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Transition Wheat Ridge

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Pathways to Sustainability
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Warm Season Planting / Drip Systems

May 25, 2013 from 9am to 12pm – Living Systems Institute

Plant Identification and the Gift of Mulch

June 22, 2013 from 1pm to 4pm – Living Systems Institute

Plant Identification and the Gift of Mulch

June 29, 2013 from 1pm to 4pm – The Crescent Grange

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"Please take a moment to take this one question survey. http://livingsystemsinst.org/content/survey"

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David Braden and Debra Neeley are now friends

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Debra Neeley is attending David Braden's event

Solar Thermal Systems at Living Systems Institute

March 16, 2013 from 1pm to 3pm

Dear friends, I want to let you know about a special free demonstration of a thermal solar collector heating system. This design is consistent with our goal of relatively inexpensive technology that can be used to retrofit our suburban habitat and increase resiliency. We are particularly interested in using it in conjunction with the climate battery in our greenhouse system. When: Saturday, March 16, 1pm to 3pm Where: Living Systems Institute, 14020 W. 32nd Ave., Golden, CO This system…See More

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David Braden commented on David Braden's event Sheet Mulch / Hugelkultur

"The event has been rescheduled for March 17. Hope to see you there."

Mar 8

David Braden commented on David Braden's event Sheet Mulch / Hugelkultur

"Well, we are looking at 7 to 12 inches of snow Saturday so we have decided to cancel this event. We will reschedule and I will post a notice here, or you can contact me at the e-mail above and I will add you to the list to be notified."

Mar 7

David Braden commented on David Braden's event Sheet Mulch / Hugelkultur

"The latest forecast shows cool and possible showers for Saturday. A great day for moving material :-). Dress warm in layers and we will have a great time."

Mar 5

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The LSI Chronicles

The LSI Chronicles - Chapter 1The only conscious power in the system is the power of the individual human to choose.We begin a new year with a new name and start the Chronicles anew. What we do remains the same . . . exploring how to facilitate new interactions among the living things around us and teaching what we learn to others. We have set up a formal non-profit corporation with the name Living Systems Institute. We are in process of inviting people to serve as directors and advisors. We…See More

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Solar Thermal Systems at Living Systems Institute

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How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?: We are building No Weed, No Water, No Till, Deep Mulch, Drip Irrigated Gardening Systems that:

- minimize the work involved by letting nature's processes function

- increase fertility the way nature does

We are building community through our garden projects because there are two ways to improve your standard of living:

- earn more money, or

- do more for ourselves

In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?: Peak oil and global warming are symptoms of systemic problems. What we need are systems of production to heal nature and produce abundance.

What background and skills do you bring to this community?: I made my living practicing law and developed an understanding of how the agreements people maintain direct the flow of value through the system. I am also a long time organic gardener with a great deal of experience in self sufficiency techniques.

How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement?: I offer Introduction to Three Dimensional Networking:

http://www.aboutus.org/3DN_Introduction

Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement: http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionInitiative

Your Personal Website (if you have one): http://www.organiclandscapedesign.org

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The Priniciples Behind Designing the Future

I am engaged in a conversation at the Global Brain Application Set Up about my presentation Designing the Future.

In that conversation, one of my correspondents said:

Everybody thinking and acting locally, is responsible to think globally. One without other is useless.

and I… Continue

Posted on December 29, 2009 at 10:00am

How Humans Came to Live in Peace and Plenty

I am sharing this story because of inspiration I have taken from Forrest Craver's most recent posts:

There came a time in our community when we grew tired of arguing over who was right and who was wrong. Despite all the arguing there were still hungry people and the environment kept declining. What we needed was more places for people, plants and creatures to fit.

Then we came to realize that the market could not solve all our problems. The market is wonderful for… Continue

Posted on November 3, 2009 at 9:52am

Jethro Tull

In the early 18th century, Jethro Tull wrote a book called Horse-hoeing Husbandry in which he advocated vigorous tillage as the best way to make a profit at farming. We humans have been depleting soils around the planet ever since. Vigorous tillage, or plowing, burns the organic matter in the soil releasing nutrients faster than the plants can use them. It removes the protection of vegetative… Continue

Posted on October 19, 2009 at 4:01pm — 1 Comment

An Open Letter

It has been a little over a year since the Transition Colorado web site was set up and as of this writing we have 1,137 members. That is impressive growth that, I think, reflects the level of understanding we have in Colorado about the seriousness of continuing a system dependent on fossil fuels. We can be proud of what we have accomplished this past year. And, this is a good time to think about how we can build on that accomplishment.

I am concerned, as I follow the activities on… Continue

Posted on September 16, 2009 at 9:39am — 2 Comments

Living in Place - Part 4

The first three posts on Living in Place brought you up to date on my experiments with these ideas. I can now give a blow by blow as new results come in. Last night we had a meeting of the Core Group for Transition Westminster/Arvada/Broomfield for the purpose of discovering our common values. We started by trying to answer the question 'Why Transition?' There is an on going discussion by the group in our group pages here on Transition Colorado but I woke up this morning thinking about these… Continue

Posted on August 20, 2009 at 8:24am — 7 Comments

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At 9:01am on October 22, 2011, Steve said…: Thanks David for the invitation. I've been a follower the "real" Organic Food movement since I picked up my first copy of the original Organic Gardening and Farming magazine in 1971, back when the Rodale brothers were running it. Throughout all those years it has been more than obvious that certain gifted and enlightened individuals foresaw the situation that we find ourselves facing in our immediate future. Transition seems to be an extension if not a modern take on many of the principles espoused by the Rodale brothers decades ago. I just hope that we’re not too late to reset the paradigm of human stewardship of this planet for the future…things are certainly looking “froggy” out there in the world today. Thanks again…later. Steve

At 2:32pm on October 12, 2011, Delicia Beaty said…: Oh good! I just saw the reply - thanks for welcoming my kids. They love what you are doing too. Hope we could get Pam and her little one to come as well : )

At 2:31pm on October 12, 2011, Delicia Beaty said…: Hi David, thanks for the friend request. I plan on being there on the 22nd. Hope it's OK if my kids come. Thanks for all you do.!

At 11:23am on September 30, 2011, David Whitehead said…: Hey friend, next Tuesday the 4th wont work so Ill try to get the following week on the 11th, if that works for you.

At 2:59pm on May 4, 2011, Jeremy D Fields said…: Yea, that was my plan. Thought I already had actually..? Guess not. I met Steve last night, whom told me about this, so I thought I'd give it a whirl ;n)

Thanks,
J

At 9:37am on April 25, 2011, Jerome Osentowski said…: great to hear from you. I'll be in touch. check out our workshop schedule, we have some good ones coming up

At 10:20am on April 23, 2011, Christin Luann said…: thank you David, i am looking forward to it!

At 8:11pm on April 22, 2011, Crystal said…: Hi David! Thanks for the friend request. I visited the Digital Garden today and met Leo. Very kewl. Also, I got a bunch of manure/compost and cardboard! Very excited. :) ~Crystal

At 7:56pm on April 8, 2011, Mary said…: Thanks for the welcome David! I am happy to know Golden has a group.

At 10:21am on March 31, 2011, Jason said…: hey, how'd the rest of the project workout? the video looks great. hopefully we can get video footage of planting and maybe some walking around footage during various weeks of growth to notice the difference. :). (at worst case TONS of pictures for a slideshow video maybe) I cant wait to see the results, hopefully you wont need to do much to it for the next 30 years ;)

See ya on the 2nd