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A selection of funding opportunities for Transition initiatives

We are very grateful to Christine Jones for sending us this, which is something we hope to do on a more regular basis. Here is a selection of current funding possibilities for Transition initiatives in the UK. If you know of any others that might be of interest, do post

Living with Climate Change: Lisa Coons of Transition Mankato

Those of us living and transitioning in the Upper Midwest of the United States have experienced climate change as “global weirding.” In Minnesota, summers have gotten hotter and more humid while formerly predictable summer rains have become nearly non-existent. When a single rain barrel once would suffice to water

A quick trip to Milano

Well, I say a ‘quick’ trip… Not flying, and living in a town whose train connection to the rest of the world was severely nibbled by the Atlantic, recently means that a day in Milan requires a full day to get there and a full day to get home again.

Guy Watson on how Riverford Farm is living with climate change

Perhaps those for whom the notion of ‘living with climate change’ is most acutely felt are farmers. Their business models depend on the weather obliging them with good growing conditions, something it is increasingly failing to do. We talked to Guy Watson, the founder of Riverford Organic Vegetables to hear

Living with Climate Change: Cara Naden in flooded Somerset

I have been ‘living with climate change’ for the last few years, living on the Somerset Levels with the highest ever recorded rain fall events causing vast flooding to the area. For me this year it all started around Boxing Day when the road from the next village of Muchelney

The March 2014 Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition

Anyone reading this who was a fan of punk legends The Damned, or indeed of Captain Sensible’s solo work, will be impressed to read of his interaction with Crystal Palace Transition Town (CPTT). According to ‘Inside Croydon’, CPTT and other groups got together to clear up a “long neglected

Transition Phillipines focus on urban agriculture

Transition Communities Initiative Philippines (or Kaya Natin Magbago Pagsama Sama) in Nuevo Ecija (NE) province in the Philippines are in process of developing a Permaculture demonstration site, fish ponds, development of production of coconut products. During March they will also be advancing Transition with six to eight municipalities in NE