Article on Why Urban Farming is Key

NOTE:  There is a lot of extra information in this article if you follow the links.

In the past few years the City of Fort Collins has done a lot to promote urban agriculture, including opening the way for more community gardens, allowing backyard chickens and goats, and generally becoming more friendly to urban gardeners.  Now we even…

What CO2 Could Be Doing to the Nutrients in Our Food

What CO2 Could Be Doing to the Nutrients in Our Food

Fort Collins, CO - Member organizations of the Colorado Coalition for a

Livable Climate (CCLC) were disappointed to learn that the 2015 Colorado

Climate Plan

a href="http://cwcbweblink.state.co.us/WebLink/0/doc/196541/Electronic.aspx?searchi">http://cwcbweblink.state.co.us/WebLink/0/doc/196541/Electronic.aspx?searchi

d=243b8969-739b-448c-bd2d-699af9b7aea0> , which was released today by the

Hickenlooper Administration, makes only cursory reference to the…

Buy an EV Before the End of the Year and Save up to $13,500 on Your 2014 Taxes!

In addition to cutting-edge technology and performance, state and federal tax credits are helping to make buying an electric vehicle (EV) an even smarter choice. Alongside a federal tax credit of $7,500, Colorado residents are able to claim an additional state credit of up to $6,000 when they buy an EV. Together, these incentives significantly reduce the cost of buying an electric vehicle –…

Testimonial:

Are you considering purchasing a new car? This may be the time for you to start your search. Dick Thomas, former Department Head, admin pro, and retiree suggests you take a close look at electric vehicles (EV) prior to the end of the year. A purchase prior to year end can result in $13,500 in rebates, $7,500 from the Federal government and $6,000 from the State.  A purchase after December 31st would cause a wait until April ’16  for the rebates. Dick and his wife…

Cynefin is a Welsh word for a decision-making framework which was developed by the scholar David Snowdon.  I recently listened to a talk on this framework, given by a skilled facilitator who has worked with social services organizations and other types of groups to solve problems based on this model.  

Take a look at the Cynefin framework at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin  Particularly notice the upper right corner of this…

Did you know that TransitionUS at http://www.transitionus.org offers several great services to support Transition groups and other like-minded groups all over the country to build the Transition movement?

If you go to their home page, you'll see that one valuable support they offer is regularly-scheduled conference calls, called "telesalons".  On these calls you can learn what's happening in Transition groups in places you've…

"A new economy is coming. While Wall Street banks are on a trend of corporate mergers and acquisitions, Main Street businesses are generating community wealth while undergoing a transition of their own. Traditional companies are becoming worker cooperatives, both to sustain during tough economic times and because years of success have enabled these companies to…

Speaking of creative ideas for Reconomy (the new Transition buzz word for revisioning, and reinventing our ecomony), Huffingtonpost recently partnered with Crowdrise to challenge job-creating non-profits to compete in raising funds.  These funds will be used to support  bringing tools, resources, and coaching to people needing jobs.  

At the end of the challenge the non-profits had raised a total of $1.5 million.  The media attention from the reporting also enhanced visibility for the…

Hello Transition,

Frack Free Fort Collins (FFFC) has victory within reach.  Have you ever swung a baseball bat before or attempted to draw a perfect line?  With enough inertia, yet without a follow, through these types of actions in life can yield bitter failure.

This is the case with regard to a ban on fracking in Fort Collins.  FFFC and their efforts have achieved great success.  We finally have a tangible ban within our grasp.  Members of City Council are placing a ban on…

Particulate matter from the summer's devastating High Park Fire exceeded some of the worst air pollution days in Mexico City or Los Angeles over the past decade, say Colorado State University researchers, who are giving scientists additional quantitative data on the fire's impact.…

CSU Finishes Sixth Overall in National Recycling Competition

http://sustainability.colostate.edu/newsroom/recycling_competition

Colorado’s Green Industry Donates $100,000 to Support CSU Horticulture Research (http://sustainability.colostate.edu/newsroom/CSU_Horticulture_Research_Support)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/us/colorado-communities-take-on-fight-against-energy-land-leases.html?ref=earth&_r=1&

That's right, get out your cook books, get ready to eat, get ready to start canning, and clear Thursdays on your calendars because summertime will be off the vine in 2013. …

http://rhythmofthehome.com/2012/11/a-cooperative-farm-experience/

I think The Laughing Buck Farm and this article describing it so well fits in very well with Transition's vision and activities.

Rose

At the quarterly meeting of the NC E3 Sustainability Alliance, the Alliance and Transition Fort Collins decided to unite with each other.  The Sustainability Alliance believes that this unification will allow its member organizations and supporters to work more effectively toward helping Ft. Collins transition to a sustainable future.

We will use the name "Transition Fort Collins."  Over the next few months, we will work on…