January 2011 Blog Posts (7)





Greetings, folks!

 

There is  great impetus now in Denver to change the permitting process for having food-producing animals.

 

The city has heard that the process is unclear, takes a long time to get a permit, is expensive to get a permit and there is concern about the requirement of neighborhood…

I want to thank everyone who came to the Initial gathering to discuss forming a Transition Golden. It was an amazing group or dedicated and talented folks.

I want to also thank Michael and Lynette Marie for adding a very inspiring and realistic introduction to the transition movement

and then skillfully guiding discussions. They emphasized the need for a core group ov dedicated folks to get things going ... who have read and internalized the Transition Guidebook by Rob…

BACKGROUND: My population-consumption model shows that the world's human population has, on average, been consuming resources as though they were non-renewable for more than 2,000 years. To survive indefinitely (barring any major…

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I'm a big fan of the recently-ended television series 24. It seemed that in almost every season, the terrorist-fighting hero, Jack Bauer, would exclaim what could be the tag line of the series: “We're running out of time!” That's the way I feel these…

Seed catalogs are coming in finally! Now if I only had the land to grow everything that I want to. Trying to figure out how I am going to pare it all down to fit my little yard!

What can I do to restrict myself to some sane amount of seeds?

I was chatting w/ Les  http://transitioncolorado.ning.com/ about where can I find classes on stuff.  He suggested I doa state wide post on the idea. Here's my idea

Each of us have skills/experience in areas that others don't. For example I've been teaching classes/people about biodiesel for the past seven years. I could offer a class on how to make bio or I could just show you my processor in my garage and teach you how to…

I am in the process of starting a raw dog food line.  I have a local supply of free range organic bison and elk and have been making raw dog food for my dogs for some time.  I have noticed that there is growing trend and a demand for a more local supply.  I am trying to get as much market feedback as possible.  I am interested in seeing how many people would actually buy the product if I was able to provide it at a competitive price.  If any of you have advice in…