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When I went to the recent 2015 International Permaculture Convergence, one workshop I really wanted to go to was about permaculture and prisons.  I couldn’t go though, as I had to be somewhere else. So I subsequently got in touch with Nicole Vosper, who led that workshop, and interviewed

Over the next couple of months we’ll be exploring Practical Projects, one element of our Support Offer.  Our  Transition Initiative Support Coordinator Mike Thomas introduces the theme:  Practical Projects Practical projects show that change is possible and that Transition is a real thing that exists. They can be creative,

It’s a question many people are asking, and it’s one that was discussed at the Transition Network conference a couple of weeks ago.  While there is no definitive answer, and the response will look different in each place, I thought you might be inspired to hear the story

Lay out the map of Hannover and the first thing that strikes you is the amount of green space in the city.  About 25% of the city is green space, it includes a forest, and it is home to 20,000 ‘Kleingärten’ (small gardens), which are larger than allotments, and

On me demande souvent à quoi cela ressemblerait si un gouvernement local prenait réellement la transition par les cornes, la démarrait, et agissait comme un catalyseur pour que la communauté puisse démarrer un processus de transition significatif et impactant. Après avoir visité Ungersheim en Alsace, une région de l’Est

I was recently travelling to Ungersheim in France to give a talk, a journey that involved passing through several train stations.  On the journey I had been reading Michael Shuman’s fantastic new book ‘The Local Economy Solution’ (highly recommended).  In it, he paints a rigorous and passionate case for