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Project Night results
On Wed Apr 11, TTPR held a “project night” public meeting at the CRC after the Kale Force potluck. About 17 people discussed 16 potential projects in short chunks. The notes from the discussions have been written up and placed in the Forum section of this site so that discussion can continue. A new Group [...]
April 14, 2012
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Tags: alternative energy, bike workshop, bikes, car, car sharing, energy, energy conservation, food, local food, projects · Posted in: Event Reports
Fiber Days with Coast Mountain Academy – day 2
On the second day, the students wove their dyed skeins from the first day into cloth on looms pre-warped with back and drak blue yarn, and learned (or learned more about)knitting and crochet. Every student made a serious attempt at every activity and we really enjoyed their interest and energy. Such a great group to [...]
February 24, 2012
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Tags: crochet, knitting, students, weaving, wool, yarn · Posted in: Event Reports, workshops
Fiber days with Coast Mountain Academy – day 1
Back in December, Ryan Barfoot of Coast Mountain Academy (CMA) approached TTPR to see if we were interested in doing some hands-on sessions with the students on various self-reliance / sustainability topics. We said Yes, of course, and on Tuesday and Wednesday Feb 21 and 22 we held the first sessions – two afternoons of [...]
February 24, 2012
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Tags: carding, drop spindle, drum carder, dyed wool, dying, fleece, food coloring, reskilling, spinning, spinning wheel, students, wool, yarn · Posted in: Event Reports, workshops
Home Gown Feast a yummy success
On Saturday 15th October, TTPR held the second annual Home Grown Potluck Feast. About 30 people brought dishes made with home made, home grown and/or local foods to share, and we had a wonderful spread to choose from. Of particular note was the huge pan of roasted garlic cloves that Lisa and Mike of Windfall [...]
October 17, 2011
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Tags: harvest home, home grown, home made, local food, potluck · Posted in: Event Reports
Local Re-conomy Celebration a Success
Well, with six events over three days, it was a marathon, but we made it through! For those of you unable to make it, here’s what happened: Friday evening Meet & Greet We had two display tables for this, from Powell River Sustainability Stakeholders and Vancouver Island University (as well as our regular TTPR display), [...]
September 26, 2011
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Tags: community currency, community way, dave pollard, debt, finding the sweet spot, frugality, local currency, local economy, local money, Michael Linton, really really free market, saving money · Posted in: Event Reports, workshops
Transportation Topic results from Vision Day
In the afternoon session of our Create a Vision day, we focused on four specific topics and answered three questions about each topic. Here’s what came out of the Transportation discussion: How will climate change, peak oil and economic instability affect this sector? Too expensive for gas powered vehicles Government carbon-neutral laws Ferries will run [...]
October 27, 2010
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Create a Vision Day – timeline pictures
On Sunday 24 October, 23 people came and went and helped to create a forty-foot long, post-carbon, post-fossil-fuel vision for Powell River. Here are a few pictures of the day, with people working on their contributions, and adding to the timeline, plus the whole timeline, in sequence from 2010 to 2030. Warning – the file you [...]
October 27, 2010
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Tags: 2010, 2020, 2030, fossil fuels, post-carbon, powell river, vision · Posted in: Event Reports
Solar Food Dryer Workshop
On Wed 14th July we held a hands-on “Build Your Own Solar Food Dryer” workshop at the CRC here in Powell River. 10 teams or individuals built dryers out of cardboard, clear plastic and duct tape, and took them home to play with. Ours is out in the backyard drying cherries right now: it’s a [...]
July 17, 2010
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Tags: drying food, food dehydrator, food dryer, food preservation, preserving food, solar dryer, workshop · Posted in: Event Reports, workshops
TTPR at Earth Day
The Earth Day celebration at Willingdon Beach on Sat 24th Apr was marked by wildly changeable weather (sunshine, high winds and heavy rain followed each other throughout the day) and lots of fun. TTPR used Wendy P’s big 20′ x 10′ canopy to create a “hang your laundry” display, a vision board activity, and our [...]
April 28, 2010
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Tags: earth day, laundry, powe, powell river, solar dryer, trans, transition towns, vision · Posted in: Event Reports
Pictures from Jan 31st Energy Saving Workshop
Nola Poirier wrote about the energy saving workshop at Unplug This Blog Kevin installing plastic on the kitchen window
February 21, 2010
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