Welcome Thad! Great to see you here on the social networks for Transition U.S. and Transition California. You highlighted in your profile "... Just starting..." -- I'd encourage you to join the Newcomers group below and put your questions about these topics to David and the other members of that group.

Some Links Members Have Found Helpful

• Send me your Skype ID so we can spend a few minutes talking about what you’d like to do here. My ID is LSquiresSkype. I’ll give you a brief Skype “phone call”.
• Join our Newcomers Group -- if you want to hang out with others who are in the early stages of mulling things over.
• Read how highly we regard contributions of individuals and groups
• Edit your profile -- Forgot something really important? Like a photo…
• Declare yourself -- What do you personally bring to the potluck? Give it a title and say much more than you included in your Profile. Lay out your offer in detail. Or, tell us what you’d really like to learn! Others will join in.
• Profile your group -- Make your constituents visible. Find some creative ways to offer their special values to mentor all Transitioners.
• Reinforce, reinforce, reinforce -- Connect the dots -- friends to friends, newcomers to oldcomers, groups to groups, groups to members, skills to skills, special interests to special interests. This is your garden. Cultivate for the harvest.
• Next steps TransitionUS -- Set up local Transition initiatives as official Transition communities; sign up for training; build your community resilience.

Have fun!