September 8, 2012: Gettysburg, PA Regional Transition Town Gathering
Planning has begun for our 2012 Transition Town Regional Gathering near Gettysburg, PA, hosted by Transition Gettysburg!!!
The planning notes are below -- (subject to change, as are we!):
2012 Transition Town Regional Gathering
Date: September 8, 2012 (?)
Location: primary: Hundredfold Farm
1400 Evergreen Way
Orrtanna, PA 17353
717.334.9426
http://www.hundredfoldfarm.org/index.htm
[email protected]
Photos of the 2008 Earthday celebration at Hundredfold: http://www.hundredfoldfarm.org/earthday.htm
Backup location: Breighner
2442 Farifield Rd
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Ideas for tours:
Hundredfold – Co-housing community, garden, water
Hundredfold – technology: PV and solar thermal
Hauser Estates (solar thermal + wine tasting)
Gettysburg College – Farmhouse
Rec park Sterner Building - Farmer's Market (future hub and culinary 'incubator'?)
Transportation - ???
Sessions/Talks/Presentations:
Meditation on loss of civilization – Adrien
12-step meeting – Joe
Seed saving – Adrien (combine with seed swap)
Solar PV – George
Herbs – Emily
Native edibles - Joe
Water, cisterns – Joe
Bicycle power - ? Emily
Economics – Joe/Baltimore, B-Notes update, Work-Shares
Displays:
EES / Solar Energy Raising Group - Earthnet display trailer
Farmhouse
Local Foods Network – solar cooking demo?
Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles on display (EVADC, http://www.aprs.org/FD-Prius-Power.html, Wayne Macke's Volt?)
Other:
Group meals - Saturday pot luck, Sunday Stone Soup?
Local rootbeer floats?
Transition misc:
• Local food, local economy, local currencies
• Weatherization = energy conservation
• Water efficiency, groundwater protection
• Transportation
• Carbon-neutral energy
• Carbon footprint/water footprint
• CO2 => ^temp => ^water cycle capacity
• HEAD, HEART, HANDS
The planning notes are below -- (subject to change, as are we!):
- “Putting it all together: How do we get great parts to work together?”
- Prepare transition skills and networks to be able to “hit the ground running”
- Prepare our group to function as an organization
- Promote awareness of the Transition Town movement
2012 Transition Town Regional Gathering
Date: September 8, 2012 (?)
Location: primary: Hundredfold Farm
1400 Evergreen Way
Orrtanna, PA 17353
717.334.9426
http://www.hundredfoldfarm.org/index.htm
[email protected]
Photos of the 2008 Earthday celebration at Hundredfold: http://www.hundredfoldfarm.org/earthday.htm
Backup location: Breighner
2442 Farifield Rd
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Ideas for tours:
Hundredfold – Co-housing community, garden, water
Hundredfold – technology: PV and solar thermal
Hauser Estates (solar thermal + wine tasting)
Gettysburg College – Farmhouse
Rec park Sterner Building - Farmer's Market (future hub and culinary 'incubator'?)
Transportation - ???
Sessions/Talks/Presentations:
Meditation on loss of civilization – Adrien
12-step meeting – Joe
Seed saving – Adrien (combine with seed swap)
Solar PV – George
Herbs – Emily
Native edibles - Joe
Water, cisterns – Joe
Bicycle power - ? Emily
Economics – Joe/Baltimore, B-Notes update, Work-Shares
Displays:
EES / Solar Energy Raising Group - Earthnet display trailer
Farmhouse
Local Foods Network – solar cooking demo?
Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles on display (EVADC, http://www.aprs.org/FD-Prius-Power.html, Wayne Macke's Volt?)
Other:
Group meals - Saturday pot luck, Sunday Stone Soup?
Local rootbeer floats?
Transition misc:
• Local food, local economy, local currencies
• Weatherization = energy conservation
• Water efficiency, groundwater protection
• Transportation
• Carbon-neutral energy
• Carbon footprint/water footprint
• CO2 => ^temp => ^water cycle capacity
• HEAD, HEART, HANDS
Schedule for the previous Regional Gathering:
August 20 and 21, 2011: York, PA Regional Transition Town Gathering
TRANSITION REGIONAL INITIATIVES CONFERENCE: “LIVING OFF THE GRID” 290 Woolen Mill Rd New Park, PA 17352
SATURDAY , AUGUST 20TH
10am -Camper Set up
-Project for Woolen Mill –Barn Sweep OUT Brooms & lawn chairs most welcome
Noon LUNCH (Potluck – Eastern Indian theme)
1pm WELCOMING CIRCLE/THANKSGIVING/HOUSEKEEPING
1:15PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER Nathan Spivey “Transition Town: Education, Inclusion, Contentment”
2PM - 2:45pm GETTYSBURG SOLAR ENERGY RAISING PROJECTS
2:45pm - 3pm Break
3pm - 3:45pm HARRISBURG WHAT CAUSES A CULTURE TO COLLAPSE? WHY IS TRANSITION A MIDDLE CLASS MOVEMENT?
3:45pm -4:30pm SKILL SHARE (Passive Solar Drying) Bring a few veggies to dry - requires baking sheet & wire rack
4:30pm -5:30pm FARM TOUR
5:30pm -6:45pm PIZZA SUPPER (Pizza provided -bring your favorite toppings, potluck for salad, dessert, etc. & wooden pizza paddle, if you already have one)
6:45pm - 7:30pm DRUM CIRCLE/SPIRAL DANCE (The StreetBeets)
7:30pm BREAK
8pm - ? STORYTELLING TRANSITION FUTURE w/ The STreetBeets
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST
8 -9 AM BREAKFAST (Potluck)
9AM GATHERING/HOUSEKEEPING
9:15AM HEATHCOTE - INTRO TO PERMACULTURE (Karen Stupski)
10:15-10:30AM BREAK
10:15AM -11AM LANCASTER FRACKING DOCUMENTARY & DISCUSSION
11AM - SKILL SHARE (TBA) /MUSIC (The STreetBeets)
NOON – LUNCH Eastern Indian theme (Potluck)
1PM BALTIMORE B NOTES (Jeff Dickens & Julie Gouldener are possibilities)
1:45PM BREAK
2PM YORK: FORMAL CONSENSUS MODEL (Francie Delaney, et al)
2:45PM BREAK
3PM WHAT'S WORKED/WHAT NEEDS RECONSIDERING FOR PRESENT GROUPS
4PM GRATITUDE GATHERING /ADJOURN
* No monetary costs for attending this event. RSVP IF YOU CAN.
Overnight camping available on the farm (& very limited housing nearby) with an RSVP. Events planned to be outdoors or in barn if raining. Please plan accordingly.
* This is a minimum waste event. Please bring your own reusable plates, utensils, cups.
BICYCLE CARAVANS, “HOOFING” & CARPOOLING STRONGLY ENCOURAGED! Contact Francie for more info @[email protected]
Overnight camping is available HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!