The month of sun ( Read more... )

In this space I often re-transmit the transition message "everybody grow food!" A frequent response I get is, "How can I do that? I am in the city/an apartment/a basement with no light!" It's scary to think about doing something you haven't done before. Turns out it's not as difficult as you might think ( Read more... )

In her latest post, Carolyn Baker talks about how to deal with the fact that we all know what is happening to the world on some level, although many of us consciously reject that knowledge.

...it is crucial to acknowledge and name the collapse of the current paradigm as such. To avoid the word, tip-toe around it in fear of “scaring people,” or ( Read more... )

Like the man says, this is where we are heading. Think about walking into your backyard and picking fruit off established trees, eggs from the chickens, herbs for spices and drinks. What a wonderful model!

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Just a note that I won't be at PCon this year. Too much to do in January and February, redirecting my expenditures. Also travel over the mountain passes in a La Nina year did not appeal to me.

That's one thing off the schedule. No meetings tonight, followed by a technically crushing schedule for the rest of the week/month/season.

This is a great way to understand it:

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Our great-grandparents routinely prepared themselves to weather unfortunate circumstances. We've gotten out of the habit - instead we rely on a global food distribution system and just-in-time grocers who stock three days of food on the shelves. Risks to that food distribution system include: immediate and sharp disruptions, like earthquakes and ( Read more... )

I got my submissions in - don't forget yours!

"Organisations including the International Energy Agency and the US military have warned that another supply crunch is likely to occur soon after 2012 due to rising demand and insufficient production capacity."

New Zealand Parliament report, The Next Oil Shock

Month after month, year after year, Vortex Mass anchors me in Thelemic community. Today our guest Mass team was matertiamat and kennabis, who did a lovely job. We had a really nice potluck too.

Something interesting happened - we were down quite a few temple stewards, who were either off at work or injured and unable to move stuff. tedgill and I asked the congregation to ( Read more... )