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Zev Paiss
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Neighborhood Supported A…
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Front Range Gardeners
101 members
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Transition North Boulder
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Colorado-wide Email List
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Transition Boulder
143 members
Zev Paiss's Discussions
Low Carbon Meetings
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Forrest,
Nice essay. My experience is that Transition is tackling such a large and multi-faceted issue that most people just think of it as one more thing t be involved with. Yes folks will put in light bulbs and maybe start a garden in their yard b…
Solar Electric and Thermal Systems for Homes
Saturday, Aug. 22, 10 am-12 noon
Speaker: Jeff Scott, founder and president of SolSource Inc.
Home of Gale Day, 2390 Dartmouth Ave., Boulder
Space Limited, RSVP Required - Call SolSource at 303.297.1874…
Hi David,
If this project does in fact get off the ground (and I trust Zev to be serious about something like this), then the $85 or so cost of the 7 SPIN modules is a cost I can cover at this time. I would then of course share ideas, knowledge, cou…
I'm interested in being a part of this. I have been growing vegies on 400 sq ft in the Foothills Community Garden, and am in the midst of a permaculture design course, so I can bring to the discussion what I am learning there. I have no experience o…
This group is for anyone living in north Boulder, CO (North of Iris) interested in working and playing together as we create our future. Let's do it!
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- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- I attended the first Boulder Transition Gathering on Nov 9th and the Longmont kickoff as a resource person. As a Sustainable Development consultant, I get to speak to national media on occasion and always use that opportunity to bring up Transition and the numerous opportunities it offers. I look forward to further involvement in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead!
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- As my website begins ... Sustainability… it is no longer an option … it has become an imperative for our society. Making the transition from our current society to one that is renewable, supportive and life enhancing is a requirement.
- What background and skills do you bring to this community?
- I have been working to promote sustainable development since the late 1970's. I graduated with degrees in Biology and Environmental Planning in 1980, and have been a professional chef, owner of a solar design and construction company, a meeting and large scale event planner, teacher of group facilitation and consensus decision making skills, a consultant to governmental agencies concerning energy and water conservation issues, and over the past 18 years, a national consultant in the Cohousing movement in the areas of marketing, public relations, group process skills and the sustainable development process.
- How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement?
- Our company Abraham Paiss and Associates, is a Marketing and Public Relations firm specializing in education about sustainable solutions.
- Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement
- Movies: The End of Suburbia
Book: Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight and Ecotopia
Website: Cohousing - http://www.cohousing.org
- Your Personal Website (if you have one)
- http://www.AbrahamPaiss.com
- Official Voice Communication: Skype from http://skype.com/download Add LSquiresSkype to your Contacts.
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Creating Our Future Together
Today we have the incredible opportunity to change lanes on the global superhighway. The election of Barak Obama offers us a short window of opportunity to propose bold strategies to assist our country, and by example, the rest of the world towards a new vision of the future.
President Elect Obama has stated that he want to focus on job creation so I though I would add in my two cents worth. Please look this over and let me know your thoughts.
Together we can be the changes we want to see in t… Continue
President Elect Obama has stated that he want to focus on job creation so I though I would add in my two cents worth. Please look this over and let me know your thoughts.
Together we can be the changes we want to see in t… Continue
Posted on November 18, 2008 at 8:30am — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (23 comments)
- At 10:03am on October 30, 2009,
forrest craver said…
- Hi Zev,
Hope your family enjoyed the snow Would like your feedback, if you have time, on my blog post this am GETTING TO YES BLESSINGS forrest craver
- At 12:25pm on July 6, 2009,
Stephinity Salazar said…
- Yes, I would too! I am going to try and make the scheduled event this Sunday, but either way, I wish to set up a time so that we may introduce ourselves. My email is salazar.stephani@gmail.com and in the meantime, if you have a chance, please check out www.Evolver.net. Looking forward!
- At 3:57pm on June 11, 2009,
David Muhl said… - You can reach me at dmuhl65@yahoo.com. ...look forward to hearing from you.
- At 3:03pm on June 11, 2009,
David Muhl said…
- I have a master gardener friend (also a permaculture instructor), but she's down in Manitou Springs. She's up in this area from time to time, but you probably want to find someone a little closer to the action. Let me know.
- At 6:11pm on April 24, 2009,
Nisa B. Hallesy said… - Thank you for the compliment! Plant and you'll be eating more soon! The weather is lovely for growing now....
- At 4:19pm on March 11, 2009,
forrest craver said…
- Hey bro,
It is a short road trip. Tell your many Boulder friends. Did you enroll for the Shambala April event? David, Sherry and I did today
- At 2:39pm on March 11, 2009,
forrest craver said…
- Thanks for the affirmation. things are accelerating rapidly on the kipp nash front. Invite your friends to the Kipp Nash Denver Botanic Gardens Event March 16th, 6 and 9pm. The flyer is posted on ning. blessings forrest
- At 10:23am on February 18, 2009,
David E Greenwald said… - Hello Zev
I am a friend of Kipp - can you please come to our event on Feb 28 at the Louisiville Rec center (see attached)
and
we want to talk w you one on one soon about how we can collaborate together
take care
david greenwald
303 926 0503
GreatReskill-Louisville-01FINAL_v2.pdf
- At 11:18am on November 30, 2008,
Margaret Emerson said… - Hi Zev,
I did a little research about this a couple of months ago myself. The answer was not set in stone, however. It depended on what kind of food you're talking about. Vegan? Chickens? Beef? There was a study done on a farm on Lopez Island through a university in Washington (sorry, I don't have the URL or reference at the moment) that determined how much labor, energy and land is necessary to grow only vegetables and grains versus having some kind of livestock. The conclusion was that having some livestock as a food source greatly reduced the amount of land needed to feed people, since it takes so much labor (weeding, harvesting, planting) and land to grow protein equivalents (soy) as well as other crops.
Therefore the answer is -- what is your population eating? Can we feed 100,000 vegans with 159 square miles of land? Maybe not. Can we feed omnivores with about an acre a person? Probably.
There are 742 square miles of land in Boulder County. If you include the land that's now people's lawns and backyards, including parks and open space, you may have enough land to feed everyone - but who is to say that you need to limit yourself to Boulder County? The density in the surrounding counties in the eastern plains is much less.
The major shift that would have to take place in feeding people bioregionally would be how many people would need to be employed in agriculture. Right now, only about 1% of the population grows food. We would need 20% to be directly involved in agriculture. Having land is one thing; having the labor to produce organic food for 100,000 people year round is quite another.
I wouldn't mind working on a farm. How about you?
- At 8:13am on November 30, 2008,
Kelly said… - Thank You for your comment. I believe that the transition movement is not only about how we function relative to the Earth and Sun but should also evolve a Culture that celebrates this connection though song, dress and the arts. We need to once again develop interactions that allow ourselves to express individuality and creativity and at the same time build Earth/Sun Consciousness.
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Pot luck sounds great!
A potluck!-good food and good talk!-sounds like a plan Margaret! Can't wait until you're back! My best to you up in Boulder, hoping you feel better each day!
Sustainable Greenhouse Design at Denver Botanic Gardens
February 6, 2010 from 1pm to 5pm
Have you ever wondered if it could be done? Can you create a greenhouse that needs NO supplemental heating year round? – the answer is yes!! This greenhouse design, involving stored water as thermal mass and our bountiful Colorado sun, can be used w…
I can only speak to my own experience. For most of my life I took the lead from my father and his cohorts in developing my worldview. When he died (a personal catastrophe), I took a few years to examine every aspect of my life -- including my values…
Hi Paul,
Sorry for the delayed response. Life got way too busy in December. I'm out of town right now but will be back by January 1st. I'll call you to discuss what we did at the library and to see what we all can cultivate for 2010 in Colorado :)
Hi All. Good to be part of this group. I'm planning on coming to the watershed meeting in January. Pavlos, I'll rsvp soon.
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