We live in interesting times. Useful Resources Peak Oil: How much oil is left? Ex- Books perts say that half of our nonrenew- The Transition Handbook by Rob Hop- able resource across the globe is gone. kins That which is left will be difficult to The Party’s Over by Richard Heinberg harvest and refine, causing costs to Heat by George Monbiot inevitably sky-rocket. What are our The Last Oil Shock by David Strahan choices for renewable energy? How Permaculture by David Holmgren TRANSITION will we choose to use the oil that is left? Movies The Power of Community Northfield Global climate change: Might we choose The End of Suburbia to be proactive instead of reactive What a Way To Go to the changing climate? By chang- An Inconvenient Truth ing our oil-based habits we can live In Transition a better balanced and healthier life, Bringing the heads, hearts, and hands of our community together in the transition that gives back to our earth instead of Websites depleting it of its resources, causing to life beyond oil. www.transitionus.org damage to our earth and ourselves. www.transitiontowns.org www.energybulletin.net Global economic uncertainty: Can call us www.realclimate.org to a place of ingenuity and creativity www.transitionculture.org to challenge our current definition of growth. Recreating a place of self- “It is necessary to urgently design and im- sufficiency and sustainability involves plement low-carbon, resilient ways of living developing local resilience and build- — climate changes makes this imperative, ing a communitywide Energy De- peak oil makes it inevitable, and transition scent Action Plan. initiatives make it feasible.” Shaun Chamberlin, The Transition Timeline Resilience: An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. To contact Transition Northfield: Transition Northfield is an 507 645 2967 official Transition Initiative TRANSITION as defined by Transition US [email protected] (www.transitionus.org) Northfield Transition so we can build Community Change We have put all our eggs in the same basket, the basket of cheap and plentiful oil. This powerful substance brought us international travel, grapes in February, computers, com- muters, and suburban sprawl; a very long list of things that seemed like a How might Transition principles good idea at the time, but… Northfield’s local food movement: “Grass play out in feeding ourselves? into gardens” ... and a whole lot more –––––– Transition Initiative envisions a restorative path that embraces these three permaculture ideas: Care for the Earth: healthy soil, forests, and water Care for People: look after self, kin, and community Fair Share: set limits to consumption and reproduction, and redistribute surplus David Holmgren, co-developer of permaculture design principles Self-sustaining renewable energy Reskilling ourselves for a TRANSITION post-oil-dependent Northfield Northfield.