Relocalization, Peak Oil and Climate Change Planning for the Ocean State

Archive for June, 2009

Transition in Northern California: a model worth emulating

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in Energy, Preparedness, Relocalization, Community, adaptation, peak oil | No Comments »

Great article on peak oil and Transition in northern California. Anyone in Rhode Island interested in going beyond discussion into action on Transition planning, please email us at relocalize1@gmail.com. The economic crisis may have bought us two to three years ...

Bristol Comm. College Organic Ag Tech Certification

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in food security, Education, Gardening/Farming, food production | No Comments »

This is great news. Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA will be offering a new Organic Agriculture Technician certification program in Fall 2009. This is a 29-credit program that includes courses in Organic farming techniques Solar greenhouse production Beekeeping Water management Science and care ...

Thomas Berry 1914-2009

Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in Education, spirituality, deep ecology | No Comments »

Thomas Berry died on June 1. Just an amazing human being and "eco-theologian," who taught us much about our place in the natural world. He will be sorely missed. Here is an interview by Caroline Webb, done in 2006.