Transition Ideas Register

these are some of the ideas we have had so far - please suggest more, and join in to our (future) small groups to make these things happen here in Epsom.


Food.

  • Garden Share (with old people who find their garden difficult to manage)
  • Fruit press to make juices
  • Nut tree project
  • Chicken Society (and furry bunnies)
  • Local Breweries (and bakeries)
  • Permaculture trainings
  • Fair Trade Café
  • Food cooperative
  • Local Shops campaign
  • Allotment Skills

Homes.

  • Competitions to reduce Carbon Footprint
  • Co-operative homes for older people
  • Co-operative purchase of (say) chimney balloons

Social

  • Men’s knitting and darning circle
  • Spinning and Weaving circles
  • Reskilling for shortages (cooking, mending)
  • Voluntary Simplicity support group
  • “Ethical Man” competition
  • Epsom and Ewell Freecycle

Young People

  • Skills Training

Economic

  • Local Currency
  • Local Bank
  • Credit Union
  • LETS scheme (already exists)

Transport

  • Bio-diesel project
  • Community transport service
  • Walking bus for schools
  • Local food delivery service (by bicycle or rickshaw)

Oral History

  • Make do and Mend ideas
  • Dig for victory

Children

  • Transition Mums
  • Low Carbon Footprint Kids (breast feeding and minimum energy)
  • Toy exchanges

Energy

  • Sharing "electrisaves"

If you are interested in joining our initiating group please email us at info@transitionepsom.org.uk

If you have a special interest in any of these ideas, please let us know and we willput you in touch with others if we can. They are all in note form - please email if you want more information about what we mean ......... The list can also be downloaded in Word format

If you would like to be on our mailing list and be kept informed of what we are doing (the Friends of Transition Epsom), email us at friends@transitionepsom.org.uk

We also have a social network site at transitionepsom.ning.com - there is a discussion forum, events listing and many more resources