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Intentional community, permaculture, urban farming, local food, clean energy, biotecture, recycling, localization, green economy, Transition

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Forget that this task of planet-saving is not possible in the time required. Don’t be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done. ~ Paul Hawken, Commencement Address May 2009





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See the Washington DC Area Foodshed Map in a larger map in Google. Find out more and how to contribute in our Food and Farming Group.

Rapid changes are taking place. Whether or not we accept peak oil, global warming, and climate change, increasing gas and food prices are an undeniable reality. Economic decline, financial meltdown, and the housing crisis have come together in a perfect storm that challenges us to make better choices. Responses range from survivalist homesteaders, earthship bioneers, and ecovillages to Transition towns and eco-cities.

The majority of the world's inhabitants live in urban areas. It would be impossible and disastrous for large numbers to seek refuge in the countryside. Cities therefore have to be made sustainable and not continue to be toxic to the biosphere. Many towns in Ireland, Britain, Australia and New Zealand have taken the initiative to transform themselves into Transition towns. Curitiba, Brazil is cited as being at the forefront of most sustainable cities. Cuba has been forced early into solutions by its own peak oil crisis when they lost Russian oil support. In the US, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco and Oakland in California, have begun the process of becoming ecocities.

The District of Columbia has a lot of catching up to do. While there are some admirable and necessary individual and municipal initiatives, they are too little, too late. The air quality in DC is one of the nation's worst despite extensive tree cover. The exigencies of our current national and global situation demand that urgent, drastic action be taken now. What is accomplished in DC, the capital of the US, will have far-reaching influence and tremendous impact in halting environmental decline.

Ecolocity is definitely about cross-fertilization; we don't know everything, nor have all the answers or can attempt everything. We will support anyone or group who we consider is doing good work. We don't wish to duplicate efforts, reinvent the wheel or compete. We're like connective tissue, trying to bind all the existing efforts together into a cohesive whole; or like stem cells which can morph into required structures and functions as the conditions require. Primarily we are interested in stimulating, catalyzing thinking leading to action that addresses specific issues rather than prolonged discussion, waiting on authorities and finding every reason why something cannot be done.

Our primary focus is making DC a Transition town, working with other groups to devise and implement an Energy Descent Action Plan to get DC more carbon-free by 2020. However, environmental considerations are not the only concerns. Human ecology is equally critical so we have to address the impact of decline on already vulnerable populations: the aged, homeless, unemployed and the infirm.

We intend to establish an intentional community in the District that will put into practice alternative solutions that can be spread to neighboring areas and ultimately be applied on a wider scale.

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John Mulrow

Potomacs Blog

Started by John Mulrow Feb 4.

Shannon Brescher Shea

Food and Farming Notes - December 8, 2009 4 Replies

Started by Shannon Brescher Shea. Last reply by Shannon Brescher Shea Feb 2.

Jeff Chen

Wanted: Bus Driver / Camp Manager - moving community! 3 Replies

Started by Jeff Chen. Last reply by Jeff Chen Jan 24.

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The focus of this group is sustainable agriculture, urban farming, nutrition, cuisine, slow food and locavory. We'll explore education, technology, production, distribution and marketing. Importantly, we'll find ways to make changes in our own lives.
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Ecolocitizen

Space: It’s Still a Frontier

Published New York Times, February 3, 2010

By ALLISON ARIEFF



Abandoned by traditional development, under-utilized areas identified by Local Code are precisely those in need of ecological and social attention. AContinue

Posted by Ecolocitizen on February 5, 2010 at 3:18pm

Dave

Conference connects issues of faith and economics

Panelists connect issues of faith and economics
Feb. 03, 2010

By Alice Popovici
http://ncronline.org/news/justice/panelists-connect-issues-faith-and-economics

NEW YORK
Franciscan Sr. Kathie Uhler has for months been working on a series of panel presentations to the United Nations that will show the damage exploitative mining has had on the indigenous populations of countries like Peru, Papua New Guinea… Continue

Posted by Dave on February 4, 2010 at 1:16pm

Ecolocitizen

In Portland, Going Green and Growing Vertical in a Bid for Energy Savings

By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Published: New York Times, January 30, 2010


An architectural rendering of the trellises designed to shade the western facade of the main federal building in Portland, Ore.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Urban gardening used to seem subversive. People planted tomatoes in public parks, strung their hops to rooftops to make homebrew and reclaimed empty lots as community farms, never mind th… Continue

Posted by Ecolocitizen on February 1, 2010 at 8:37pm

sushil yadav

Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment

Dear friends, I want to share my article with members of Ecolocity DC network. This is about the link between Mind and Social / Environmental-Issues. You are requested to kindly read. I would like to inform the moderators that I have also posted this article in other forums and blogs relevant to the article / related to keywords in the article.



The link between Mind and Social / Environmental-Issues.

The fast-paced, consumerist lifestyle of Industrial Society is causing exponen… Continue

Posted by sushil yadav on February 1, 2010 at 12:03am

Roshani Kothari

"Save Brinjal" - National day of Fast - Jan 30, 2010

Hello everyone,
I received the message below from a friend.
Feel free to pass it on.
Thanks.

Thousands of people all over India and the world are joining the National Day of Fast on Jan 30th - Gandhiji's anniversary. From Kerala to Delhi and Bengal to Gujarat in Inda, and Baton Rouge to Boston in the US (see list of events/locations below), they are opposing the introduction of genetically modified (GM) Bt Brinjal into the Indian markets. GM foods like Bt brinjal pose a large threat to health,… Continue

Posted by Roshani Kothari on January 27, 2010 at 11:39am

Notes

Home-scale Permaculture Courses

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Created by Ecolocitizen Jan 10, 2010 at 8:18pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jan 11.

Transition Handbook online



Download or read The Transition Handbook online.
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Created by Ecolocitizen Aug 13, 2009 at 8:38pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Aug. 14, 2009.

Great idea!



A reader of the Washington Post writes:

You've Got Mulch?

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The July 25 front-page story "

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Created by Ecolocitizen Jul 28, 2009 at 11:21am. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jul. 28, 2009.

Change We Knead Now



Call for nonviolent civil action.
Sit and bake bread for WORLD PEACE starting July 4, 2009 in Lafayette Park outside the White House in Washington D.C.

Everyone is invited to join us outside the White House in su

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Created by Ecolocitizen Jul 9, 2009 at 12:28pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jul. 9, 2009.

Vanguard Ranch CSA shares available


You can buy a season’s worth of fresh produce and receive a weekly “share” for $40 per week. There are more than 30 different types produce to choose from. Each share will be approximately the size of a conventional grocery paper bag. Satisfaction is guaranteed.

Deliveries will extend for 16 weeks. ECAC will be a delivery point, a… Continue

Created by Ecolocitizen Jun 12, 2009 at 9:30am. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jun. 12, 2009.

Transition Movie this weekend


The film ‘In Transition’ is now available for viewing, Friday 12th and Saturday 13th June 2009 only.  The version being screened is not the final version, it still has a sequence to add and some tidying up to do, but is almost there (you will need Quicktime on your computer)….  For more information on the film’s release click… Continue

Created by Ecolocitizen Jun 11, 2009 at 11:10pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jun. 12, 2009.

Street Tree Planting


Street Tree Planting

UFA [Urban Forestry Admin

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Created by Ecolocitizen Jun 2, 2009 at 2:37pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jun. 2, 2009.

Great Reskilling: Preserving Time in a Bottle (or a Jar)



SAVOR LATER Eugenia Bone preserves asparagus.


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Created by Ecolocitizen May 27, 2009 at 11:19am. Last updated by Ecolocitizen May. 27, 2009.

New Transition book

The Transition Timeline: For a Local, Resilient Future (Paperback)

by Shaun Chamberlin (Author),Continue

Created by Ecolocitizen May 6, 2009 at 11:12am. Last updated by Ecolocitizen May. 6, 2009.

Karma Kitchen DC


Imagine a restaurant where there are no prices on the menu and where the check reads $0.00 with only this footnote:

“Your meal was a gift from someone who came before you. We hope you will pay-it-forward however you wish.”

That is the concept behind

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Created by Ecolocitizen Mar 27, 2009 at 12:50pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Mar. 27, 2009.

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