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Transition Houston

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Transition Houston: L...

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Open Space Technology

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Local Economy

15 members

"Waste"

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Intentional Community

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Transition Denton

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Transition San Marcos

7 members

Transition Wimberley

7 members
Transition Dallas

3 members

Transition Houston: To...

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Houston Permaculture

19 members

Sustainable Water

13 members
Transition Austin

77 members

Design~Build~Live

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Ecovillage Discussions

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Transition Austin Stee...

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Food

14 members
Austin Permaculture

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Latest Activity

Dawn Csernai Starting to work on my blog.

yesterday

Dawn Csernai updated their profile

yesterday

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

You may all be interested to know that one of our Transition trainers (Zaida Amaral), Megan Parks, and I will be appearing on Leo Gold's New Capital Show on Thursday November 19. The show is on KPFT 90.1, and runs from 3 to 4pm. This will be a go...

yesterday

Dean added a blog post

Citrus seedlings started

yesterday

Mark Juedeman replied to Dean's discussion 'Compiling local food resources' in the group Transition Houston: Local Food

Local currency is actually where I first heard raised the issue about developing criteria. Local currencies have been a big component of Transition initiatives in the UK, and apparently have been very successful. In fact, I read that some national...

on Wednesday

Dean replied to Dean's discussion 'Compiling local food resources' in the group Transition Houston: Local Food

The first criteria that pops into my mind for what constitutes a local business is to follow the money. And a good way to figure that out without performing an audit is to see if the business would accept a local currency. Yes, a local currency is...

on Wednesday

Mark Juedeman replied to Dean's discussion 'Compiling local food resources' in the group Transition Houston: Local Food

I was thinking about specifically local merchants, i.e., no big-boxes, multistate chains, etc. I think that a class at Rice is working on a guide to local merchants (but probably only for the Rice area), that might be a starting point. You are ri...

on Wednesday

Dean replied to Dean's discussion 'Compiling local food resources' in the group Transition Houston: Local Food

I had seen Local Harvest before, but hadn't bookmarked it. I am duplicating their work for the Houston area, but it's always good to have duplicates in case one fails or disappears. Local harvest helped me get 3 more farmers markets and two co-ops...

on Tuesday

Mark Juedeman replied to Dean's discussion 'Compiling local food resources' in the group Transition Houston: Local Food

Dean, There is a Houston Food Policy group convened by Houston Tomorrow which I believe may be a good resource for you, they may actually have begun to compile a list of providers that would be useful to you. Also, you may want to check Local Ha...

on Tuesday

Dean added a discussion to the group Transition Houston: Local Food

Compiling local food resources

I'm compiling a list of local food resources: local growers, community gardens, farmers markets, etc. And because Houston is a big place, I'm mapping all these resources in a Google Earth map to help people find nearby resources. Google Earth is ...

on Tuesday

Mark Juedeman updated an event

Training for Transition (in Houston)! at Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Education Center

November 21, 2009 at 8:30am to November 22, 2009 at 5:30pm

Training for Transition (in Houston) Curriculum: This training will follow the transition model in paying attention to both the outer work and the inner work necessary for a successful transition process. This will be a participatory process, wit...

on Tuesday

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

Barbara, You might also post your info about the local food blogger on the Transition Houston: Local Food group.

on Tuesday

Barbara Brown commented on Mark Juedeman's group 'Transition Houston'

The on-line journal that hosts my blog is looking for local people who want to write about their passions. They are looking for a local food blogger. Someone from this group or the permaculture group would be great. Houston Fresh Foods Examiner in...

on Tuesday

Dean joined Mark Juedeman's group

Transition Houston: Local Food

Transition Houston's place to discuss local food, including community gardens, CSAs, Farmers' Markets, etc.

on Tuesday

Dean and Pat Baranski are now friends

on Tuesday

Dean replied to Dean's discussion 'Using this Transition Houston group' in the group Transition Houston

Yes, you're right. It doesn't happen automatically. That was something I was proposing *could* happen to improve the experience. But after tossing the idea around, it's probably not a good idea.

on Tuesday

Dean replied to Dean's discussion 'Using this Transition Houston group' in the group Transition Houston

By "seeing" I mean that it shows up as something new on another person's "My Page". That is, the other person doesn't have to hunt down the new blog post.

on Tuesday

Pat Baranski replied to Dean's discussion 'Using this Transition Houston group' in the group Transition Houston

I do like your ideas. But how does a new person automatically get added as a friend? This is something we have to do, right?

on Tuesday

Amanda added 9 photos

5 more…

on Monday

Bob Randall commented on Mark Juedeman's group 'Transition Houston'

See www.obhaonline.org for details of Wednesday Nov 18 early evening talks by David Crossley and Jim Blackburn on "Houston Sustainability." They are among the best on this subject. Cost is for organicish localish dinner.

on Monday

Events

Training for Transition (in Houston)!

November 21, 2009 at 8:30am to November 22, 2009 at 5:30pm – Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Education Center
Transition Houston Monthly Meeting

December 7, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Urban Harvest
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 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

OLD WAY OF ECO FRIENDLY ENHANCEMENT FOR ALL GROWING !!!

Greetings folks, after over a year of labor and expense I am now ready to proceed forward to the public our new product(actually old process) of a totally organic and non-toxic, safe for all soil enhancer-stimulator, FISH JUICE! Though the website is a rough draft I would appreciate all comments and any suggestions to make this worthy of sharing with all! After a year of planning and research we finally got to the point where I could have Amanda Sutters type out and get this together, along with… Continue

Posted by LiLHawk on July 11, 2009 at 12:41pm

Cine Las Americas (Environmental Films Showing)

Cine Las Americas is kicking of. Among the 100+ films they
have, there are four documentaries focusing on the environment

All but "Crude" are free. The producer for The Music Tree will be
present for the screening

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13 pueblos en defensa del agua, el aire y la tierra
In the future, wars will be fought over water, but in Mexico the war
has already begun. This documentary contemplates Mexico’s destiny,
telling the story of the struggle of its indigenous people to preserve
their natural resour… Continue

Posted by Rich Vázquez on April 24, 2009 at 10:19pm

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!