Transition Northfield Discussion on Economy Feb. 4

Join Transition Northfield from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday Feb. 4, for a discussion on the economy at the First United Church of Christ, 300 Union Street.

The discussion will explore what other transition communities are doing to create their own local economies, and brainstorm what we can do in Northfield to expand on how we can meet our needs locally. We will talk about how our local economy relates to reduce, repair, recycle and re-imagine, as well as local infrastructure, local investments and equal opportunities for all to receive and contribute goods/services for each other as a community.

Attendees will have opportunities to share their thoughts and ideas on how we can take back our economy and meet our needs locally on both a personal and community scale.

The Transition movement is a grassroots network of communities that are working to build resilience in response to peak oil, climate change, and economic instability. For more information, see www.transitionus.org 

Northfield became a Transition Town in November of 2009. Transition Northfield’s mission is as follows: In the spirit of collaboration, we will use Transition tools and our community’s diverse wisdom to create an energy descent plan and move us from our current non-renewable ways of meeting our basic needs to a sustainable, localized culture.

Future Transition Northfield events are planned for:

• Feb 23—A community potluck from 5:50 to 8 p.m. at Millstream Commons, 815 Forest Ave. Northfield

• March 3—Northfield Youth

• April 7—Water

• Late  April—Earth Day event, to be announced.

For more information on Transition Northfield, see www.transitionnorthfield.org