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
