On Monday evening there was an interesting meeting in my town, about a small wooded piece near a local pond that is under threat of the bulldozer and development. I wanted to go and hear what it was all about, meet the people organizing against it happening. Hear the arguments on the other side… But …
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How Many Came? Waiting for Numbers
That question is easier to answer: 8 became 20 became 45 became 1500. On the Walk to Walden, 7 humans and 1 horse. As we walked in the humid, mosquito-filled 80F weather, through Wayland, Lincoln and Concord, more joined. By the time we reached there were about 20 of us, and at Walden Pond we met up …
How Many Will Come?
Tomorrow is the big Moving Planet Rally, at 3:50 pm (!)  in Boston. Transition Wayland is leading the Walk to Walden in the morning.  For  the local event, the Walk, we did big (local) publicity and emailed hundreds of people, communities and organizations in town. We built and painted sandwich boards that went up at …
Help Us Move the Planet on September 24
Dear friends, I hope this email finds you well and that your Summer/Winter was as fruitful as mine. I even have a perfect ending for it: a rally for a better future! On Saturday 24 September people all over the world will come together in a global event called Moving Planet. Our presence will send …
What Have I Been Up to All Summer?
I’m at my desk, not working, in the warming sun – wearing a sweater again – enjoying a coffee and listening to Bach’s Matthew Passion (Emma Kirkby soprano) after what must be years, that particular piece of music, not the rest. Though, honestly, it feels like years since I’ve sat here not frantically writing emails, …
Riot for Austerity Calculator is UP!
Huzzah! Edson fixed the Riot calculator! Join the Riot for Austerity facebook group for wonderful discussions and support. I’ve been away, in a sense. Will try to update soon with the many many wonderful things that are happening with Transition and the Green Team in Wayland, our solar array, garden, etc.  Promise!
First Honey Super
On 15 July the Apiguard treatment was finished (the bees cleaned out the tray) and my friend, neighbor and fellow Transitioner Andrea helped me put the first honey super onto the hive. These are the bees in the top box: great numbers and all looking healthy. Frames and frames heavy with honey. Eggs too! Andrea …
Bee Inspection
Karen, a friend I met through the Training for Transition, came for a visit and we talked homesteading, gardening and… bees. This was her first time at a hive opening. The bees are doing better, but their population growth is still not what I would expect. There were grubs in there, as you can see …
One Pound of Strawberries
Amie and friends pick strawberries We harvested our first strawberries yesterday, a whole pound of them. I’ve started a new little harvest booklet, which I keep next to my scale in the kitchen and in which I record everything that comes in. “Don’t eat that yet! I haven’t weighed it!” The berries are scrumptious: sweet and …
A Room of One’s Own – A Common Space for Communities
This is an attempt to reboot my reporting.  I am discovering a lot about the world, others, and myself, at record speed. Gotta write it all down! And I’m going to need some new Categories. Here’s where the blog undergoes its next transformation. ~ In our town, where can a group of people go where they …
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