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Our recent post about Kevin McCabe’s ‘cob citadel’ and what we might learn from it about ‘scaling up’ generated a lot of debate and discussion.  Robert Alcock, a cob self-builder living in Spain commented that “the really great thing about cob is that it is an inherently anti-mainstream material”

Today we have a post from Sophy Banks, the first of what will become a monthly column.   “I have to confess I had a bit of a reaction to this month’s theme “Scaling up”. I’ve been unpicking it in a number of conversations with others in Transition, and

You know how sometimes someone will just put something you were thinking far more eloquently and clearly than you would have been able to? On Thursday we’ll be posting an interview with Andy Lipkis of TreePeople in Los Angeles. When I talked to Andy last week, it was 80°

The challenge How might Transition initiatives most skilfully approach local church groups, and what common ground might they find upon which a good working relationship might be built?  Key points * Identify the best people to talk to * Seek common ground around issues of peace and justice or ‘common good’ * Many

Rosie Boycott is the Chair of the London Food Board, working for the Mayor, Boris Johnson.  She was the force behind the Capital Growth initiative which has been a remarkable catalyst for urban agriculture across London.  We wanted to hear her thoughts on what she has learnt about scaling up,

The growth of the local food sector over the last 20 years has been remarkable.  As we, this month, reflect on how Transition might scale up, what lessons and insights can we draw from the local food movement?  A new film Local Food Roots, by f3 local food consultants cooperative