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Bristol (UK) document: “Who Feeds Bristol?”

So, who DOES feed Bristol, and will they be doing it in 2050? Producing a “Who Feeds Bristol” report was an obvious and crucial move after Bristol published its peak oil report in late 2009. It’s a very solid and useful document, commissioned by the NHS (National Health Service)

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And the river flows through the city, sparkling in the sunlight, reflecting the colours of the large iron long boats moored at her edge. Here a pause, to take in the beauty of the moment, and swans glide past glancing hopefully up in case food should tumble from bystanders’ hands.

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Education blog #2: India’s Barefoot College

Barefoot College – a model for “rich” countries? A few days ago we arrived at Tilonia, a small dusty village in the plains of Rajasthan. Driving from Jaipur we saw miles of new developments along the road: Tata vehicle showrooms, highrise luxury apartments, new universities where once there had been farms

Jetting to Africa: a poem by the Carbon Coach

If I don’t fly, why the hell should someone else? There’s all sorts of degrees of engaging with the destructive impacts of jetting off far away from home. There are some people who will never set foot on a plane again once they’ve taken on board the

Education blog #1: learning from the global south

Introduction In the context of peak oil, climate change and economic contraction, the kind of learning that most young people currently have access to lacks a clear appraisal of future scenarios. I have taken on the role of (UK-based) Education Coordinator at Transition Network to start exploring how we might

February 2012 – Transition Network Newsletter

Transition Network Newsletter – February 2012 This month we start off with more news about the 2.0 movie before our regular news round ups; a poetry competition, inner transition survey; a bumper edition of social reporting stories with thoughts on looking forward, plus skill share of building benders and making