Hello!


I'm writing to let you know about the second quarterly Transition US national network call, happening April 26th at 5pmPT/8pmET. Anyone who is part of an official Transition Initiative is welcome to join. To participate, please register online and you will receive a call number and PIN via email.


The topic of this call will be “Creating the Conditions to Enable Participation in Transition to Flourish.” During our first National Network Call in January (see attached notes), we shared successes and challenges from our local Transition efforts, and a common theme was around how to increase participation in our local groups – in terms of leadership/core team participation, committed volunteers, and broader community engagement. 



This conversation will go beyond “how do we get more people involved” into exploring the cultural and economic conditions that will allow participation in local Transition Initiatives to flourish. Please bring your ideas and experiences of what works well (and what doesn’t work well) for creating conditions that allow participation to flourish!


Please feel free to share this invitation with other members of your local Transition Initiative.


Registration link: http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/R2D73TN3XLSWJDMC



Hope to talk to you then!


All the best,
Marissa


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Marissa Mommaerts
Director of Programs, Transition US
www.transitionus.org
(707) 824-1554

Grow Washington is an excellent CSA (community supported agriculture) opportunity available for pick up from the Bow Little Market every Thursday at the Belfast Feed Store in Bow. I have been very happy with the variety and quality. Every week you can get on their website and choose what local produce you want from a huge assortment of farmers around the area. They also have processed food options like butter, cheese, yogurt and noodles. http://www.growingwashington.org/
~Sarai Stevens, a very happy customer

​CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF LOCAL, PROGRESSIVE RADIO
SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT! RADIO's 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW
 
Speak Up! Speak Out! Radio is celebrating 10 years of local, progressive radio with a special hour-long live program in March. The show emerged from a People for a Peaceable Planet meeting and went on air in March of 2006, with a two-part series celebrating Women in Skagit, in honor of International Women’s Day. There have been 10 years of insightful interviews on issues that matter ever since, often national and international in scope, but from a local perspective.


Since its beginning, the SUSO Radio collective has covered topics on human rights, the environment, food and farming, peace, education, and current cultural and political affairs, interviewing people who are passionate about their work in the world. The 10th Anniversary Show features clips from shows we love and a collection of interviews over the years, focusing on climate change and pressures from coal and oil rail transport, local and international nuclear history and proliferation, Skagit Valley's agricultural history and the challenges it faces, the growing tide of immigration, transgender rights, and poverty.
 
The three founding members, Ginny Wolff, jim justice, and Dave McConnell, continue to inquire about issues important to people in Northwest Washington. They were joined in 2008 by Jodie Buller and in 2015 by Clint Weckerly.
 
We love ideas! Send us your show topic ideas and suggest potential interview contacts; we’d love to hear from you. There’s a lot to talk about. Help connect us! Emailspeakupspeakoutradio@gmail.com with your suggestions. We’re also looking for guest hosts to help us round out our areas of focus. The SUSO collective is committed to supporting people interested in community radio.
 
Shows are live-streamed on www.KSVR.org and podcasts are available at www.speakupspeakoutradio.org. To receive SUSO Radio News write to susoenews@gmail.com.
 
Speak Up, Speak Out! Radio airs:
KSVR 91.7 FM, Mount Vernon, Wednesdays 5:00 PM, rebroadcast Sundays 8:00 PM
KMRE 102.3 FM, Bellingham, Sundays 11:00 AM and Wednesdays 7:30 AM
KSVU 90.1 FM, Hamilton, Sundays 8:00 PM and Thursdays 8:00 AM
KSJU 91.9 FM, Friday Harbor
KAOS 89.3 FM, Olympia, Thursdays 5:30 PM

Thank you very much.
Julia Hurd
Speak Up, Speak Out! Radio News Editor
360 724-3404

Transition Fidalgo sponsors a series of free Skill Share workshops, held at the Anacortes Public Library from 10:30-noon on second and fourth Saturdays, from February through October. Visit  http://www.transitionfidalgo.org/projects/skill-share/ to see our full schedule.  March offerings include:
 
March 12: Preparing Garden Soil. Join Callie Martin to get the dirt on dirt. It’s spring; how to do you start the annual cycle of soil care and get your garden ready to plant? What’s the difference between mulch, compost, and fertilizer; how important is it to use organic amendments, and where do you get them; and much more. Bring all your questions!
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Transition Fidalgo sponsors a series of free Skill Share workshops, held at the Anacortes Public Library from 10:30-noon on second and fourth Saturdays, from February through October. Visit  http://www.transitionfidalgo.org/projects/skill-share/ to see our full schedule.  March offerings include:
 
March 26: Water-wise Gardening. Ani Gurnee brings her water conservation knowledge and experience to share with you. She’ll deal with drought gardening, mulching, drip irrigation, rain water storage, how to space plants, dry farming, water requirements for different vegetables, and more.
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Author presentation and book-signing:  Come meet David Montgomery and Anne Bikle, authors of The Hidden Half of Nature  (named one of the best books of 2015 by The Seattle Times). They will be at the Anacortes Library for a special presentation at 7 PM on Thursday, March 31, on the microbial life in our soil and our guts. Bringing life to their back-yard garden in Seattle taught authors David Montgomery and Anne Bikle about microbes, but it wasn’t until a health crisis threatened that they began to understand how these tiny beasties can revolutionize agriculture, our health, and medicine.
 
Join us for a free, fascinating presentation about roots, guts, and (good) germs, including how a cancer diagnosis for Anne led them to new ideas about health and an anti-inflammatory diet. The Hidden Half of Nature was named one of the best books of 2015 by The Seattle Times. Books will be available for purchase.
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Climate Conversation Group: Lyndon Greene and Carolyn Barney invite anyone interested in discussing Naomi Klein's provocative book This Changes Everything to join them in the library round room on Sunday March 6, 1:30-3 PM. The idea is to review such issues as:  1) Arctic amplification, 2) the meaning and importance of positive tipping points, 3) the connection of ocean temperatures to sea-level rise and how together they impact food production, severe weather, flooding, and the melting of glaciers, and 4) what actually was accomplished in Paris at COP 21. For more info, please call 360-299-9075, or email barneycL@msn.com.

Join Transition Fidalgo & Friends for a community supper on Tuesday, March 29, at 5:45 pm at the Anacortes Senior Center.
 
Our presentation this month is “Changing the Climate Change Conversation,” by Susan Wood. Learn to tell a story about climate change that will engage people in positive ways, overcome traditional barriers, and cue people to think productively about solutions. This interactive talk will explore cultural models or understandings that keep people from taking action on climate change, and will introduce tested metaphors that let you communicate more effectively.
 
Susan Wood is a Fidalgo Island resident and and environmental educator at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. She has recently completed a NSF-funded training offered by the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation, led by the New England Aquarium in Boston.

Open to all and welcome; no reservations necessary. Suggested supper donation $7/adult; $3/10 and under.  Please bring your own place settings. Seventh Generation Suppers include a sharing time and programs to help build local resilience and reduce carbon dependency. For more information, visit transitionfidalgo.org.