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Save Chorlton Meadows

Historic Hardy Farm, part of Chorlton Meadows in the Mersey Valley, is under threat from development. A company called West Didsbury and Chorlton Grounds Ltd, fronted by Rob Turley who is also vice chairman and CEO of West Didsbury and Chorlton AFC (a separate entity), and formerly of Turley Associates planning consultancy, has purchased all [...]

Creating an Edible Oasis Workshop 3/08/09

by Devin Slavin of Abundance In Balance Design, co-founder of the Grow Food Party Crew. In this workshop we covered an introduction to permaculture, key concepts of food forestry, water harvesting, and soil fertility. We went through a holistic design process and implemented it – creating this water harvesting food forest that will produce food [...]

Celebrate Waste:Food Forest, Two Good Nasty Plants

The Sandgarden is a 000 permaculture home that heats and cools itself, processes it’s own waste and grows food. This film is from the Food Forest series and contains a chat with Jordan Hosea about two invasive plants: Arundo and Cattail.

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Murrnong – a permaculture subdivision

A permaculture community subdivision based on tree crop agriculture, on the edge of an Australian country town.

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Transition Towns New Zealand

A complie of some of the activities of Transition Towns around NZ over the last year. …

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TRANSITION TOWNS: An Interview with Rob Hopkins

The founder of a growing movement shows us around 'Transition Town Totnes' in Devon and talks about peak oil, the origin of the Transition Towns concept and how to help your community develop an 'energy descent plan' and prepare to 'power down.' …

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Transition Towns, An Introduction – Part2

Naresh Giangrande and Sophy Banks, from Transition Towns Totnes, the first town in the UK to adopt the TT model co-hosting a public presentation about their experiences with TT Totnes, as well as why the Transition movement offers us solutions to the many problems with energy security, carbon emissions, food, and how we can learn [...]

Transition Towns, An Introduction – Part1

Naresh Giangrande and Sophy Banks, from Transition Towns Totnes, the first town in the UK to adopt the TT model co-hosting a public presentation about their experiences with TT Totnes, as well as why the Transition movement offers us solutions to the many problems with energy security, carbon emissions, food, and how we can learn [...]

I.F.G. Rob Hopkins 1/3

International Forum on Globalisation Rob Hopkins – Transition Town

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Rob Hopkins’ Transition Handbook

Founder of the Transition Network spreading throughout the world, Rob Hopkins talks about Transition Town Totnes and moving towards a post-peak oil society. His book The Transition Handbook gives an account of the founding of Transition Town Totnes, and the global spread of Transition towns. He shows you how to start the Transition process in [...]

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