Friday, March 19, 2010

Seed Starting Video

This is a video in which Megan Reynolds teaches you how to start seeds in trays, so that you do not need to wait until the last frost to plant seeds in the earth, but rather transplant the small plants and extend your growing season. Later in the season, Megan will show us how to transplant the little plants from her containers.

For the seed starting schedules Megan refers to in the video, check out The Phantom Gardener at www.thephantomgardener.com, and the Hudson Valley Seed Library at www.seedlibrary.org

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Welcome

Welcome to Designing For Transition, the Transition Town Initiative currently underway in Woodstock. We are just starting up, and have two events to announce. Both are movie screenings at the Woodstock Community Center, both on Thursdays, both at 5 PM.

March 18, 5 PM
A Screening of
“The End of Suburbia”

This powerful and informative film has spurred
many communities to begin preparing for the
end of the age of oil.

Come at 5 PM for refreshments.
Film screening from 5:30 to 6:45.
Group discussion from 6:45 to 7:45.


March 25, 5 PM
A Screening of
“The Power of Community”

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba
experienced a sudden energy and food crisis. In this
film, Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly
mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using
organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens.
Cuba, the only country that has faced such a crisis, is an
example of options and hope for the rest of the world as
we grapple with a global energy and envrionmental crisis.

Come at 5 PM for refreshments.
Film screening from 5:30 to 6:45.
Group discussion from 6:45 to 7:45.

For more information, see our Facebook group: “Designing For Transition” or email us at designingfortransition@yahoo.com. If you cannot join us at 5, but still would like to participate in the discussion at 6:45, you can view the films in advance, on the internet. Please visit our facebook page or our blog for the url of each film. (coming soon)