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Gearing Up for a New Year

Posted on February 3, 2021

by Sari

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Our Annual Planning Meeting will be on Zoom this year, so we’ve split it into two parts. The first was on Sat, Feb 13th. The second will be on Saturday, Feb. 27th, 10am–1pm. To participate in either or both sessions, you must register at info@transitiontownmedia.org. 2020 was a challenging year. 2021 may well have similar challenges—just when many of us…

Homegrown National Park

Posted on January 18, 2021

by Marion

I’m on the map. Are you? And so are two of my neighbors, because I talked them into planting natives. What map, you ask? Doug Tallamy’s Homegrown National Park map! The map is an interactive visual that shows each person’s contribution to planting natives by State, County and Zip Code. Wait—you all know Doug Tallamy is a University of Delaware entomology and wildlife ecology professor, right? He’s been a…

How Regenerative Agriculture Can Reverse Climate Change

Posted on December 15, 2020

by Marion

It’s time to stop ignoring the obvious. Climate change is now an emergency for humanity. One way to stop runaway climate is to change farming practices that damage ecosystems and biodiversity. Rodale Institute research proves regenerative agriculture has the potential to reverse climate change by sequestering more than 100% of current CO2 levels. Rising CO2 levels are a symptom of ecosystem and biodiversity degradation. Conventional agricultural…

Green Sunday —Reimagined

Posted on November 20, 2020

by Maureen McC

The COVID virus has had us rethink nearly everything, stretching our creativity to the max. We’ve had to forgo most events this year, but with the winter holidays approaching, we felt we just had to have our annual holiday craft fair: Green Sunday! So this year, Green Sunday is going virtual. Green Sunday is Transition Town Media’s alternative holiday shopping experience. Instead of buying from big…

Healing the Great Divide

Posted on November 8, 2020

by Sari

Our country is reeling from the ideological clashes surrounding the current elections. Tensions are high. Language is bitter and caustic. Civility appears unattainable. Vote counts show our country nearly equally divided. How has it come to this? We have become cloistered in our separate bunkers, vilifying and being vilified by the “other side.” Labels like “fascist” and “socialist” separate us even more,…

Gearing Up for a New Year

Homegrown National Park

How Regenerative Agriculture Can Reverse Climate Change

Green Sunday —Reimagined

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