Transition Texas

Groups

Transition Houston

51 members
Transition Austin

79 members

Sustainable Water

14 members
Transition Woodlands

2 members

Heart and Soul

2 members
Design~Build~Live

21 members

Open Space Technology

4 members
Transition Houston: L...

20 members

Local Economy

15 members
"Waste"

7 members

Intentional Community

5 members
Transition Denton

2 members

Transition San Marcos

7 members
Transition Wimberley

7 members

Transition Dallas

3 members
Transition Houston: To...

7 members

Houston Permaculture

19 members
Ecovillage Discussions

14 members

Transition Austin Stee...

17 members
Transition Town South ...

12 members

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Latest Activity

Tommy Tolson left a comment for Capi

4 hours ago

Capi is now a member of Transition Texas

Welcome Them!

4 hours ago

Dean added 2 photos to the album 'Home'

yesterday

Tracy Barnett commented on Mark Juedeman's group 'Transition Houston'

Rob Hopkins video on TED: Excellent presentation. http://ttv.posterous.com/rob-hopkins-speaking-about-transition-towns-a By the way, I'm back. I guess Cuba wasn't quite ready for me. :-(

yesterday

Dean commented on Dean's blog post 'Citrus seedlings transfered'

Here is . one of the seedlings And here are CitrusSeedlingContainers.jpgthe containers

yesterday

Dean added a blog post

Citrus seedlings transfered

on Thursday

Dawn Csernai added a blog post

Transitioning the spanish workforce - Background on The Cleaner Way and Grassroots movement to help the Hispanic workers.

on Wednesday

Ludi and Lesley joined Tommy Tolson's group

Transition Austin

This is the local Transition Group for Austin, TX

on Wednesday

Ludi commented on Tommy Tolson's group 'Sustainable Water'

There are a series of videos on Youtube by Brad Lancaster discussing rainwater harvesting. I recommend Brad's work highly. He has a series of books that are very helpful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iQ-FBAmvBw http://www.harvestingrainwater....

on Wednesday

Ludi joined Tommy Tolson's group

Sustainable Water

This group concerns itself with solving the sustainable water problem in Texas.

on Wednesday

Les Squires replied to BevWest's discussion 'Solar Investments'

What leads you to believe this is spam?

on Wednesday

Mark Juedeman left a comment for Charlie L

on Wednesday

Mark Juedeman left a comment for Pat Baranski

on Wednesday

BevWest added a discussion

Solar Investments

One of the major sources of energy for earth comes from the Sun. The sun has been producing energy for billions of years. It is a solid source of vast amount of renewable energy. The renewable energy remains constant in supply and can never get ex...

on Wednesday

Pat Baranski commented on Mark Juedeman's group 'Transition Houston'

Dan Phillips, recycle builder in Huntsville, TX.. appeared on the Today show this morning in a segment called "One Man's Trash is Another Man's House". It's great. We are doing the same thing in Houston through the non-profit Living Paradigm heade...

on Wednesday

Nancy Edwards commented on Mark Juedeman's group 'Transition Houston'

I was really impressed by the Transition Training that Bill Aal and Zaida Amaral gave us. I hate to say so but I think that the rather high fee that was charged helped to keep people focused and not get into side conversations and projects. Even s...

on Wednesday

Shawn commented on Mark Juedeman's group 'Transition Houston'

Dear Shawn, The cooler is'nt mine I think it belongs to the woman that made the kimchi? Best wishes, Mickey Who is the owner of the blue cooler I brought home with me?

on Tuesday

Les Squires left a comment for BevWest

on Tuesday

Les Squires left a comment for LaVerne Williams

on Tuesday

BevWest and LaVerne Williams joined Transition Texas

on Tuesday

Events

2009 Runoff Candidate Meet and Greet

December 3, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Upper Kirby Building
Transition Houston Dec Monthly Meeting - Sun Dec 6 noon

December 6, 2009 from 12pm to 4pm – TBA
Contentment in Everyday Life

January 7, 2010 at 6pm to February 4, 2010 at 8pm – Shambhala Houston Meditation Center
State of the World Forum, 2020 Climate Leadership Campaign

February 28, 2010 at 6pm to March 3, 2010 at 7pm – Washington DC

Blog Posts

Citrus seedlings transfered

Several tangerine and tangelo seeds have sprouted using the paper towel method. After an expert Houston gardener recommended I start seeds in soil, I looked up this article which explains how to do just that. I am transferring my sprouted seeds from damp paper towel to soil, but the information still pertains. I used a grocery store strawberry container (clear plastic with big drainage holes) and added… Continue

Posted by Dean on November 26, 2009 at 1:14pm — 1 Comment

Transitioning the spanish workforce - Background on The Cleaner Way and Grassroots movement to help the Hispanic workers.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. My purpose of the blog is to distinguish the unique aspects of working with the Hispanic population in order to make changes for better working opportunities including pay, communication with non-Hispanic speaking management. Most managers speak the language of their workforce however with this post I hope to help the folks that don't because there is some of us out there. It's a big goal and I am keenly aware of it.

Let me begin with how and why I st… Continue

Posted by Dawn Csernai on November 25, 2009 at 3:00pm

Citrus seedlings started

I have three neighbors who have established fruit trees and were kind enough to share some of the bounty: one lemon, a few dozen tangelos and four tangerines. I decided to try to start seedlings from them using the paper towel method (I have since been informed that citrus trees start better in potting soil). Each batch of seeds goes in a damp paper towel and in an open baggie. The baggies are all set in a… Continue

Posted by Dean on November 18, 2009 at 9:38pm

Raw milk

Hi! I am new so may not have the 'hang' of posting yet. I just wanted to share my understanding on the raw milk issue. My understanding is that in Texas people are allowed to buy raw milk as long as they go to the farm where it is 'produced'. The dairy need not be graded in that case. It has been a few years since I got that information. At the time I was thinking of getting my goat milk graded. It was way beyond my abilities to meet the regulations so I just make cheese, yoghurt and puddings fo… Continue

Posted by Meredith Lancaster on November 1, 2009 at 8:16pm

Cuba an example of energy decent

This BBC article shows how Cuba has handled having its oil supply cut off, including an increase in urban gardening.

Posted by Dean on August 30, 2009 at 9:48am — 1 Comment

Who we are...

TRANSITION TEXAS is a networking site supporting the TRANSITION MOVEMENT. This site, and many like it, are being developed through grassroots participation, and is continually evolving. It is a spontaneously arising effort to synergistically connect transition workers with each other and to identify and nurture the development of useful and necessary local Transition Initiatives and practices.

The Transition Movement is a campaign that houses several other familiar slogans: Local Self Reliance, Appropriate Technology, Decentralization, Localization, Relocalization, Post Carbon, Post Petroleum, Beyond Oil.

This emerging Transition Culture will empower communities to squarely face the issues surrounding peak oil and climate change, and unleash the collective genius of their own citizens to find innovative solutions to these momentous challenges:

For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how are we going to:

drastically reduce carbon emissions (in response to climate change);

significantly rebuild resilience (in response to peak oil);

and greatly strengthen our local economy (in response to economic instability)?

Transition Initiatives make no claim to have all the answers, but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills and determination in our communities, the solutions can readily emerge. Now is the time for us to take stock and start re-creating our future in ways that are not based on cheap, plentiful and polluting oil but on localized food, sustainable energy sources, resilient local economies and an enlivened sense of community well-being.

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Things You Can Do Right Away

Contact any Member above by clicking on a photo. Every photo is one-click access to any person you want to contact anywhere in our community. Welcome them, particularly if you were the person who invited them.
HopeDance Film Library -- more than 500 films that deal with sustainability, spirituality, social justice, peak oil, drama, farming, gardening, permaculture collected over 7 years
Visit Miltonics Video Collection -- 1200 item video library on every Transition subject. Thanks to Milton Dixon. If you don't see your favorite here, tell Milton!
Invite others to join Transition Texas -- paste in emails one per line and a brief message why you would value their joining us.
Add Your Event -- Keep us informed about the face-to-face meetings
Start a Discussion -- Pick your topic. Invite others to join in.
Create a Blog for Your Cause -- Publish opinions, visions, analyses, wisdom.
Upload your best photo -- ask the guy with the camera if you need assistance photoshopping. We can crop, fix, enhance!
Review Your Profile Questions -- Your answers comprise your Transition Resume. Your keywords make you findable on this site and in Google in general.
Install skype from http://skype.com/download -- conference calls, workgroups and tutorials. A centerpiece in our community building. Add LSquiresSkype to your Contacts and he'll greet you at the door!