Community Resilience, Self-Reliance, Renewable Energy & Cooperation
A networking coalition providing Transition Initiatives based on local production, renewable energy, efficiency & resilient communities.
Dear All,
By now, you've received an e-mail from Les Squires who created the state-based transition sites, including the one for South Dakota. As the first person in the state to join Transition South Dakota, I feel a special obligation to keep it going. Les has suggested that we opt for the NING premium at $200 a year to keep the site up and running, without ads. He has suggested we find four donors at $50 each to make the $200 possible. I am willing to chip in the first $50.…
ContinuePosted by Karl J. Schmidt on May 6, 2010 at 7:36pm — 2 Comments
Ten students from around the Dakotas gathered in Brookings, SD, on Saturday, April 10, to begin a year-long All-Seasons Permaculture Design Course. The course is offered through Glacial Lakes Permaculture, in collaboration with Project Sustainability @ SDSU and members of the SDSU Cooperative Extension Service. Apprentice teachers include Elaine Zarzana from Marshall, MN, and Becky Schnabel from Bismarck, ND.
As the lead teacher and convener of the course, I enjoyed meeting…
ContinuePosted by Karl J. Schmidt on April 12, 2010 at 4:37pm
Posted by Karl J. Schmidt on August 19, 2009 at 4:43pm — 1 Comment
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For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how are we going to: |
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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