Transition Staunton Augusta -- Advocates for Clean Energy & Good Jobs, Staunton, VA
Building a 21st-century economy right here
Funny to finally be tackling the question, What is Transition? after having been a part of this worldwide movement since last December, officially so since Transition Staunton Augusta became the 61st US group this past March. In part because much of the work we do is self-evident in its intent, and covered in our About Us page, we did not feel a pressing need to remark on the more sweeping … [Read more...]
Save Our Land, Save Our Towns, the second film in the summer season of our Local Motion Film Series, plays at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 15, in the Mockingbird Restaurant Roots Music Hall and is co-sponsored by Staunton Green 2020 and the Valley Conservation Council (VCC). This warm-hearted yet provocative documentary examines the causes and effects of -- and then remedies for -- suburban … [Read more...]
Hardworking local farmer (and international farming superstar extraordinaire), Joel Salatin, of Polyface Farms, is the confirmed speaker for Transition Staunton Augusta's first ever Locavore Fest this Labor Day weekend. Salatin, whose farm and farming methods were profiled in Michael Pollan's groundbreaking work, The Omnivore's Dillema, a book that addresses food production and consumption … [Read more...]
A couple of days ago I suffered from a miserable funk. Why? Because it's so easy to become discourged by what's not happening in response to the looming energy crisis brought about by peak oil. Indeed, we should have moved faster and long before now to create the new energy economy. It is clearly an abdication of leadership at the highest levels along with short-sighted corporate dominance of … [Read more...]
