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A Tribute to Michael Dowd, by Vicki Robin
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Community Resience starts with Seeds
Posted by Terri Wilde on March 21, 2022 at 3:03pm 0 Comments 1 Like
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…
ContinueInterview with Larry Korn, Author of One Straw Revolutionary - May 2016
Posted by David Pike on January 18, 2020 at 5:18pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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…
Ten Weeks In
Posted by Rick Dubrow on September 22, 2017 at 4:07pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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…
ContinueSlow Sand Fresh Water Filter
Posted by David Culver on November 22, 2016 at 6:54pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
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…
ContinueSecond Aid: Lessons Learned From Past Adventures
Posted by Rick Dubrow on November 3, 2016 at 11:51am 0 Comments 1 Like
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…
ContinueWelcome 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
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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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How to Organize Your Bioregion
April 1, 2025 at 9am to April 15, 2025 at 10:30am – Online
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How to Organize Your Bioregion at Online
April 1, 2025 at 9am to April 15, 2025 at 10:30am
As people who care deeply about their local landscapes, we know we need to be effective stewards—but how? How do we catalyze and embody the cultural and worldview shifts necessary for the regeneration of the planet, our bioregion, and our local communities?Regenerate Cascadia is proud to partner with the …See More
Cascadia BioFi Conference at Georgetown Steam Plant
May 16, 2025 to May 18, 2025
At the Georgetown Steam Plant in the Duwamish Valley, in south Seattle. How do we regenerate an entire watershed? How do we regenerate an entire bioregion? Join us for our first ever, Cascadia BioFi Conference, held May 16–18, 2025, at the historic Georgetown Steam Plant in Seattle. Bioregional Finance seeks to shift global and extractive systems toward local, long-term, sustainable initiatives that restore ecosystems and promote community well-being. By leveraging localized knowledge and…See More
New Old Time Chautauqua Bellingham Benefit Show at Bellingham Circus Guild,
April 19, 2025 from 7pm to 9pm
New Old Time Chautauqua Bellingham Benefit Show When: Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Where: Bellingham Circus Guild, 1401 6th St. Unit 102, Bellingham, WA 98225 A knock-your-socks off show that'll peg your giggle gauge, tickle your funny bone, and make you guffaw in awe! From jugglers to musicians, magicians to giant puppets, hula hoopists to acrobats, and everything in between, this extravaganza will keep you on your toes and at the edge of your seat. Featuring: Legendary stars of stage…See More
Permaculture Meet-Up / Regenerate Whatcom Meet-up at Inspiration Farm
March 28, 2025 from 4pm to 6:30pm
March 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pmA Free gathering time for People interested in Permaculture from Whatcom county to come together and discuss ideas. This will also be a time for those interested in the new "Regenerate Whatcom" initiative to connect.Flow of the dayTour, talk, What is your passion these dazeA brief review of what "Regenerate Whatcom" is aboutSwap plants and seeds. Bring things to shareSimulate and educate through demonstrations of seed starting bed preparation, water harvesting…See More
Skill Up and Connect for Community
March 22, 2025 from 2:30pm to 6pmCascadia BioFi Conference
May 16, 2025 to May 18, 2025How to Organize Your Bioregion
March 18, 2025 from 9pm to 10:30pm
New Old Time Chautauqua Bellingham Benefit Show at Bellingham Circus Guild,
April 19, 2025 from 7pm to 9pm
New Old Time Chautauqua Bellingham Benefit Show When: Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Where: Bellingham Circus Guild, 1401 6th St. Unit 102, Bellingham, WA 98225 A knock-your-socks off show that'll peg your giggle gauge, tickle your funny bone, and make you guffaw in awe! From jugglers to musicians, magicians to giant puppets, hula hoopists to acrobats, and everything in between, this extravaganza will keep you on your toes and at the edge of your seat. Featuring: Legendary stars of stage…See More
Salish Seed Swap at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
March 8, 2025 from 12pm to 3pm
At the – Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Downstairs, Open to the public -12 noon to 3pmBring seeds to share, Learn about seeds and seed saving, get seeds for your garden, talk to other people interested in growing things!$10 suggested donation, at the door. No one turned away for lack of fundsEarly entrance (11:30 am) for members of the Salish Seed Guild and people…See More
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Energy bills and debt are rising yet again – here are three things that would help vulnerable households
Incomes are failing to keep pace with rising energy prices and existing schemes to help those on low incomes fall well short. This will push more people into hardship. The UK government must put the needs of the most vulnerable first.Kristine Tompkins — Rewilding 15 Million Acres: Why True Wealth Means More Than Money
Today Nate is joined by conservationist Kristine Tompkins, to discuss her decades of work on conservation initiatives in South America, the value of personal responsibility, and how she has cultivated a way of living without fear in taking on unprecedented environmental challenges.How Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry
For growing numbers of media companies, employee ownership offers journalistic freedom and job stability.Overshoot, meet undershoot
A lot of people have a peculiar horror for the idea of a lower energy and more local world, necessarily involving more people working the land – whereas the idea of living in a suburb and working in an office tends to get a free pass. I think there will be more of the former and less of the latter in the future whether we like it or not, but it’s a bit odd that our culture is so resistant to the possibility that the former might have its plus points.Crazy Town 101: Even AI Chatbots Hate Us: The Rise of the New Luddites, with Brian Merchant
After failing to raise a single dollar for PCI’s newest initiative — the $350 billion Transdisciplinary Institute for Phalse Prophet Studies and Education (TIPPSE) — Jason, Rob, and Asher devise the only profitable pitch for raising capital: using AI technology to cure the loneliness that technology itself causes. Author Brian Merchant joins Asher this week to discuss the rise of the neo-Luddite movement.Badge
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