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Joshua Brock
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- Longmont, CO
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Joshua Brock's Groups
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Abalon Guild
38 members
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Neighborhood Supported A…
39 members
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Front Range Gardeners
101 members
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TRANSITION BOULDER COUNTY
68 members
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Transition University Na…
58 members
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The mission of the Abalon Guild is to invigorate our fruit growing capacity throughout Boulder County and revitalize the culture of fruit tree
growing.
That's wonderful, Lisha. Thanks for inviting your parents!
Yes, thanks Josh and Teresa, it was great. My parents also thought it was very eye-opening!
Thanks to you, Josh, for finding out about Dave and then arranging for him to speak to our group. It was an informative and interesting evening.
We were truly honored to have Dave Gardner, founder of Growthbusters.com and director of the upcoming documentary, "Hooked on Growth: Our Misguided Quest for Prosperity" in Longmont to present a sampling of his movie, answer questions and spread the…
Hooked on Growth - Our Misguided Quest for Prosperity - Talk and film preview by filmmaker, Dave Gardner, founder of Growthbusters at Barberry Fire Station #5 Meeting Room (behind fire station in shopping center near Capers Restaurant and Proto's Pizza)
July 12, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Transition Longmont invites you to a talk by Filmmaker Dave Gardner and a sneak preview of his documentary, Hooked on Growth - Our Misguided Quest for Prosperity. The preview will show clips and discuss the issues that affect our future on Earth (Th…
High Altitude Canning Classes at Arapahoe County Extension Office
July 7, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm
Come and learn the basics of home canning jams, jellies, fruits, salsas and pickles at our high altitude. Anyone can come - no matter your age or experience with food preservation.
For registration & information call:
• 303-678-6238 (CSU Extension…
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- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- Just getting started with local, organic farming, etc. Now doing an internship at Ollin Farms (www.ollinfarms.com) here in Longmont. My mentor and farm owner Mark, has let me get my hands dirty (literally!) in all aspects...tilling, hoop house construction, growing from seed, planting, weeding, marketing...all of it! Have been doing extensive reading/studying and want to learn the application.
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- I grew up (and intend to move back to) a very small town in rural Western PA. I used to think this type of community was outdated...however the more I learn about just how out of sync our current living standards have taken us from nature and the environment, I'm dying to learn all I can to help revitalize this gem of a small town.
- What background and skills do you bring to this community?
- Hard work, dedication, patience, open-mindedness. I have degrees in business, marketing, communications and some database skills as well. Happy to apply all to the cause.
- How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement?
- I am more than happy to be a spokesperson and advocate for this cause within the community and work environment I currently find myself in...and more importantly, taking it "back east" to the small, rural communities that are actually the basis for the ideas of the Transition Movement. These folks have unfortunately come to believe that they are behind the times, not "with it"...when if they came to realize how far ahead of the curve they actually are by re-implementing some of the practices that were key to their founding and early development, they'd be light years on the way...and much happier, healthier and at peace because of it.
- Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement
- One Acre & Security
Harvest for Hope
Rural Renaissance
Last Child in the Woods
Omnivore's Dilemma
The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It
Going Local
The Small-Mart Revolution
The Big-Box Swindle
- Your Personal Website (if you have one)
- http://http://web.mac.com/joshuabrock
- Official Voice Communication: Skype from http://skype.com/download Add LSquiresSkype to your Contacts.
- joshuabrock1971
Joshua Brock's Photos
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A Farm for the Future
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The Good Life
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Story of Stuff - Consumption
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Joshua Brock's Blog
"Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?" By Lester R. Brown in Scientific American
Posted on April 23, 2009 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments
Is there anyway either, or both Transition Longmont and Boulder could get Dave Gardner or Growthbusters.com up from the Springs for a presentation?
I came across his site, work and documentary via a link on Orion's website and their article "The Gospel of Consumption", super well written by Jeffrey Kaplan....
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/2962
Dave is working on completing his documentary, "Hooked on Growth"...trailer is at his website:
http://www.growthbusters.com/
I think the stellar work ALL the folks here in the Transition Movement is wonderful...I'm just wondering however to get a larger majority of the gen… Continue
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/2962
Dave is working on completing his documentary, "Hooked on Growth"...trailer is at his website:
http://www.growthbusters.com/
I think the stellar work ALL the folks here in the Transition Movement is wonderful...I'm just wondering however to get a larger majority of the gen… Continue
Posted on April 13, 2009 at 9:31am — 8 Comments
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 12:58pm on May 19, 2009,
Les Squires said… - Call up Longmont and let me know if the menu that I've inserted into the textbox is what you have in mind. If so, let's skype and work through the details. Also, see my brief explanation how your data on this site has to be modified to make the items link to this menu. Be sure to get in touch with questions.
- At 5:01am on February 20, 2009,
David E Greenwald said… - Hi Joshua
I am out of town Fri am thru Mon night - please call me or give me your phone number so we can talk middle of next week
thanks for coming to Kipps CR NSA event
david
303 926 0503
- At 2:12pm on February 2, 2009,
Christina Hildebrandt said… - Hi, Josh,
Why don't you give me a call and I can bring you up to speed on the Food co-op? Email me separately and I'll give you my phone #: soundheals@earthlink.net
- At 1:34pm on January 25, 2009,
Rosellen Sell and John Daugherty said… - Thanks, Josh, we're glad you could stop by too. Keep in touch and we'll let you know when we're getting together!
- At 4:16pm on January 23, 2009,
Christina Hildebrandt said…
- Joshua, the Francis Street Food co-op meeting is to be held on January 31 at 2pm at my house, 1400 1st Ave. Email me if you need directions: soundheals@earthlink.net
- At 9:38am on January 19, 2009,
Teresa Foster said…
- Glad you enjoyed the 60 minutes video. I was shocked by the info. The U.S. population is being manipulated and we all know who is benefiting.
- At 11:17am on January 15, 2009,
Christina Hildebrandt said…
- Joshua, glad to have you come by and give your two cents to this project! I'm excited about it- lots of things are moving here in Longmont, as they are in Boulder, I'm sure. see you then.
Christina
- At 5:49pm on November 22, 2008,
Teresa Foster said…
- Hi Joshua - Welcome to Transition Longmont. Thanks for sharing about your work in the small, rural communities back east.
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No biggie. We will continue having events and there will be more opportunities to build community and have brain-storming discussions. Wishing you a happy holiday...
I wish I could see this film.
Geoff Lawton just finished a new update to his "Greening the Desert" video. You can see it in 4 parts on youtube, or look for it in one piece (36 minutes) on the opening page of his website. Truly inspirational...worth checking out!
Art District Best of 2009 at eventgallery 910arts
December 18, 2009 from 6pm to 10pm
A juried exhibition and awards gala highlights the best artwork shown in the 40-plus galleries, restaurants, studios and shops of Denver's Art District on Santa Fe, which is the creative community located on or around Santa Fe Drive between 5th and…
Continuing to build out its leadership team, CleanLaunch (http://www.cleanlaunch.com), Colorado's clean tech incubator, announced today that it has hired Brewster Boyd as its Director of Finance.
As director of finance, Boyd will help recruit quali…
This sounds so wonderful, however since I have about 60 people from the old country over for Solstice Eve, I wont be able to make it this time.
Happy Winter Solstice, may the sun shine brightly on all that you do.
Potluck and Used Book Exchange (Transition Westminster) at Westminster
January 15, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm
Transition Westminster presents the first potluck and used book exchange event!
Bring a dish to share and bring your good used books that you don't mind exchanging or giving away. Fiction, non-fiction, it's all good! This is a great way of getting…
we are all members of the oil tribe.watch this video trailer to understand this suburban conundrum and the solutions.
see the Documentary Feature web site:
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