Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre

Peak Oil Solutions - article

Sonya — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:53:02 -0700

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Regional Powerdown Blog

Sonya — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:58:36 -0700

Meeting with David Holmgren

I was lucky enough to spend some time with David Holmgren this month discussing energy descent and future scenarios in the context of climate change and peak oil. How we approached it here via the regional model and how that is now unfolding in the community.

For those of you who do not know David, he is a co-originator of permaculture – together with Bill Mollison. In the ‘70’s David was a student of the University of Tasmania and he spent his time there working with Bill Mollison developing the permaculture concept as part of his environmental design degree.

David lives in Hepburn Springs in Victoria with his partner Su Dennett and their son Oliver.

My partner in energy descent action planning, Janet Millington and I travelled to meet with David to deliver our course curriculum (Time for an Oil Change – an energy descent planning course), the Energy Descent Action Plan (soon to be released into the community) and developments in relocalisation and transition movements. When we first decided to create the curriculum for the course early last year (2007) we committed to delivering the outcomes to David personally.

And the time spent with him was invaluable. His book Permaculture; Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability was the foundation text for our course and now his new website Future Scenarios will be an integral part of new courses we deliver in the community.

As a theorist and futurist David spends his time thinking, planning, discussing and contemplating how the energy issue may unfold taking into account economic, political, environmental and other influences – how it may affect us and what we can do to ensure we shore up our resilience so we not only survive but thrive.

Janet and I are on the other end of things – putting these ideas into place in the community and testing to see how they work. Making the ideas manifest in the community.

Being able to ‘close the loop’ of information – to report directly back to the source and discuss how it actually went was inspiring indeed.

We explored how we used the ethics and principles of permaculture as direction, checks and measures of sustainability and robustness of ideas that were raised in the course.

We looked at how we used his ideas to justify the action strategies in the Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP).

We explained how the whole thing unfolded – from the PDC (Permaculture Design Course) I did with Janet in 2006 (with Andi Hazelwood of Sustainabundy) right through to being Australia’s first Transition Initiative and now finishing off Australia’s first community-driven EDAP.

Processing all the information he presented to us is another matter altogether (!) and I’ve been combating the flu since returning home to the relative warmth of the Sunshine Coast (it gets cold in Victoria!).

But I have no doubt that the ideas, information and seeds that were planted during our visit to Hepburn Springs will blossom in the future and significantly enhance our education courses and workshops for the next wave of energy descent actioners.

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Transition Town Eudlo

Sonya — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:25:21 -0700

Creating a Sustainable Sunshine Coast - Nambour to Mooloolah

Permaculture Design Course

Sonya — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:10:56 -0700

Start: 2008-10-06 08:30

End: 2008-10-19 17:00

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Eudlo Group get together

Sonya — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:07:16 -0700

Start: 2008-09-07 08:30

End: 2008-09-07 10:00

Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre

Transitioning to low carbon communities

Andi Hazelwood — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:44:08 -0700

SustainaBundy

Transition Town Workshop

Sonya — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:09:06 -0700

Start: 2008-08-02 09:00

End: 2008-08-03 16:00

Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre

Markets, co-ops, picnic & grain mills...

Sonya — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:56:48 -0700

Would you visit the Eudlo Markets to buy local produce and meet local people? Would you join the Eudlo Co-operative and reap the benefits of bulk buying organic goods? What about coming to the inaugral Eudlo Spring Picnic in the Park? Fancy yourself as a bit of an inventor and think you could come up with a manually operated grain mill?

These are just a few of the projects we are currently working on. We have markets, co-ops and community social events in the pipeline. All driven and requested by the community in Eudlo. We've also had a burst of new members too. The group is a great place for people new to Eudlo to find out what's on.

If you have been thinking about joining in now is the time - even if you live outside Eudlo, but are interested in how a group like this works, you're welcome to come along and find out.

One of our goals is to have a community owned grain mill to kick off our EGG group - the Eudlo Grain Growers - we need to start planning how and what we can grow grain-wise here on the coast and we also need to learn how to harvest, process, store and distribute the grain.

We meet on the first Sunday of each month at 8.30am in the park opposite the Eudlo Store. All welcome, come along and meet the gang.

contact; raintreeorganics@yahoo.com.au for further information

Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre

Eudlo Co-op - first meeting

Sonya — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:55:46 -0700

Start: 2008-07-03 19:00

End: 2008-07-03 22:00

Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre

Would you support the Eudlo food co-operative?

Sonya — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:36:15 -0700

* Yes * No

Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre

the Eudlo Co-operative

Sonya — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:08:28 -0700

We are about to start the process of forming a co-operative right here in Eudlo.

Other ideas include;
creating some type of social hub in our town - this need has been raised by new people who are moving here and don't know how to find out what's going on.

starting the EGG group - the Eudlo Grain Growers group - researching and growing grains in our local area.

If you live in or very near Eudlo and would like to be part of these initiatives, please contact eudlogardenofeatin@yahoo.com

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Regional Powerdown Blog

Sonya — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:36:05 -0700

Our region wide powerdown project continues... and the importance of relocalisation groups....

It's certainly taking a lot longer than I would like to get our region into serious powerdown action. Our EDAP is still underway - but that is okay. I've heard of other groups planning on taking one year to do theirs, and we are still well within that timeframe.

The Energy Descent Action Plan will be our plan of strategies and what needs to be done. It's our list of wishes, hopes, demands, and requests.

It covers education programs, demonstration sites, celebratary events, incentives and disincentives, and much more. The relocalisation network and the Transition Initiatives Network will be the way we engage the community to get all those actions underway.

While that is happening on a regional level, I've been working hard on getting my local town - Eudlo on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia - into energy descent planning. The main catalyst for this has been creating a relocalisation group. We are now about to celebrate our one year anniversary with a community picnic in the park.

Over the past year we've developed links with local like minded people and the broader community - it seems everyone pretty much wants the same thing - we're just coming at it from different angles. Of course, our group is feeling the urgency of energy descent and has a much bigger picture of how important this all is.

It's great to look back on our past year - we've started up Permablitz working bees and created gardens in people's backyards, and helped those of us who are well established get even further ahead.

We've made raised vegie beds, compost systems, chook yards, green manure crops... we've fed and mulched fruit trees, weeded, planted, propagated, and more importantly, talked, sung and ate some great shared meals. We've also laughed a lot!

We've started a seed saving group, a bulk buying group and our newest project is starting a full-on co-operative! This is something I'm particularly excited about!

We're also researched grain types and grain crop growing, milling and setting up some type of social network with the local town hall committee.

Doing this on the ground, being part of a relocalisation group, being part of making my community more resilent, planning for a future with less oil, actually taking positive action... it has all been so worth it!

We are also a Transition Region (part of the UK network through Rob Hopkins), and we are starting to get a lot of interest about this - I wonder if it's because Australian's have stronger links with the UK (through families etc) than the US. I've found most people who know about TRs have a relative or someone they know well in the UK...

As I travel (the bane of peak oil presenters I know!) being able to actually demonstrate how a group can work on the ground at grassroots level has been absolutely invaluable. I'm walking the walk and talking the talk.

People are surprised how easy it is and they find what we are doing in Eudlo very inspiring.

If you are considering starting a group, thinking about taking things a little further in your area - I urge you to give it a go. It may not be the exact right time, but it soon will be.

Well done to the relocalisation teams around the world and thanks,
Sonya

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Permablitz Eudlo

Sonya — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:41:05 -0700

Start: 2008-06-15 09:30

End: 2008-06-15 12:00

Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre

'Going Local' Relocalisation Convergence May 24

shine_on — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:21:39 -0700

On the weekend 24/25 May I attended the Going Local Convergence at New Farm, Brisbane. I got the chance to catch up with our neighbours from the Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre and the Sustainable Maleny Project who also attended!

Apart from meeting some great people from as far north as Cairns and as far south as Melbourne, all interested in relocalisation of their regions, I came away with some deeper questions, such as what is truly of value? And, what is the real meaning of security? I encourage everyone to think about these questions. Does it matter how much money you have if you don't have access to fresh food? What if all the money in the world couldn't provide clean air to breathe or fresh water to drink?

Judy Wicks, who runs the White Dog Cafe in Philadelphia in the US and co-founded Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) spoke at the convergence and made some profound points: security is belonging, not belongings. She told of her experience living in an Eskimo village for a year, how the locals share everything, so no-one ever feels vulnerable, lonely or fearful, knowing they are taken care of by the entire community. It made me think about how much relationships have broken down in some communities, especially in larger cities, and to consider how to reestablish stronger community relationships. Do you know your neighbours?

Judy also spoke of her concept of "growth" in business; rather than subscribing to a view of success as one of exponential growth in profits and size, Judy spoke of a "deepening" of her business- keeping her one cafe, while exploring educational opportunities in her business, running community events, building genuine relationships with her employees and engaging in a variety of ways in her community, rather than expanding into a chain of generic franchises. Judy has built a successful business that enriches her community, but still makes decisions from her heart. It is possible!

There was also a presentation and discussion on sustainable investment strategies, the idea of investing directly into local business and community initiatives rather than other options like term deposits at a large bank, or the global stock market. Maleny provides examples of this with co-operatives (you can now borrow a DVD about Maleny's Co-ops from the SustainaBundy section at the Bundaberg library!). The co-operative concept usually involves a larger number of investors within the community, with smaller amounts to invest, pooling their financial resources to own shares in a business. It can be more risky in the short term but has more community benefits over the long term. I also think all local businesses should consider how to invest more in their local area, not only financially but with other forms of support as well. What can you contribute to our region?

There were some other fantastic speakers, including Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder of ISEC (International Society for Ecology and Culture) and leading anti-globalisation speaker, and Robert Pekin from Food Connect. We did a lot of interactive workshops and discussion about future solutions- my brain hurt afterwards, but it was great to make so many connections!

You can view the notes from the conference at www.climateleadership.net.au

SustainaBundy

Heavy rain cuts road access

Sonya — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:22:29 -0700

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Local Farmers' Markets

Sonya — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:38:39 -0700

Did you know that the Big Pineapple Farmers' Markets are now on every Saturday morning from 7am? Support local food supply chains, shop locally, buy direct from the grower, buy fresh food, support local business people, reduce your carbon emissions, cut down on food miles, and enjoy a true local feast!

The Noosa Farmers' Markets are on every Sunday morning at Noosaville.

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Nambour Organic Co-operative

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 20:11:37 -0700

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Chevallum Permaculture Meeting

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 20:03:29 -0700

Start: 2008-08-27 19:00

End: 2008-08-27 21:30

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Organic Gardening Course

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 20:00:55 -0700

Start: 2008-08-03 09:00

End: 2008-08-03 15:00

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Relocalisation Group Meeting

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:58:33 -0700

Start: 2008-08-03 08:30

End: 2008-08-03 09:30

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Chevallum Permaculture Meeting

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:54:14 -0700

Start: 2008-07-23 19:00

End: 2008-07-23 21:30

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Queensland Home Garden Expo

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:49:31 -0700

Start: 2008-07-11 09:00

End: 2008-07-13 16:00

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Relocalisation Group Meeting

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:44:30 -0700

Start: 2008-07-06 08:30

End: 2008-07-06 10:30

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Organic Gardening Course

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:40:51 -0700

Start: 2008-07-06 09:00

End: 2008-07-06 15:00

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Chevallum Permaculture Meeting

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:37:27 -0700

Start: 2008-06-25 19:00

End: 2008-06-25 22:00

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

World Environment Day

Sonya — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:32:28 -0700

Start: 2008-06-21 09:00

End: 2008-06-21 17:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Another Permablitz done

Sonya — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:24:32 -0700

Another big permablitz day yesterday. About nine of us pitched in to help AB and Tam set up a huge compost system, build a chook run, put in a green manure crop to revitalise a vegie patch, feeding and mulching trees, pulling out weeds and setting up another big vegie growing area.

We all enjoyed a great lunch too.

Creating a Sustainable Sunshine Coast - Nambour to Mooloolah

Newspaper article

Sonya — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:07:02 -0700

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Relocalisation film night

Sonya — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:04:26 -0700

Start: 2008-05-28 19:00

End: 2008-05-28 22:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Permablitz done!

Sonya — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:53:54 -0700

Thanks to everyone who came to today's permablitz working bee at our place.

You really did an amazing job and the garden looks fantastic.

I'm exhausted, but it was worth it.

Tired, but happy,
Sonya and John

Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre

Maleny Wood Expo

Sonya — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:47:11 -0700

Start: 2008-05-03 09:00

End: 2008-05-04 17:00

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Future Scenarios - David Holmgren

Sonya — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:42:38 -0700

Sustainable Maleny Project

Food Forests

Sonya — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:22:46 -0700

Start: 2008-06-21 09:00

End: 2008-06-21 15:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Animals in the Permaculture system

Sonya — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:19:54 -0700

Start: 2008-06-14 09:00

End: 2008-06-14 15:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Permaculture Plants & Seed Saving

Sonya — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:16:54 -0700

Start: 2008-06-07 09:00

End: 2008-06-07 15:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Building Healthy Soil Part II

Sonya — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:14:18 -0700

Start: 2008-05-24 09:00

End: 2008-05-24 12:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Building Healthy Soil Part I

Sonya — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:11:26 -0700

Start: 2008-05-17 09:00

End: 2008-05-17 12:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Garden Design & Pest Management

Sonya — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:08:30 -0700

Start: 2008-05-11 09:00

End: 2008-05-11 12:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Permaculture Principles

Sonya — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:05:20 -0700

Start: 2008-05-03 09:00

End: 2008-05-03 15:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Introduction to Permaculture

Sonya — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:02:26 -0700

Start: 2008-04-26 09:00

End: 2008-04-26 15:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

Chevallum Permaculture Meeting

Sonya — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:56:29 -0700

Start: 2008-04-30 19:00

End: 2008-04-30 22:00

Sustainable Maleny Project

The Power of Community DVD screening

Sonya — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:25:19 -0700

Start: 2008-04-26 10:00

End: 2008-04-26 11:30

Sustainable Maleny Project

National summit ignores peak oil

Sonya — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:08:05 -0700

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Monthly meeting

Sonya — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:19:30 -0700

Start: 2008-06-01 08:30

End: 2008-06-01 10:30

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Regional Powerdown Blog

Sonya — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:32 -0700

Well, it's one month today since the local council election and the amalgamation of three councils into one.

The EDAP is still being written, but in reality, we it wouldn't have been appropriate to deliver it to the old council and we need to give the new council a little breathing space before we deliver it to them.

Janet and I had a meeting with State Government this week, which was really encouraging. We have a relatively new Minister for a new portfolio called Climate Change, Sustainability and Innovation and he had already commissioned a report on oil vulnerability in our state prior to his appointment as Minister.

It was through his office that we had the meeting and discussed all the things we been setting up here on the Coast.

It all looks very promising, media interview requests are rolling in via the website as are other contacts in universities, councils and community groups around Australia.

Our next step is to meet with the new Mayor, discuss what we have done and plan to do. Keep in contact with State Govt, finish the EDAP and start developing a Transition Team Troika Network to start to really get this out in the community and around the region.

This week is very busy for me - I have meeting to plan the layout of a mock "Transition Town" at our World Environment Day celebrations in May, then on Thursday night Janet and I are presenting at a film screening of The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil which includes special guest Roberto Perez, then on Friday I'm helping Janet all day with a huge school garden seminar she has organised with 45 schools attending (teachers, principals, groundspeople and parents) to discuss how permaculture and all its uses can be incorporated into school curriculums.

On Saturday we have an all day expo on sustainability. Guest speakers include Roberto Perez, Geoff Lawton and locals Bob Cameron (sustainable business owner) and Frances Michael (Green Harvest business owner).

I'll be doing a presentation on Transition Towns and what the community can do about climate change and peak oil. Andi Hazelwood will be there talking Relocalisation and I'll also be doing a compost demonstration.

Busy times and momentum is definately building... exciting times and lots to do!

Sonya

Sustainable Maleny Project

Seed Saving Workshop

Sonya — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:49:14 -0700

Start: 2008-05-10 09:30

End: 2008-05-10 14:30

Sustainable Maleny Project

Permablitz Eudlo

Sonya — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:41:37 -0700

Start: 2008-05-04 08:30

End: 2008-05-04 10:30

Creating a Sustainable Sunshine Coast - Nambour to Mooloolah

Next meeting

Sonya — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:22:07 -0700

Start: 2008-04-06 08:30

End: 2008-04-08 12:00

Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre

Regional Powerdown Blog

Sonya — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:13:34 -0800

Second meeting with one of the mayoral candidates went very well. The election date is the next key timeline point for the region.

Once the new Mayor is elected and he (there are only two candidates, both male) is in place and the councillors up and running it will be time to kick start the real powerdown work in the region.

The document is still under construction, but we do have the March 15 election date and we can't do anything before that, so we have a little lee way in time at the moment.

Staff within council have been presenting peak oil seminars and an introduction to the EDAP in-house and it is being very well received.

It will be a huge undertaking to actually get this document ratified, endorsed, and the implementation process started, but I'm hoping there will also be opportunities for employment in there too. Doing this voluntarily is okay, but not sustainable - for me at least.

Lots of behind the scenes work going on in the lead up to the March 15 date; meetings, letters, writing, ideas exchanges, last minute additions to the EDAP etc etc. Also one of the students from course has devised a survey to test all candidates knowledge of and committment to both peak oil and climate change solutions. Looking forward to seeing the results.

We have one chance with this... if we do it well, we open the door for many others to follow behind us. If we stuff it up, we've made things a whole lot harder for the next EDAP.

The document will be peer reviewed to ensure credibility and strength. We need it to be bullet proof and most of resilient (just like we need all our communities to be too.)

I'll let you know who wins the election and what it means to our EDAP!

Sunshine Coast Relocalisation- Noosa Eumundi and Districts (SCReNE)

Climate change & Peak oil are not a problem

Sonya — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:43:45 -0800

I don't think climate change and peak oil are a problem... let me explain.

There is so much media, government and public attention focused on the ‘problem’ of climate change and, to a lesser degree peak oil, but aren’t we all looking at this from the wrong angle?

I see the changes in our climate and our impending energy descent as symptoms, not problems.

The problem is much deeper and much more personal.

The problem is the way we – those of us in developed countries – are living our lives.

It’s the way we consume way beyond what we actually need, it’s about the food we throw away, the culture of consumerism we’ve created and have now become enslaved to.

Try telling someone that they don’t need the latest model car, they don’t need a wardrobe full of clothes they don’t wear, that we don’t actually need shopping malls full of useless ‘crap’ and see how far you get.

Somewhere, somehow, we all started believing we had the right to live the high life. Marketers jumped on the bandwagon – or perhaps kicked it all off – and we were on our way. The latest handbags, boxes and boxes of shoes, the latest in-season fashion. Live like a celebrity!

What’s hot and what’s not? Our passion for fashion (not just clothes of course, but the latest model kitchen appliance, the celebrity style overseas get away …) is directly related to what’s hot that’s for sure. And another thing that’s hot is the climate.

Human behaviour – consumerism, land use, deforestation, fossil fuel burning – has now changed the world’s weather patterns – perhaps irreversibly. Warning after warning, each more dire than the one before and appearing in our newspapers, our nightly news programs yet… where is the revolution?

Yet, we continue on our merry way, worshipping the consumerism of today’s life… very few people have really made any serious effort to change the way they live. Our societies make it hard for those of us who would like to seriously change the way we live – you try living without a car on the Sunshine Coast!

We continue to pump out (the problem) carbon emissions in huge amounts (the symptom) despite knowing it is going to cause extinction of species (note to all – WE are a species!), destruction of the environment, major disruptions to food supply and loss of available land…

As for peak oil, do you think an ant cares that we are running out of oil, or a bird, or an elephant?

We care that we are running out of oil because we’ve built ourselves into a corner. A corner built on oil, lives dependant on oil, economies dependant on oil, employment, housing, food, mobility… all dependant on oil.

We’re running out because we’ve consumed what was available at an alarming rate. We’ve wasted oil on frivolous, meaningless things that have done nothing to really improve our lives. We’re less happy and more stressed than our pre-oil ancestors.

Looking at climate change as an environmental problem is taking us off course and away from where we should be focussing. We are losing valuable time and wasting valuable energy if we look at this as an environmental problem.

Because what happens is councils and other organisations, thinking they are doing the right thing – climate change is about the environment right? – employ environmental scientists to get to work fixing the problem.

But then, the poor person put in that position realises the problem is not the environment, the problem is people - social, economic, psychological, planning, infrastructure, systems, systems, systems.

Yes, climate change is about the environment, but climate change is only a symptom, not the problem. Same with peak oil – if we didn’t use (waste?) so much of this precious fuel and if we hadn’t designed our whole lives to revolve around it – it wouldn’t be reaching it’s peak and if it was, we wouldn’t care.

When I worked in the medical field, often patients would be being treated and hospitalised for their symptoms, not the problem. Our health system is a reflection of our current crisis.

Yes we can treat symptoms, we can mask symptoms – but unless we treat the underlying problem – and in this case it’s human behaviour and abuse of earth’s resources – we are only ever going to have a bandaid effect.

Let’s instead bite the bullet and address the real issues 1) consumption – or more to the point overconsumption and 2) a change away from linear globalised systems – resource in waste out – extraordinary transport miles and carbon emissions attached to everything we buy.

Let’s be brave and let's be visionaries
reduce consumption,
produce locally,
build resilient communities
relocalise and
make the transition to our post carbon future with our eyes wide open and looking forward.

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