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Emily Kaminsky
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Here's the link to the Dec 16 Webinar: http://netspeedlearning.na5.acrobat.com/p10958265
oops I forgot it was the original Transition org sponsoring, thanks george- have been following all the COP15 feeds through the night- glad you corrected me
cheers, Coco
Emily,
That's Transition US, the org supporting TT in the US, here, not the social networking site.
Hi Emily
Transition US just held a webinar on this subject Dec 16th. I was interested for where I live in Lyons, Colorado and found it useful to get into new catalyst ways of asking in other known groups who already were there before Transition to b…
Promote food security and local food systems this year by growing vegetables or fruits preferably on your front lawn, donate a portion to the CVCAC food shelf, and post a Food Not Lawns / Food Shelf Contributor sign for all passersby to see.
Promote food security and local food systems this year by growing vegetables or fruits preferably on your front lawn, donate a portion to the CVCAC food shelf, and post a Food Not Lawns / Food Shelf Contributor sign for all passersby to see.
Promote food security and local food systems this year by growing vegetables or fruits preferably on your front lawn, donate a portion to the CVCAC food shelf, and post a Food Not Lawns / Food Shelf Contributor sign for all passersby to see.
Promote food security and local food systems this year by growing vegetables or fruits preferably on your front lawn, donate a portion to the CVCAC food shelf, and post a Food Not Lawns / Food Shelf Contributor sign for all passersby to see.
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- "How are you involved in preparing for the changes that peak oil, economic instabilty and climate change are bringing, and in creating resilience and sustainable life style in our communities?"
- I look forward to finding out soon; i.e., I'm not currently involved but hope to be.
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- Professionally, I'm committed to reinvigorating my local community and others around the State through the financing of locally-owned businesses (I'm director of Community Capital of VT). Personally, I'm committed to reinvigorating my local community (Barre) by supporting the local downtown with my purchases, chairing the summer's heritage festival which I hope next year will have a Slow Food focus and a local currency component, and hope to become a Master Gardner soon to learn how to become more self-sufficient and connected to the land and my neighbors. I'm a recovering Maryland suburbanite.
- How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement?
- I'm not sure yet. I'm heavily integrated into the alternative financing world (i.e. community development financial institutions) through my work life and am dabbling in ideas with other people around the State in how to support "investing locally" in addition to "buying locally." My organization recently was the lead on bringing the author Michael Shuman to the Vermont Statehouse in November to give his shpiel on "going local." I'm a big picture thinker but can also organize people and activities well.
- Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement
- I like Vermont Peak Oil's website so far. I'm a fan of Small is Beautiful by E.F. Schumacher. I'm also a fan of documentaries like King Corn and The End of Suburbia.
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Help Me Promote Garbage!
I need your help in passing the word along to your friends about a fantastic opportunity to learn and grow together. On April 16th, the Barre Opera House and the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District will be showing FOR FREE the documentary Garbage! The Revolution Starts At Home.
Greenpeace's Rolling Sunlight demonstration truck will be in Barre all day on the 16th as an educational opportunity for area students who will be watching an early morning showing of the film and will be ava… Continue
Greenpeace's Rolling Sunlight demonstration truck will be in Barre all day on the 16th as an educational opportunity for area students who will be watching an early morning showing of the film and will be ava… Continue
Posted on March 19, 2009 at 10:30am —
Central Vermont Seed Swap - Organized Through The Power of Online Community
Start planning your garden this year with locally shared seeds! Amateur and professional gardeners, families with young children, seniors, and anyone else interested in growing a garden are invited to the Central Vermont Seed Swap at LACE in downto… Continue
Posted on January 16, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (18 comments)
- At 8:39pm on April 3, 2009,
Keith Morris said… - Hi Emily, thanks for getting in touch.
It seems as if most 'FNL' groups are pretty loosely organized. There was one in Montreal that was pretty big about 10 years ago- but I think they were mainly publishing a zine, rather than actually replacing lawns with gardens "in a coordinated fashion". There are a few folks active in Plainfield- check out the Winooski valley permaculture guild. ALso a bunch of other talented presenters/ designers: Chris Jackson, Nicko Rubin, Aylssa White...
My spring and summer is pretty busy- but I'm happy to help if I can. Also- feel free to help promote a course that Mark and I are teaching together:
http://transitionvermont.ning.com/xn/detail/2432395:Event:6825
There has also been talk about hosting a RUST workshop in Barre this June.
Anyway- best of luck!
Please stay in touch.
Happy spring!
Keith
- At 8:51am on April 3, 2009,
Mark Krawczyk said… - Hi Emily
It's a pleasure to meet you. It's great to hear about the work you and Teresa are doing in Barre! I'm definitely available to do smaller talks/trainings. My 'funding' varies depending on the organization/venue - sometimes I charge an admission fee, sometimes just ask for a 'suggested donation' and in Montpelier for example, Transition Towns Montpelier, provided me with a stipend for my time. I'd be happy to make a time to speak with your group. Let me know what your schedule is like and we can schedule accordingly. If you'd like, feel free to call me at 999-2768 to discuss things in person.
Take care!
Mark
- At 10:41pm on March 28, 2009,
Dennis Cannelis said…
- Thanks Emily - I will check it out!
- At 10:08am on March 5, 2009,
Scott Sawyer said… - hi emily,
i don't know anything more about it than what's listed on the site. Joseph Kiefer is the main guy responsible, so you might give him a call. They mean to have 8 working committees: agricultural policy & economics; farming and growers; processing, storage and distribution; food buying systems; food currency; food education; households and consumers; and food justice.
There's a Transition Town Montpelier follow up event in early April that will build off this Food Systems Council event by focusing on reskilling activities around food.
- At 10:10pm on March 2, 2009,
Chuck Rhynard said… - Hi Emily,
I'm not very good at navigating the transition site. I just saw your late Dec note to me. Great to hear of your work. I live and work in Barre and am quite interested in the community.
My focus, at present, is Montpelier from our involvement in the Montpelier Cohousing Project, so not sure how much I am willing to spread myself with respect to Transition Town work.
Please keep me informed of your work. Of course I welcome you as a friend in the Transition world.
Peace,
Chuck
- At 11:32am on March 2, 2009,
George Lisi said…
- Hey Emily,
TT Montpelier will almost certainly have Mark Kratchik(sp?) do his Lawn to Garden Conversion presentation at Kellogg-Hubbard Mon. evening March 30. I'll put it up here, and try to remember to put it up on the Barre site when it's confirmed.
George
- At 8:19pm on January 14, 2009,
Sylvia Fagin said… - Hi Emily, would you remind me of the book signing? I don't recall exactly but that happens a lot. Where was it?
- At 10:41pm on January 13, 2009,
Gwendolyn Hallsmith said… - Hello Emily! My calendar brain doesn't work well all the time - it was just this afternoon that I put together that the next Monday that I was speaking was also MLK Day. So I wrote to the Rotary Club President and asked him why we were even having a meeting on a holiday - most holidays we don't meet. So he canceled the meeting. Yay. We should get together and talk - ORE is just one kind of currency, and we're thinking of some alternatives here, too. Cheers, Gwen.
- At 10:49pm on January 12, 2009,
Gwendolyn Hallsmith said…
- But the other important point is that people in Barre are welcome to join the Onion River Exchange - you don't have to try and set up a new system. We have members from Barre now, and there's really no need for you all to try and come up with the money for the software, coordinator, and other infrastructure. Barre would also be part of the new initiatives we're considering. Might as well cooperate... Cheers, Gwen.
- At 10:46pm on January 12, 2009,
Gwendolyn Hallsmith said…
- Hello Emily! Thanks for the message. I'm giving a talk about the possibilities of local currency at the Montpelier Rotary Club next Monday at noon - you would be welcome to come as my guest. You can also see a couple of narrated slide shows I've done on the subject, and a free download-able workbook at: www.global-community.org. If you type Community Currency into the search box on the home page, it will bring you to both resources. Cheers, Gwen.
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