Laura J Sellens

Profile Information:

How are you currently involved in the Transition?
TWOG. And a few other things.
In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
I am interested in creating practical solutions
I am empowered to find solutions
I feel a sense of accountability to the earth and future generations
I favor creating new situations rather than simply opposing old ones
I recognize the need for change and the resistance to it that exists
I see the beauty in dreaming together, and also in working together (for free!) for the common good
Do you have particular interests, skills, talents or resources you would like to bring to Transition Whatcom?
I know something about: gardening, food preservation, invasive species, herbology, human anatomy/physiology, seed saving, toxicology/chemistry, environmental systems, public speaking/presentations, crafts (soap, weaving, rug making, candles, knitting, sewing, quilting, frugality, hazard/risk assessment, writing documents, green building, electricity and winemaking. Probably some other things.
In what neighborhood or part of the county do you reside?
York!
Where did you hear about Transition Whatcom and how did you find our community network website?
I saw flyers, saw it posted on 4th Corner Exchange, and heard by word of mouth. I found the website via 4th Corner.
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).
Transition Whatcom may help me do more than I could by myself to leave behind a better world than I found.

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  • Heather K

    Hi Laura, the seed-oil press sounds interesting. I'll need more time to consider.
    I'm also intersted in a hand or foot press for using with tinctures & oil extractions..
    I would want something for small batches, but with a commercial quality to last a lifetime.
    I've posted some of the links I've found under my comments on my personal TW page at:
    http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/comment/list?attachedToT...

    The herb tincture press listed in Nancy & Michael Phillips book
    -The Herbalist Way ,is this one:

    Tincture Press that can do alcohol or oil:
    Longevity Herb Company
    http://business.gorge.net/longevity/

    Nov 27, 2010

  • John Scott

    In my first and second years I will need to feed all the honey back to the bees, and unfortunately will not have a surplus for awhile yet. Sorry to disappoint, soon ..J

    Dec 1, 2010

  • Angela MacLeod

    Hi Laura,
    Thanks for all the work you did on this project for us. I appreciate your thoroughness and making it easy for others to plug into. Right now we have some other priorities financially that are higher on the list than this great looking tool. So we will not be going in on the group purchase.
    Angela and David

    Dec 4, 2010