps developing resilient communities that can help us meet our basic needs is a good thing. Should we have a forum for transition and permaculture?

[Blanks]

1. Yes, big time. eom

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. I don't see why not, although surely it already overlaps to some extent with

several other groups, such as the gardening group and the frugal living group. Seems to me like the values of such a movement are compatible with those of folks on the left in general, and any movement towards a more communal, localized and interactive society is going to make it easier for folks to do the year round 'GOTV' of simply talking to neighbours and talking up the benefits of various left of center policies and pointing out the problems with right of center policies.

[peacebird]

4. Off topic, love your avatar. Magritte?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

5. A friend got me a copy of it a number of years back.

I have to admit, although I do like it, I didn't seek out other work by the painter, it's mainly because one of my favourite movies is the Pierce Brosnan remake of The Thomas Crowne Affair, which has both an outstanding soundtrack and great visual work. If you haven't seen it, during one scene, Brosnan's character hires a bunch of men to serve as a distraction for something he's doing, walking around in identical outfits with suits, overcoats, bowler hats and briefcases stuffed with dozens of printed out copies of that painting as a sort of joke at the police's expense.

[peacebird]

20. Here you go!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12781

[Zorra]

3. Yes, thank you. nt

[peacebird]

21. Here you go!

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[Sanity Claws]

6. Yes

[peacebird]

22. Here you go!

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[prairierose]

7. Yes, my city joined...

the movement quite a few years ago but I think their enthusiasm has waned.

[peacebird]

9. Really? I just heard about one in our city as well, plan to attend one of their events next weekend!

[peacebird]

23. Here you go!

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[prairierose]

31. Thanks Peacebird... n/t

[daleanime]

8. Yes, please......

Maybe cross posting among a few groups here.

[peacebird]

24. Here you go!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12781

[starroute]

10. I would participate in such a group

I'll admit I follow these things in much the same way I read garden catalogs -- with a wistful sigh of "if only." But I'd be as glad to follow them here as on Facebook. (And I could contribute a lot of links.)

[peacebird]

12. Please post your links starroute! I have just finished rading the Transition Handbook by Rob Proctor

I would love more information!

[starroute]

13. I don't have any saved links -- mostly just what comes through on Facebook

The Occupy Tesla group has a lot of links, mainly on a DIY theme (along with a certain amount of fringe science, which you can ignore if it isn't your style).
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTesla?ref=stream


The Unfuck the World page is more varied but does link to stories like these recent ones:
https://www.facebook.com/UTWnow?fref=nf

http://themetapicture.com/he-started-with-some-boxes-60-days

http://lifecyclesproject.ca/initiatives/fruit_tree/

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/food-is-free-project-the-open-source-teaching-farm


And there's the Salish Sea Cooperative, which is mostly into moving produce around by sail, but also links to related groups.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Salish-Sea-Cooperative/153761094651245

http://cultivatingcommunitywhidbey.wordpress.com/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/207796057/patty-pan-cooperatives-tortilla-project

[alfie]

16. Great links

I could hated on the tesla Facebook page plus links all day

[peacebird]

25. Here you go!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12781

[peacebird]

11. I have asked the admins if we could have a forum for this! Fingers crossed!

[jen63]

14. I rent, but have a HUGE

backyard that I'm allowed to do anything with. There's also a group close to me that does a community veggie garden every year. They plan fun events around planting and harvesting. I would love to be a part of the community like that. Sounds like a great idea.

[peacebird]

26. Here you go!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12781

[jen63]

30. Thanks n/t

[peacebird]

15. Some nice permaculture resources and transition resources

http://www.permaculture.org/permaculture-resources-2/

http://transitionus.org/knowledge-hub

[mopinko]

17. fantastic idea.

would love to participate.

[peacebird]

27. Here you go!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12781

[fadedrose]

18. Too old to do much planting

with these knees - but I have done more than my share of tree-planting in every house I ever lived in, and they still stand - along with must be 100 shrubs that are specifically for birds...

Best natural seeds are sunflower, zinnia, marigolds, parsley, radishes, and they don't require much digging. Oh, I can't wait till spring..

Make suet for the birds and feed them regularly....who will continue when I die? I worry about that. Maybe the permaculture groups will do it in most places.

I hope the admin okays your request for a new group.

[peacebird]

28. Here you go!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12781

[GreatGazoo]

19. I have been farming, small scale for 2 years now -- very intrested in permaculture

intercropping, permaculture, forest farming, free ranging, sun-drying, pickling, fermenting.... on and on.

I went from growing in containers on my porch to a 1/2 acre of farmland and a shared Kubota 2 years ago then to a spot on a 30 acre farm this year. I am hooked. Love cooking with stuff that I grew. Love giving it away. Love the taste and quality you can get from field grown stuff.

I have only done row crops but other people in my area are free ranging poultry in forest areas. So damn cool and works well in part because chickens are originally from south american jungles and they are well adapted to dense greenery under a canopy of older trees.

I grew a large patch of 3-Sisters in 2013 and it worked like magic. So easy. I don't like corn very much so in 2014 I played with intercropping and using the timing on different crops to avoid weeding and get much more crop out the same of ground. But I am so hooked...

A big YES to a permaculture group!

[peacebird]

29. Here you go!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12781

[peacebird]

32. We have a forum, see here for a link!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12781