Jon L Roney's Page

How are you currently involved in the Transition?

Mainly by aligning my actions with the philosophy of it;
bicycling, gardening, community, etc.

In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?

The alternative, holistic lifestyle more in tune with the Natural world, which has been percieved as a fringe element by some, very much needs to become more mainstream. Also, the vulnerability and lack of resiliency of our culture is of great concern. So a return to a closer
community or civil society may be useful too. Which means that I would like to see myself live more in alignment with these principles.

Do you have particular interests, skills, talents or resources you would like to bring to Transition Whatcom?

I am an architect by trade. I am interested in natural
building, solar, wind, permaculture, etc. Although I have not participated in actual applications of these areas.

In what neighborhood or part of the county do you reside?

Presently I am a rolling stone. I was in the Columbia and Lettered Streets neighborhoods.

Where did you hear about Transition Whatcom and how did you find our community network website?

I was informed of the Transition movement by an article in a permaculture mag. Read Hopkin's book (which I checked out of the library) and learned of the Transition Whatcom website from a friend in Bellingham.

Please note that you do not have to answer all of the above questions in order to join, and you can always come back later to edit your profile. If it's all too many questions for now, please provide a short answer below on why you'd like to join this site (or a summary of the above, if answered).

Association, information, community.