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
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
Film and Food Night
Here’s a nice awareness-raising idea – a regular “Film and Food Night” with a film and a local potluck, as presented by the Path to Freedom people in Pasadena.
May 27, 2009
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Tags: awareness raising, community event, film screening, film showing, local food, potluck · Posted in: General chat
Kickoff meeting invitation
If you’re interested in getting involved with starting up a Transition initiative here in Powell River, this invitation is for you. Don’t forget to RSVP either here or direct to Kevin if you want to come! (Wednesday May 20, more details below.) What, you may well ask, is Transition Powell River and why would I [...]
May 7, 2009
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Tags: local food, meeting, potluck, powell river, steering group, transition, transition town · Posted in: General chat
Transition-type activity already happening in Powell River
I just thought I’d start a list of what’s already happening in Powell River that can be classed as building resilience, reskilling and/or relocalisation. Projects and groups like this might be interested in working co-operatively with a Transition initiative in the future. This is not meant to by a complete list at all, it’s what [...]
April 17, 2009
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Tags: 50 mile challenge, buses, cob building, community garden, fall fair, farmers institute, food gardening, food security, garden tour, kale force, land conservancy, local food, natural building, seed saving, seedy saturday, sustainability, transit system · Posted in: General chat
Awareness raising events for Powell River
I went through the Transition Handbook and the Transition US website looking at the kind of events that transition groups have held during the “awareness” phase of getting people up to speed on Peak Oil and Climate Change. Here’s an incomplete list of things we could do here in Powell River: Film Screenings Peak Oil [...]
April 13, 2009
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Tags: alternative energy, an inconvenient truth, books, christmas, climate change, cob building, community event, cordwood building, diet, dvd, fall fair, film screening, garden tour, green day, library, local food, newcomers social, peak oil, permaculture, potluck, powell river, renewable energy, road show, slow food · Posted in: General chat