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...]
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...]
Congratulation to Anne Armentrout, the artist referenced in an earlier blog post, for her 3rd place win in the Staunton Downtown Development Association's Filling the Half-Empty Glass: A Storefront Art Initiative with her piece, In Your Hands, Triptych to the Third Power, Plus. Armentrout worked in collaboration with Transition Staunton Augusta to create her triptych collage which she has since … [Read more...]
I hope our infamous Attorney General Ken "The Cooch" Cuccinelli doesn't get any craz(ier) ideas from today's blog title. I'm not referencing immigration law in comparing Virginia to Arizona, nor do I want the Old Dominion to sink into that negative canyon of thought. No, it's all about the heat. It's blisteringly hot in Virginia right now, with nary a raindrop in sight. And, where we … [Read more...]
