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Transition Town
Laugharne a Transition Town
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 30 July 2010 21:50 |
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Part of the Transition Town idea is the production of Local food, hence the reason we are looking for a space in Laugharne to develop an allotment that will supply a shop as well as providing allotment holders with food.Good book on the subject is "Local Food" by Tamzin Pinkerton and Rob Hopkins.
Laugharne-as old paintings showed-did have local food production-no reason why if we could find the space we could not get this going again.This is not just about food, the Peak Oil crisis will mean we will all to have to re-adjust they way we approach life.Peak Oil (which is not when oil runs out, but becomes uneconomic to develop) has probably occurred. Some Oil companies are taking increasing risks-and uneconomic/high risk as BP have discovered-to try and tap reserves.Other's have stopped developing and are using cash to buy in their shares-a recognition of "Peak Oil" as creates more value for shareholders than developing new oil fields-simply fewer shares in issue, more dividends for those that remain shareholders.
Local food is about adapting to rapidly rising energy costs and climate change-and improving access to fresh products which will have a higher nutritional content than those flown in for thousands of miles away. Local Food producers tend to be more aware of the importance of diversity within the growing area, reduce the use of fertiliser's and develop sustainable eco-sytems within the growing area.
Survey's show that 27% of UK consumer's would rather purchase locally grown products,organically preferably, grown if available. There is no reason why, if a field could be found, Laugharne could not supply a reasonable amount of seasonal veg and fruit for locals at a fair price for both the consumer and the local producer.
As well as producing Food, local food initiatives have been proven to pull communities to-gether, with developments drawing on the strengths of individuals with the community to create "Resilience". Resilience is about communities focussing on small-scale development local food production,and deciding priorities-eliminate use of artificial fertilizers,organic,biodynamic growing methods promoting diversity of crops.
For more info email me,visit Castle Stores, or ring Tel:01994427616- during the day-or 01994427606 in the evening. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 30 July 2010 22:55 |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 19:19 |
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Outside lights seem very popular -save energy and buy solar powered ones, a string of 50 Berry white lights cost £17.00 (half price at Tesco in Carmarthen(I am not a fan of the Chain-but they are on offer)Other makes also available I am sure from other suppliers. Save a lot of energy if you want to have outdoor strings of lights. |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 20:41 |
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The Laugharne Allotment Group(LAG) are looking for a field !!Anyone who has a field or a reasonable piece of Land that they would consider letting to LAG for allotment's please contact me by email or at Castle Stores ,3 Market St,Laugharne tel: 01994427616. LAG is part of the recently announced Transition Town initiative for Laugharne. The aims of LAG are to provide allotments for those in Laugharne who would like a plot to grow their own, with surplus being sold to the Community. Locally grown produce available for the Community is one part of the Transition Town concept. Fresh,seasonable Fruit and Veg on your doorstep. But we need to find an area. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 23:53 |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 22:25 |
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The idea of Laugharne becoming a Transition Town will be discussed at the Laugharne Town Community Council meeting on this Thursday. The public can attend-at Millenium Hall. Community Interst
Please attend if you can. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 23:53 |
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Laugharne Transition Town |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 28 June 2010 22:21 |
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Laugharne- a transition Town. This is from wikipedia.Makes sense, as a community we need to think about it. Many in Wales are going down this route-Narbeth one of the latest.
"The Transition concept emerged from work that permaculture designer Rob Hopkins had done with the students of Kinsale Further Education College in writing an "Energy Descent Action Plan". This looked at across-the-board creative adaptations in the realms of energy production, health, education, economy and agriculture as a "road map" to a sustainable future for the town. Two of his students, Louise Rooney and Catherine Dunne, set about developing the Transition Towns concept and took the far-reaching step of presenting it to Kinsale Town Council, resulting in the historic decision by Councillors to adopt the plan and work towards energy independence.
The idea was adapted and expanded through 2005, 2006 and beyond in Hopkins' hometown of Totnes where he is now based. The initiative spread quickly, and as of May 2010, there are over 300 communities recognized as official Transition Towns in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Italy and Chile. The term "Transition Towns" has morphed into "Transition Initiatives" to reflect the range and type of communities involved - e.g. villages (Kinsale), suburbs (Portobello, Edinburgh), through council districts (Penwith) to cities and city boroughs (Brixton).
In the United States, Transition initiatives have sprung up in many communities. Transition US[3] is the national hub and has a vision "that every community in the United States will have engaged its collective creativity to unleash an extraordinary and historic transition to a future beyond fossil fuels; a future that is more vibrant, abundant and resilient; one that is ultimately preferable to the present". Transition US is a resource and catalyst for building resilient communities across the United States that are able to withstand severe energy, climate or economic shocks while creating a better quality of life in the process. They are accomplishing this mission by inspiring, encouraging, supporting, networking and training individuals and their communities as they consider, adopt, adapt, and implement the Transition approach to community empowerment and change.
There is also a large number of state sites that have been set up using the Ning social networking platform. These state sites, under the umbrella of a National Ning site,[4] were set up to help facilitate, network, inform, monitor, and house regional and organizational Transition initiatives and further the rapid spread of the Transition Movement while networking related organizations, projects, ideas and activities. These social networking sites have now begun to spread worldwide. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 July 2010 19:37 |
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Laugharne Transition Town
