Sustainability

Each time we practice some aspect of sustainability we are honoring the earth.

When we take the little steps to reduce our carbon footprint.

When we arrange our errands to drive on only one day.

When we shop at local Farmer’s Markets.

When we learn new skills which increase our ability to do things for ourselves.

I have been enjoying my new direction of learning new skills from The Transition Handbook Study Guide.

When I first started my new skills in 2010, I took an inventory from the list of what I already knew how to do.

I was delighted to find that there were several things there.

In these posts, I will share how I moved from what I already knew how to do, to being introduced to many more skills.

In the interests of developing a working local community, I hope you will start enjoying your own skill expansion.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.transitiontownskills.blogspot.com

Origin of Transition Towns

In 2004, the first Transition Town was created in Totnes, UK, inspired by the founder of the Transition Movement, Rob Hopkins.  It was the first example of the process of creating a Transition Town.  You can follow Rob's blog at: https://transitionnetwork.org/blogs/rob-hopkins.

Rob Hopkin's book, The Transition Handbook, From oil dependency to local resilience, (https://www.amazon.com/Transition-Handbook-Dependency-Local-Resilience/dp/0857842153), describes the process of creating community through locating local resources and creating local networks.

Now, there are hundreds of Transition Towns all over the world.  They are listed as "official" or "mulling" sites, and given a number once they become official, i.e. Houston, TX is the 40th official Transition Town.

In this blog, I will summarize the information from the book, and integrate the skills we can all learn to cultivate in order to create resilient, self-sustaining neighborhoods, communities and towns.   My list of skills comes from the Seattle Transition Town Study Guide.  http://transitionseattle.com/resources/discussion/

I will share my own skills and my experiences in learning new skills and discovering the local resources in my area, the southwestern Missouri Ozarks.  I encourage you to take this journey as well in your own location.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage