Next TTM Meeting - December 1st

The next Transition Town Manchester meeting is this Thursday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m., Potluck, at 136 Blackberry Lane in Dorset.

Directions: Rt. 30 North, 1 mile past JK Adams take left onto Lane Road, 3/10ths of a mile on Lane Road take right onto Blackberry Lane, 4th house on right, long line of firewood leading up the driveway.

Thanks!

Permaculture Film Series

Wondering about Permaculture, the basic idea behind the Transition Model? Here is a great Permaculture series from our friends in Bennington;

Calling all gardeners and growers, thinkers and planners:

Join us for three movies about Permaculture and Edible Forest Gardens

Movies to be shown at 6 pm at the North Bennington Train Station starting next Wednesday. We hope you can join us for one or all.

Edible Forest Gardens grow food using perennial plants supported by planned ecosystems. They are an aspect of Permaculture appropriate for New England. In this series of three movies we hope to introduce the principles of permaculture in general and the development of Edible Forest Gardens in particular. There will be time for discussion after each. You are welcome to just one or all.

Following this series, we will be forming an ongoing permaculture learning group. This group will be planning and implementing an Edible Forest Garden for the northernmost acre of North Bennington's McWater's Park. In January we will be offering a weekend course in Permaculture and Edible Forest Design to provide this group and others with further training. We hope you can join us.

Farm for the Future (48 min) Wednesday, November 30th at 6 PM

This BBC production opens the series with a look at the difficulties with our current agricultural system. It is a beautiful and engaging movie which will whet your appetite for learning more.

Global Gardener: Permaculture with Bill Mollison (56 min) Wednesday December 7th at 6pm

Bill Mollison, the father of Permaculture, travels the globe in this four part series. We will watch two parts, the Tropics and Cool Climates, to see how permaculture weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management and human needs into intricately connected productive communities.

Establishing a Food Forest (80 min) Wednesday December 14th at 6 pm

Join Australian Geoff Lawton on a Permaculture adventure as he demonstrates how to grow a food forest from start to finish. The aim of Geoff’s food forest approach is the creation of systems which are productive and abundant yet which require very little maintenance.

Sponsored by the Walloomsac Transition Initiative, the North Bennington Park and Recreation Committee and the Bennington County Regional Commission.

For more information write to walloomsactransition@gmail.com

Green Drinks - November 17th

Please join us Thursday, November 17 at 6:30pm for Green Drinks at the Perfect Wife (2594 Depot Street, Manchester Center, Vermont). Enjoy drinks and conversation [on topics including sustainable agriculture, climate change, local consumption, alternative energies, and the list goes on…] with environmental enthusiasts. Green Drinks is an informal group of community members who wish to engage in environmental issues broadly. For more info on the “local” Green Drinks movement worldwide, visit http://greendrinks.org. “Like” Green Drinks Manchester VT on Facebook!