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Progress

Sarah Edwards — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:20:15 -0700

Since our first meeting we have had an acre of land donated for the community garden and an offer to order, house, raise and care for 10 chickens. We have also have three of our committee members appointed to the Pine Mountain Club Planning Committee.

Let's Live Local - A Post Carbon Outpost in Pine Mountain, California

Summary of Sept Meeting

Sarah Edwards — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:05:43 -0700

We had another exciting meeting. Momentum is continuing to build as lots of plans are take shape and new possibilities are emerging.

In attendance: Jan de Leeuw, Jim Hanson, Gita Nelson, Peter Gullerud, Zena Dean, Paul and Sarah Edwards

Announcements

1. Our we have our new â€“ Lets Live Local â€“ Weâ€™ll use www.LetsLiveLocal.org but
we also have www.LetsLiveLocal.com which weâ€™ll point to the org page if people
use com instead.

2. Weâ€™re registered as a Post Carbon Institute Outpost - There are many resources there at http://www.postcarboninstitute.org/ you can read and explore, ie:

Let's Live Local - A Post Carbon Outpost in Pine Mountain, California

Recent Activities

Sarah Edwards — Tue, 23 May 2006 11:28:06 -0700

Recent Efforts
1. A number of our members have been appointed to the Pine Mountain Planning Committee
2. Selected questions related to interest in sustainable issues were included in the Planning Committee’s bi-annual Membership Survey
3. Sustainability was one of four Alternative Futures Scenarios presented this Spring at the bi-annual Community Planning Workshop. The issue of Peak Oil was presented for the first time to our community at large.
4. Ten additional people signed up to be involved in Let’s Live Local efforts that day.

Next Steps
1. Obtain funding to conduct a Community Sustainability Assessment We will be reviewing and using the Post Carbon Fund Raising Kit in this effort and hope to begin submitting grant proposals by the first of 2007.

Let's Live Local - A Post Carbon Outpost in Pine Mountain, California