Burlington is in a heat wave, no snow, no frost in the ground and 8dgC, so in case you wonder, it's a sign of the times.
A dozen 'sustainers' came together for an evening to socialize and explore relocalization ideas here in Burlington. We watched John Jeavons talk about biointensive food gardening, read an imaginary Christmas story set in 2050 and discussed the ways that people are waking up to peaking energy extraction rates. One person said it is actually good that we have such warm weather, it reminds people very day that something is not right with the climate.
We shared a meal potluck style mostly cooked with local ingredients. One person drove all over town looking for local lettuce! go figure, how green is that!

Next meeting of all SB-ers is Jan 11, at Ian's house.
See the handout "GO LOCAL" from Yes Magazine, loaded with resources to learn more about building up a locally resilient economy.
www.yesmagazine.org Winter issue