Comments on: A March Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/09/a-march-round-up-of-what%e2%80%99s-happening-out-in-the-world-of-transition/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/09/a-march-round-up-of-what%e2%80%99s-happening-out-in-the-world-of-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-66922 Paul Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:04 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3376#comment-66922 Hi, this Paul here again in Japan. The above is a hastily put together list of what’s happening in Japan which on reflection is mostly an overview about all-Japan events & meetings and not much about actual practical projects happening in local communities. ‘The Monthly Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition’ seems to be a regular feature of Rob’s blog so for the April’s Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition I’ll try to put together an outline of some of the practical projects happening in local transition communities in Japan. Thanks. Hi, this Paul here again in Japan. The above is a hastily put together list of what’s happening in Japan which on reflection is mostly an overview about all-Japan events & meetings and not much about actual practical projects happening in local communities.
‘The Monthly Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition’ seems to be a regular feature of Rob’s blog so for the April’s Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition I’ll try to put together an outline of some of the practical projects happening in local transition communities in Japan. Thanks.

]]> By: Kevin Wilson http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/09/a-march-round-up-of-what%e2%80%99s-happening-out-in-the-world-of-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-66920 Kevin Wilson Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:58 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3376#comment-66920 >film called Homegrown about a small >off-grid organic farm, Hi Rob, I don't know if you've seen this film yourself (it came to our local film festival in February and TT Powell River had a booth along with Seedy Saturday and the Farmers Institute)... it's worth seeing. Lots of garden eye candy! The important point is, though, not just that it's a small off-grid organic farm, but that it's all done on a 1/5 acre (8,000 sq ft) city lot right by the freeway in the middle of the city of Pasadena. Urban farming par excellence - including making biodiesel from used veggie oil to run the delivery truck, goats and chickens, bees, solar panels, and more that I've forgotten. Their website is here: http://urbanhomestead.org/ >film called Homegrown about a small
>off-grid organic farm,

Hi Rob, I don’t know if you’ve seen this film yourself (it came to our local film festival in February and TT Powell River had a booth along with Seedy Saturday and the Farmers Institute)… it’s worth seeing. Lots of garden eye candy!

The important point is, though, not just that it’s a small off-grid organic farm, but that it’s all done on a 1/5 acre (8,000 sq ft) city lot right by the freeway in the middle of the city of Pasadena. Urban farming par excellence – including making biodiesel from used veggie oil to run the delivery truck, goats and chickens, bees, solar panels, and more that I’ve forgotten.

Their website is here:
http://urbanhomestead.org/

]]> By: Paul http://transitionculture.org/2010/03/09/a-march-round-up-of-what%e2%80%99s-happening-out-in-the-world-of-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-66909 Paul Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:03:53 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=3376#comment-66909 Generally, things seem to be progressing quite well with our Transition efforts in Japan now. There are now 12 emerging Transition Initiatives in Japan. 11 Initiatives are in the Kanto / Tokyo area of Eastern Japan and 1 Initiative is in Kyushu in Western Japan. Our 2 official Transition Towns in Japan: Hayama & Fujino are leading the way and both have established a number of working groups and both have got a form of local currency up & running. Transition Japan was legally established as an NPO under Japanese law in May 2009. Transition Japan is now a team of 10 people & each person has be assigned a specific role & responsibility. Transition Japan meets once a month for about 3 hours in a central Tokyo location and also meets sometimes via Skype. Transition Japan has a monthly mail newsletter which goes out on the new moon of each month. Recently on February 27th, Transition Japan held a one-day mini Transition Conference / Meeting in Tokyo which about 35 people representing 9 Initiatives joined. Please see these photos of our recent All Japan Transition Meeting: http://picasaweb.google.com/genmik2008/100227# At this meeting, we were able to establish a good rapport with each of the members of the core group from each initiative to share what is going on in each Transition Town and to make plans for a collaborative program of events & projects for 2010. We are going to have an all-Japan Transition Initiative booth at Tokyo Earthday 2010 on April 17th & 18th (which is a major, annual, outdoor ECO event & gathering of environmentally-minded people in Japan) in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo. We are also planning to have some Transition Trainings, a Transition Summer Festival & to have All-Japan Transition Town one-day conference / meetings every 3 months (summer, autumn, winter, etc.) in 2010 and to do some Transition presentations at the ECO Village Conference in Tokyo this May. We have heard that the publisher hopes to start printing and publishing a Japanese version of the Transition Handbook possibility in May or sometime later this year. (When we have a Japanese version of the Transition Handbook available this will make our work in Japan much easier so we are looking forward to the launch of Rob’s book in Japanese sometime later this year. ) Generally, things seem to be progressing quite well with our Transition efforts in Japan now.

There are now 12 emerging Transition Initiatives in Japan. 11 Initiatives are in the Kanto / Tokyo area of Eastern Japan and 1 Initiative is in Kyushu in Western Japan.

Our 2 official Transition Towns in Japan: Hayama & Fujino are leading the way
and both have established a number of working groups and both have got a form of local currency up & running.

Transition Japan was legally established as an NPO under Japanese law in May 2009.

Transition Japan is now a team of 10 people & each person has be assigned a specific role & responsibility.

Transition Japan meets once a month for about 3 hours in a central Tokyo location and also meets sometimes via Skype.

Transition Japan has a monthly mail newsletter which goes out on the new moon of each month.

Recently on February 27th, Transition Japan held a one-day mini Transition Conference / Meeting in Tokyo
which about 35 people representing 9 Initiatives joined.

Please see these photos of our recent All Japan Transition Meeting:
http://picasaweb.google.com/genmik2008/100227#

At this meeting, we were able
to establish a good rapport with each of the members of the core group from each initiative
to share what is going on in each Transition Town and
to make plans for a collaborative program of events & projects for 2010.

We are going to have an all-Japan Transition Initiative booth
at Tokyo Earthday 2010 on April 17th & 18th
(which is a major, annual, outdoor ECO event &
gathering of environmentally-minded people in Japan)
in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo.

We are also planning to have some Transition Trainings, a Transition Summer Festival &
to have All-Japan Transition Town one-day conference / meetings
every 3 months (summer, autumn, winter, etc.) in 2010 and
to do some Transition presentations at the ECO Village Conference in Tokyo this May.

We have heard that the publisher hopes to start printing and publishing a Japanese version
of the Transition Handbook possibility in May or sometime later this year.

(When we have a Japanese version of the Transition Handbook available
this will make our work in Japan much easier so we are looking forward to
the launch of Rob’s book in Japanese sometime later this year. )

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