Hi from Meg and Graeme
Hi all
And welcome to newbies Cal and Rob! Thanks for telling us your stories...
Thought I'd share a little about myself too...
Graeme and I are living in a partly finished shed on a 5 acre property in Bullsbrook, in the foothills north of Perth. We are owner building it in strawbale (and I hope it's finished soon because its starting to get pretty chilly!!!).
We moved out here to set up a self-sufficient lifestyle growing our own food, recycling water and producing our own energy. I've got a background in veterinary medicine, permaculture and sustainable living education, and Graeme is an electrical engineer specializing in alternative energy. We're using these skills to generate home based income so that we never have to leave our property (its beautiful out here) and can finally escape from the rat-race.
That's all well and good, but not enough to keep my family safe. The social chaos that will develop with accelerating oil shortage and climate change will mean everyone will be affected.
What's the solution then?
Really the whole community (i.e. Perth) must be ready if any of us is to survive. And no-one can do it all on their own.. We need to develop local networks so we can exercise interdependence if we are to be able to meet all of our needs and thrive.
Such thinking has given birth to Post Oil Perth, but it will take action now to make it all happen.
I welcome you all to be involved!
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April 23rd, 2008
Re: Hi from Meg and Graeme
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April 23rd, 2008
Re: Hi from Meg and Graeme
Hmmm.... Yes, we should schedule some regular meetings - Good idea Cal!!!!
Would be good if we could find a more central spot as our membership grows (or rotate meetings around the burbs)... In the meantime, since you're interested in seeing our setup, how about meeting at our place in Bullsbrook??? We are available most days (Saturday's better than Sunday tho').
When and where suits you guys??? We are definitely busy on 26, 27 and 28th April, as well as 4, 5 and 6th May, otherwise cool.
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> Hi Meg,
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> That sound like a very level headed approach.
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> I'd like to have a look at the house some time as we are looking into alternatives for when we build down at our place.
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> Are there any scheduled meetings times or regular get togethers ?
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> Cal
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> Hi all
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> And welcome to newbies Cal and Rob! Thanks for telling us your stories...
>
> Thought I'd share a little about myself too...
>
> Graeme and I are living in a partly finished shed on a 5 acre property in Bullsbrook, in the foothills north of Perth. We are owner building it in strawbale (and I hope it's finished soon because its starting to get pretty chilly!!!).
>
> We moved out here to set up a self-sufficient lifestyle growing our own food, recycling water and producing our own energy. I've got a background in veterinary medicine, permaculture and sustainable living education, and Graeme is an electrical engineer specializing in alternative energy. We're using these skills to generate home based income so that we never have to leave our property (its beautiful out here) and can finally escape from the rat-race.
>
> That's all well and good, but not enough to keep my family safe. The social chaos that will develop with accelerating oil shortage and climate change will mean everyone will be affected.
>
> What's the solution then?
>
> Really the whole community (i.e. Perth) must be ready if any of us is to survive. And no-one can do it all on their own.. We need to develop local networks so we can exercise interdependence if we are to be able to meet all of our needs and thrive.
>
> Such thinking has given birth to Post Oil Perth, but it will take action now to make it all happen.
>
> I welcome you all to be involved!
>
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