Kathy has such a wonderful place.

Thank´s for writing me. I do not know USA alot, so I have to look up where Ohio is. I am into raw food and happiness. And also Personal Transition, permaculture, eco-living, straw bale house building, music and dancing. I used to live in an eco village, but moved due to dictature like conditions. And at the time I did not feel good about confronting it. Well all is new to me right now, and I focus on the greatness that is opening up right now, for me and others to really be aware and loveing. Hope you are well and in love. Write me if you like. :)

Hi Kathy,

I don't know what's going on in my community specifically, about transition.  However, many people around here do garden because they like to and/or that's the way their families have been doing it forever.

 

In my case my family has been around here and Logan (Well, the newcomers came in around 1870 or so. Hi Hi)  for a long time.  My greatgrandfathers on my mom's side fought in the Civil War and one of them helped build the house I grew up in before he went to the Civil War.I am an exception to the gardening crew though in that I swore I would never plant another garden after I escaped from the farm in 1966.  That was my intent untill I read James Howard Kunstler's book The Long Emergency about 5 years ago.  It took a while to retrieve those repressed farming memories Hi HI) but this year, even with all the rain I did get a garden in.  Some potatoes, corn and beans.    I planted some other stuff but it was just too late.  I picked a lousy year to start, but this is a trial year so I'll be better prepared next spring.

 

In the 5 years since I read JHK's book I've been informing myself about the predicaments our civilization has gotten itself into.  Predicaments are different than problems in that they have no easy, readily available solutions.  It took a lot to get me started but doing something is better than just fretting and complaining about it. 

 

As for the communication problems, at some point I would like to discuss those issues as I have some experience in discussing the issues we're talking about on amateur radio.

 

Also, if someone wants to discuss some of these issues about GCC, Peak Oil, water and such I would be interested.  One of the problems that I've ran into is that people just don't believe the next 20 years are going to be different than the last 20.

 

73s

 

Del   

Hi! Good to here from you. I will call you, or if you're in Athens, you can drop it by my office - 205 McCracken Hall. We are in the process of having a solar array installed. I'm very excited!

Tracy

Hey Mamaka,

thanks

Betme

Kind of you to ask :-)

i'm surviving but under-employed. 

Been doomer-blogging and writing essays...

Guy McPherson invited me to write on for Nature Bats Last (his site).

I called it "This Collapse, my art and what i think i can see."

 

We made an earth oven.  I'll post a pic.

 

I think of you too.

You told me a lot of very important stuff.

Ever grateful.

Leigh

Wow, what an amazing place you have! I'd love to take my kids down there to check it out sometime.

Thanks so much for reaching out! I'm about 7 hours driving away from Santa Barbara, unfortunately. Let me/us know how it goes. ~Judith

Thanks, Kathy. I've passed this along.

Linda

Hi Kathy,

how about joining the CA site and add it as an event and send it to people who live in SBarb....
I will send your note to the cctransitions listserv I created.
thanks!
bob banner

Thanks, Kathy - I passed your links on to people here.

Hi Kathy
I just wanted to let you know that I am doing what I can to promote the ham radio ideas here but I personally don't have time nor the passion for picking it up as a hobby for myself. I was so delighted to find you and it has been fun seeing the ham radio movement start to pick up here and there. We have an Electricity and Radio Museum here in Bellingham that offers classes on Ham Radio operation. We talked about it at our Great Unleashing (April 10/11) - which was a smashing success! I didn't see a work group form from it but I think I heard a communications work group may have started - and they will likely pick up on it. I will monitor it for this. We have lots of folks involved now and many are not on line so they are going to focus some on how to stay in touch with non-computer users.

What is FRS transmitting?

Kathy,

Thanks. I think Amesville is wonderful and has still more potential to grow and be innovative.

Do you ever do presentations about your land and the work you do? I'm in charge of lining up speakers for all the Grange meetings and I'm always looking for topics.

Gary

get on transition california ning site for one...

did I ever answer you?

Hi Kathy -

We're having a Climate Festival here in Cotati, CA. We'll have electric vehicles on display, postcards you can send to your reps, a community art project, face painting and solar cookies! So far, the weather forecast looks promising -- we're getting the rain out of the way now!

cheers!

We have a sunnev electric car that I worked on at Art Haines' shop all last summer. It's fun and useful for getting around town. Check it out at www.sunnev.com

It's the green one in the middle of the page.

heya ! A gathering would be great, Kathy ! Certain Sundays of the month would work best for me regarding a trip to BWLC.

It's gently raining here and we are eager to have the moisture as wells are still low and springs are running slow. Tonight the roads are covered with earthworms.

Hi Kathy. I hope you are well. There's a discussion about your blog relaying the predicament of the home birth couple. Care to weigh in?