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The Medicine Wheel is a sacred circular entity that embodies Mother Earth and the 4 directions; East South; West and North, and used for ceremony and healing. A Medicine Wheel Garden is a sacred space for prayer, fasting and seeking visions. The staff and First Nations Studies students are designing and planting a Medicine Wheel Garden at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. This Garden will offer the London community a tranquil and meditative space to visit, gather for seasonal celebrations  and…See More
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Four-Season Permaculture Design Course at The Living Centre

March 30, 2013 to April 1, 2013
Learn about Permaculture Throughout the Seasons, with a Focus on Cold Climates In response to the numerous inquiries from individuals in expressing an interest in taking a Permaculture Design Certification Course, but who are not able to take two-weeks off from their lives, jobs and family responsibilities to attend a residential intensive course, we are excited to offer this weekend Permaculture Design Certification Course. A Full-Year of Learning: from March to January the following year.…See More
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"July 2011 - after being eaten out twice by our ground hog friends we relented and put up an orange snow fence around the garden perimeter. Strange that right after the ground hogs disappeared the 2nd week of August. I have learned that…"
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"Wow - time flies or even yet evaporates! October 2011 - we did get a great harvest off from Dillabough. 8 varities of tomatoes, squash, lettuce, carrots, peppers, cucumber, black eyed susan and calendeum flowers!   May 20, 2012 - out today…"
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Three Sisters Garden

The" three sisters" are corn, beans and squash. Indigenous people used permaculture methods centuries ago. The corn provides a tall stalk that the beans climb up on and the squash forms a ground cover layer to keep moisture in the ground.
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The Medicine Wheel is a sacred circular entity that embodies Mother Earth and the 4 directions; East South; West and North, and used for ceremony and healing. A Medicine Wheel Garden is a sacred space for prayer, fasting and seeking visions. The staff and First Nations Studies students are designing and planting a Medicine Wheel Garden at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. This Garden will offer the London community a tranquil and meditative space to visit, gather for seasonal celebrations  and…See More
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Community Orchard Plan Grows in Guelph

The Guelph Community Orchard Project has been awarded a $3,000 grant from Trees Canada to begin planting nut and fruit trees on a local Guelph site this spring.  Congratulations to all the volunteers!  The Project is in collaboration with Transition Guelph, Backyard Bounty, the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming and several other organizations.  The Project is working with permaculture principles to develop a planting that is integrated within its plant and human communities.    Check…

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Posted by Maureen Temme on April 9, 2012 at 10:32pm

London 2030 - Visioning Highlights from AGM gathering

"To be truly radical is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing."

                                                                                         Welsh political scientist Raymond Henry Williams

 

The Transition movement looks for positive solutions to the dilemmas of fossil fuel use, climate change and economy ... ways to make people and communities more reliant ... action with others while having some…

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Posted by Maureen Temme on March 22, 2012 at 9:15am

To be truly radical is to make hope possible

Maureen is borrowing from Why's Woman's blog today.



"To be truly radical is to make hope possible

rather than despair convincing


        
Raymond Henry Williams, Welsh political scientist



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I hope that the Williams' comment gives you something positive that stays with you as your day goes along. It sure picked me up the other day when I ran across…

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Posted by Maureen Temme on March 20, 2012 at 8:04am

Farm Apprenticeships!

The Canadian Organic Growers e-news just came out ... and it's always worth checking their website at www.cog.ca

 

COG reminds people that this is the time of year to look into farm apprenticeships!  Community Gardens London isn't knowledgeable enough to make a recommendation, so check them for yourself and see if any programme fits with your interests. 

 

CRAFT - Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farm Training…

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The more I look into creating a local diet that will meet all of my body's nutritional needs, the more I start to question whether or not I will have to include animal products at some point in the…Continue

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I live without cash - and I manage just fine

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Pear Orchard Pruning day at The Living Centre

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Transition Network Newsletter April Edition is here. (2010.04.04)

 

TRANSITION NEWS!

Happy Transition 2012!!!

All of us at Transition London wish you and yours a happy and healthy New Year. Let's make 2012 a year of building healthier, happier and more resilient and vibrant communities, here, and across the planet!


Extreme Weather Map

211: Thousands of Weather Records Broken, Costs Climbing - and Climate Change a Factor

Climate change increases the risk of record-breaking extreme weather events that threaten communities across the country. In 2011, there were at least 2,941 monthly weather records broken by extreme events that struck communities in the US. Check out the interactive map below to find out what events hit your area from January to October 2011. Extreme Weather Map (2012.01.12)

The 12 Most Hopeful Trends to Build on in 2012

All of us at Transition Guelph wish you and yours a happy and healthy New Year. Let's make 2012 a year of building stronger, healthier, more resilient communities, here, and across the planet! Here's a link to the 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012, as published in Nation of Change ezine...more...  (2012.01.01)


Rob Hopkins New Transition Book - The Transition Companion - has just been sent to the printers. ‘The Transition Companion: making your community more resilient in uncertain times’ is due to be published by Green Books on October 27th. (2011.10.11)


Two Environmental Groups to Merge

Two powerhouse climate change advocacy organizations, 1Sky and 350org, have announced they would be merging. to form a climate change 'supergroup'. (2011.05.01)


Transition Guelph

 The Great Unleashing - Resilient 2011: A Community Festival

Join us for two days of fun, information, inspiring talks, music, workshops and much, much more! Resilience 2011 will take place on March 25 and 26, coinciding with the end of Sustainability Week at the University.

For details, check the website:

http://www.transitionguelph.org/ (2011.03.07

 

Two New Ontario Transition Towns

The Transition Network reports two new transition initiatives in Ontario have received 'official' transition town status: Oakville and the Cornwall area. Congratulations! Making it now 10 Official Transition Towns in Ontario to date and 47 initiatives in Canada. (2011.03.03)
 

WikiLeaks cables:

Saudi Arabia cannot pump enough oil to keep a lid on prices

According to The Guardian, the cables, released by WikiLeaks, urge Washington to take seriously a warning from a senior Saudi government oil executive that the kingdom's crude oil reserves may have been overstated by as much as 300bn barrels – nearly 40%. (2011.02.18). 

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