Transition Towns
Molly Scott Cato


Living Experimentally
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A brief history . . .
•Transition Towns launched in Totnes in September 2006
–if we wait for the governments, it'll be too little, too late
–if we act as individuals, it'll be too little
–but if we act as communities, it might just be enough, just in time.
•Transition Stroud launched in January 2007

Three key concepts
•Resilience: ‘the property of a material to absorb energy when it is deformed elastically and then,
upon unloading to have this energy recovered.’ •Ecological citizenship: intrinsic and ethical
motivations towards protecting the environment
•Critique: the importance of political economy

Psychological aspects
•‘Moving from probabilities to possibilities’ •http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q90_phxAOk


Taking a bioregional approach to land
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„Nature is not a place to visit, it is home“ Gary Snyder

Reclaiming the local food economy
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Stroud Community Agriculture
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Apple day
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Celebration!
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Preservation
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•Close to zero food miles
•Genuine ownership
•Production not just consumption
•Seasonality and concept of ‘share’
•Annual cycle and community in festivals
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Conviviality: Stroud Farmers’ Market
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Open Homes and Gardens



The Seeds of a Greener Future?

Flourishing within limits
A new consumption ethic
Re-embedding