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Community Resience starts with Seeds

Posted by Terri Wilde on March 21, 2022 at 3:03pm 0 Comments

Salish Seeds .....Local Community Seed Project

The Salish Seed Guild has started a remarkable project toward local food security. We are collectively growing out useful seed for home gardeners that are selected for and adapting to Whatcom County.  We knew at the beginning of the pandemic that it was well time to take our community's sustainability seriously. While we had been organizing Bellingham's community seed swap for years, much of the seed shared was last year's left overs from…

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Interview with Larry Korn, Author of One Straw Revolutionary - May 2016

Posted by David Pike on January 18, 2020 at 5:18pm 0 Comments



An Interview with Larry Korn, Author of One-Straw Revolutionary

May 4th 2016

By: David Pike



Since The One-Straw Revolution was published in 1978 it has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over one million copies worldwide. In “One-Straw” as the book has been dubbed, Mr. Masanobu Fukuoka presented an entirely new approach to agriculture which he called “natural farming.” After 25 years of research and trials he demonstrated he could achieve yields…

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Ten Weeks In

Posted by Rick Dubrow on September 22, 2017 at 4:07pm 0 Comments

Succession came to pass on July 1st, ten weeks ago. A-1 Builders, Inc. is now A-1 Builders, A Design/Build, Worker-Owned Cooperative!  My former employees are now my bosses! For the time being I’m helping the new team deal with marketing on a part time basis; my hours worked per week since July 1st has been on the order of working 1/4 hour a week!  Can’t really call this ‘part time’; I think I’ll call it ‘microscopic time’.

Perhaps in other…

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Slow Sand Fresh Water Filter

Posted by David Culver on November 22, 2016 at 6:54pm 1 Comment

I live in an all-electric home and when the power grid is out we have nothing. No water, no sewer, lights, cooking or anything else. I will have a generator to run sparingly to keep the freezer and the refrigerator going. Our home is a passive solar home with great insulation.

If the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake happens, the grid could be out for a year. During that time, with the well pump not working, we will need a source of clean fresh water.

A slow sand filter, made…

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Second Aid: Lessons Learned From Past Adventures

Posted by Rick Dubrow on November 3, 2016 at 11:51am 0 Comments

All too often I’ll run into another hiker and the following conversation ensues:

“How many nights are you staying out?”

“None… I hope. We’re on a day hike.”

“Then why are you carrying so large a pack?

Allow me to unpack my answer… an answer that addresses situations well beyond wilderness travel. An answer that extends into my settled, civilized life as well.  Why, at home, are Cindi and I prepared for a major natural or…

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Welcome to Transition Whatcom's Community Networking Site!

This is a community networking site for those interested in helping us achieve our vision of resilient and more self-reliant communities throughout Whatcom County with a local food supply, sustainable energy sources, a healthy local economy, and a growing sense of vitality and community well-being.

About Transition Whatcom

See Transition Whatcom sponsored events here

Did you know??

You can find other TW members in your neighborhood by typing your neighborhood into the search box on the Members page.

To learn more about Transition Whatcom, Start Here


We aim to unleash the collective genius of our community to find the answers to this momentous question:

For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we...

Dramatically reduce carbon emissions (in response to climate change);
Significantly increase resilience (in response to resource scarcity);
Greatly strengthen our local economy (in response to economic instability)?

Transition Initiatives make no claim to have all the answers, but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills and determination in our communities, the solutions can readily emerge. Now is the time for us to take stock and to start re-creating our future in ways that are not based on cheap, plentiful and polluting oil but on localized food, sustainable energy sources, resilient local economies and an enlivened sense of community well-being.

 

To learn more about the issues, start here

(Why Transition, Peak Oil, Climate Change, Economy, Peak Everything)

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Regeneration 1.2 - Woven With Water! at online

November 15, 2024 from 9am to 10:30am
Please join us on this international issue!  This affects us from the top of Mt. Baker through our Salish Sea, to the oceans that connect our rivers...and all spaces in between!  Brian's knowledge is huge - and the issue is going to get bigger in Whatcom County as our Salish Sea, our farmlands, fisheries and forests are impacted!  You are invited to this Friday's EmpowerED Global Solutions Collaboration Forum,  a weekly educational and collaborative event on Zoom where we learn about climate…See More
Nov 14
Sustainable Connections posted an event

Whatcom Housing Week at Various Locations

October 15, 2024 at 12pm to October 18, 2024 at 7pm
The eighth annual Whatcom Housing Week provides an essential opportunity for all stakeholders, including government agencies, businesses, nonprofits, and the community at large, to come together to find innovative and sustainable solutions to the housing crisis. Whatcom Housing Week seeks to create a platform for collaboration and education, empowering individuals and organizations to make a positive impact on the housing situation in our region. There will be 17 events over the course of the…See More
Sep 18
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Movie: Dancing with the Dead at Pickford Film Center

July 27, 2024 from 1:30pm to 3pm
Movie: Dancing with the Dead, plus a special program with award-winning director Ward Serrill and Spring Cheng, a native Chinese and Bellingham resident, whose poetry-songs are featured in the movie.This movie tells the story of Red Pine, a hippie and a Zen Buddhist, who found a sense of belonging as he turned into a world renowned translator of…See More
Jul 13
Madison Burke is now a member of Transition Whatcom
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Closer to Home at Online

June 21, 2024 from 4pm to 6pm
Online premiere of the new short-film 'Closer to Home' on World Localization Day, June 21. This 35-minute film, produced by Local Futures and Cyrus Sutton, is a united call for a new economy, delivered by those who have committed their lives to working for systemic change. Narrated by actor Nathalie Kelley, the film features strong voices for localization, including Vandana Shiva, John Perkins,…See More
Jun 20
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Art of Belonging at Heartsong Center

June 22, 2024 from 9am to 12:30pm
This event postponed; we plan to reschedule for the fall - please stay tuned! Do you long to belong? Have you felt disappointed and hurt in seeking belonging?In this workshop, we invite you to feel, sense and move with an Inner Presence that connects us with the outer web of life. This Inner Presence is not subjugated to external judgment or approval, but anchored in who we are as an expression of wholeness. We will also explore how connecting with this Inner Presence may inform you how to…See More
Jun 20
 
 
 

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Indigenous Artists Give Minnesota a Map Makeover

A roundtable conversation with three women who are reviving land-based wisdom and history from a Dakota perspective.

Stories Retold in Water and Tallow

I want to honor our shared stories by continuing to push the boundaries of traditional materials and contemporary ideas. I want to uplift the generations surrounding me to live in their medicine, to live out their dreams, and to live how our ancestors dreamed for us.

Resisting Empire & Injustice Through Fiction

We can read the news, digest the facts, but change requires more than information. It demands emotional connection, imagination, a vision for something different, and a willingness to dismantle the systems that uphold these injustices.

Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening ocean circulation, speeding up warming down south

The Greenland ice sheet will continue melting over the coming century, possibly raising global sea level by about 10 cm. If this additional meltwater is included in climate projections, the overturning circulation will weaken faster. It could be 30% weaker by 2040.

Environmental-Political Collapse Accelerates

In this article, we’ll see why cascading disruptions of environmental and political systems are entangled and mutually reinforcing. We’ll also try to identify the next stages of global collapse, and explore the options for individuals and communities seeking to survive and to prevent as much harm and suffering as possible.

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