Welcome to the low impact community adventure...

... an occasional blog based on the research for a book of stories, 'The Ecology of Community' about an exploration of communities in the UK that are living lightly and lowering their carbon emissions...

It's a blog which hopes to connect inspiring and alternative stories about living lightly .. showing how our journey to a post-carbon future is one about inspiration, resourcefulness and creativity, and coming together, rather than fear and guilt and doom.

It documents my journey as I join with others to see how groups of people are taking power into their own hands, learning useful skills for a post-oil world

And, by looking at what communities are doing - not just intentional communities, but the concept of community: cooperative groups, structures, traditional and new communities, islands, housing estates, communities of interest and virtual communities - the journey will test the premise that cooperation - rather than competition - provides the most effective model for change.

It's all inspired by a lovely handbook called the 'Three Tonne Handbook', published by Women's Environmental Network, which shows groups of people how to reduce their emissions with handy sections for food, water, energy, waste and transport.

Monday, 12 April 2010

Community Supported Fisheries


Radio 4 profiling their success in east-coast US today...

Bit like a veggie box - but for fish. You get local fish, in season. Good for fishing industry, and for consumers.

There were noises from the Transition Town group in the East Neuk of Fife that they would be setting up something similar last autumn. I look forward to investigating soon.

Radio 4 link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rvy23

Article from Boston Times:
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2009/03/18/economy_of_scales/
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