Showing results 1 - 5 of 30 for the month of December, 2010.
Sorry, back again, definitely the last post this time … I wrote here before about the wonderful Totnes Christmas Markets that take place here the 3 Tuesdays before Christmas, but here’s something lovely and Christmassy that took place at this week’s final one….a short film by Emma Goude, who directed ‘In Transition 1.0′.
I know that I have officially signed off for Christmas, but I can’t resist the temptation to post this now, think of it as my Christmas gift. About 3 weeks ago, I travelled to a snow-covered West Sussex to meet one of my heroes. Christopher Alexander, architect, thinker, designer, author of the seminal ‘A Pattern Language’ and of the more recent extraordinary ‘The Nature of Order’ series of books, has long been someone whose work I have admired greatly. It is sometimes said that it is generally best not to meet your heroes as they usually disappoint, but that wasn’t the case here. I met Chris and his wife Maggie in their beautiful old home (I’m starting to sound like a writer for Hello! magazine), and after lunch and a general chat about the Transition approach (about which Chris knew very little in advance of our conversation), we did the following interview. I am deeply grateful to them both for a fascinating and illuminating afternoon.
Right, that’s me done for 2010. Time to roast some chestnuts and hang up my laptop, switch off the phone and play Monopoly with the kids. It has, once again, been my inestimable pleasure to have shared the various goings on on this website with you over the year. Many thanks for all your contributions and ideas and I look forward to seeing you next year to continue this fascinating exploration together. Have a great festive season….
CSAs or subscription-based businesses don’t always need to be on a significant scale... here is a small pig club with six families as members in Totnes. The author’s shoes appear to be of particular interest.
Getting LOCAL FOOD INITIATIVES (3.10) and some of the PRACTICAL MANIFESTATIONS (3.9) that your initiative wants to do off the ground can be tricky without financial support, and without a clear commitment of support on behalf of the community. Innovative models for FINANCING YOUR WORK (3.3) and weaving in an element of SOCIAL ENTERPRISE/ENTREPRENEURSHIP (5.2) can make a big difference to projects getting off the ground and being viable.
Cob greenhouse at the Hollies Centre for Practical Sustainability, West Cork, Ireland.
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When planning for STRATEGIC LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE (5.5), careful consideration of the technologies and strategies employed will be very useful. Whether it is planning LOCAL FOOD INITIATIVES (3.10), PRACTICAL MANIFESTATIONS (3.9) or a COMMUNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY (5.4), bear this Ingredient in mind.
