Transition Staunton Augusta -- Advocates for Clean Energy & Good Jobs, Staunton, VA
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Dr. Jon Cawley, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Roanoke College will talk about his project to seed heirloom apple trees in America today. He visits localities, identifies a key local element, and donates heirloom apple trees to the area. Here in Staunton, he and his students will be donating varieties of Elizabethan Era Heirloom Apples to the Newtown Community Garden on the … [Read more...]
Eleven Dartmouth College students touring the nation on the Big Green Bus with the goal of building enthusiasm for community involvement through environmental action made only one single stop in the state of Virginia. That stop was at Staunton on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The 2012 tour is focused explicitly on inspiring grassroots action to address environmental issues and encourage … [Read more...]
The Transition Staunton Augusta Community Garden is now up and running at the corner of West Beverley and South Madison in Staunton's Newtown Historic District. This spring, we'll be building raised beds for individual plots to grow vegetables. Join one of our workdays and claim your own plot! Find updates in the Transition Staunton Augusta Facebook group. Thanks to the many people who've … [Read more...]
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil Tuesday, February 21 at 7 pm Mockingbird Restaurant, 123 W. Beverley Street, downtown Staunton When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and … [Read more...]
