Talk:Transition C-CH Neighborhoods Group

Lead up to first Transition C-CH Neighborhoods group meeting
The suggested agenda for the first Transition C-CH neighborhoods group is below. This is a space for us to have a conversation on what we might be contributing as we go through this proposed agenda.

The proposed agenda for the first neighborhoods group meeting will be generally to discuss ways in which to implement transition action on the neighborhood level. Please use this wiki to advance our conversation before we have the meeting. Some questions to address include:

How to operationalize the ultimate goal of viral replicability to effect sufficient change in time, everywhere?
Sammy talk  16:56, December 13, 2010 (UTC)

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Ideas from those that cannot attend but who still want to participate in some way...
Tom Grizzle: I am sorry -- I cannot come to meetings until August 2011. From my vantage point, a key component of the transition will be the ongoing need for 2000 - 3000 calories per day per resident. An energy starved economy may not send trucks to our grocery stores as frequently, if at all. Without ample food, all other transition activities might fall apart. Isn't Food Security job #1? We have lots of dirt/soil in and around C-CH, we can prepare -- convert lawns, backyards, etc., to food production. We'd need food preservation and storage for winter months. I propose we think carefully about where we would get our food if the grocery stores stopped selling food. Is it every person for themselves? Or should we make an effort to grow and store food communally? Current population x 2500 calories per day = ?? calories? How much food (calories) is currently grown around the perimeter of town? What is the approx. difference between what we'd need and what we have? I am thinking this difference is large. Thanks for this opportunity to contribute...