Transition Silicon Valley

"Revenge of the Electric Car" on Wednesday 4/18/12 7-8:30p in Sunnyvale

Victoria Armigo — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:14:21 +0000

Free film: "Revenge of the Electric Car"
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
6:45-8:30 PM
Sunnyvale Community Center, Neighborhood Room
550 E. Remington Drive
Sunnyvale

Snacks provided.

Since seating is is limited,
please RSVP: http://action.sierraclub.org/goto/SV-cool-movie

From the web-site, http://www.revengeoftheelectriccar.com/:

By 2006, thousands of new electric cars were purposely destroyed by the same car companies that built them. Today, less than 5 years later, the electric car is back... with a vengeance.

Designing Health Communities - Films of Vision & Hope comes to Sunnyvale 3/29 & 4/26/12

Victoria Armigo — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:42:20 +0000

Designing Healthy Communities
This mini-series consists of two films from the 2012 PBS series, "Designing Healthy Communities." http://designinghealthycommunities.org/ Hosted and narrated by Richard Jackson, MD, MPH, the films examine the link between our health and the way our communities — especially our suburbs — are designed. The films include inspiring American examples of communities choosing to change their built environments to make them less auto-dependent, healthier and more inviting. Short discussion follows each film. Snacks provided. FREE.

Retrofitting Suburbia

Transition 100 Mile Potluck - March 9, 2012 - Living beneath your means

Victoria Armigo — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:16:55 +0000

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Transition 100 Mile Potluck - Living beneath your means

Lots of people have discovered creative ways to live during the ongoing economic crisis.

At our next 100 mile potluck, we’ll share good food and hear stories about what folks are doing to get the most out of life while living within tight budgets.

Bring a dish to share, if possible, with some local ingredients - that’s where the 100 mile comes in!

You can share your story,
or just join in the conversation about what other folks are doing to live
beneath their means - and thrive!

Films of Vision and Hope "The Last Crop" at World Centric 01/26/2012 Thursday at 7:00p

Victoria Armigo — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:42:52 +0000

Films of Vision and Hope Presents
The Last Crop Join Transition Silicon Valley and World Centric for a special showing of a new film about agriculture in the Bay Area.

Filmmaker Chuck Schultz will be present for a showing of his film, The Last Crop. This is the story of farmers Jeff and Annie Main, their Good Humus Farm and how they are planning to preserve it as a working, organic farm for future generations. After the film, Chuck will lead a discussion about issues farmers encounter in staying on the land and what we can help them do about them.
THURSDAY, January 26, 2012

TSV January 100 Mile Potluck 01/23/2012 - Open Meeting Planning Reskilling Calendar for 2012

Victoria Armigo — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:39:18 +0000

Transition Silicon Valley

Happy New Year 100 Mile Potluck
January 23, 2012 6:00 PM

Come to share the bounty of our winter gardens! Bring a dish with local, seasonal ingredients, if you can (broccoli, squash, seasonal fruit, local meats, or other). We'll share where our ingredients came from and how the dishes were prepared.
We'll also be having an open meeting to plan the Reskilling Calendar for the rest of 2012.

Friends and family are welcome!

Location:
Victoria Armigo's house
Tel 408 296-6605

Local Garden Share in Palo Alto January 08, 2012

Victoria Armigo — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:20:16 +0000

Local Garden Share
Neighbors Sharing Food/Flowers/Herbs from their Gardens

Sunday, January 8, 2012 11am - noon FREE !
Common Ground Organic Garden Supply & Education Center
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
559 College Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Join us for the first opportunity of the new year to share garden bounty. Bring what you have to share; take home something you don’t. Bring your homegrown fruit, vegetables, eggs, herbs, honey, and flowers!

Charles Eisenstein on Sacred Economics at World Centric

Victoria Armigo — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:37:14 +0000

Author Charles Eisenstein
The narrator of the video “Occupy Wall Street – The Revolution is Love”
on
Sacred Economics Today

Sunday, December 18, 2011
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
At World Centric, 2121 Staunton Ct., Palo Alto, CA 94306
This event has a threefold intention: 1) to help us understand the changes happening today in the money system, 2) to empower us as active change agents, and 3) to help us change our own relationship with money. The transformation of money mirrors a shift in our own psychology, and the way we relate to the world. Subject matter will include:

The Transition Primer 2.0, US version

Webmaster — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:06:48 +0000

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Films of Vision and Hope - Occupy Wall Street - What’s Happened, What’s Next?

Webmaster — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:17:21 +0000

Occupy Wall Street - What’s Happened, What’s Next?

Occupy Wall Street has captured the imagination of millions and brought a level social activism not seen in the U.S. for decades. How did it start? What’s happened so far? What are the implications, and what can we do locally to get involved?

We’ll explore all of this at this Films of Vision and Hope mini-series.

Friday December 2 - The Best of Occupy Videos

Films of Vision and Hope-Occupy Wall Street films 12/02/11, OSJ & OWS Potluck 12/09/11 at World Centric

Victoria Armigo — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:56:57 +0000

Occupy Wall Street has captured the imagination of mil-
lions and brought a level social activism not seen in the
U.S. for decades. How did it start? What’s happened so
far? What are the implications, and what can we do lo-
cally to get involved?
We’ll explore all of this at this Films of Vision and Hope
mini-series.
Friday December 2 2011 at 7:00p
The Best of Occupy Videos
There’s a rich video record of the Occupy movement, with
fascinating footage and interviews. We’ll see a selection
Occupy videos and discuss the movement — what we think

Local Garden Share in Palo Alto November 13, 2011

Victoria Armigo — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:30:08 +0000

Local Garden Share
Neighbors Sharing Food/Flowers/Herbs from their Gardens

Sunday, November 13, 2011 11am - noon FREE !
Common Ground Organic Garden Supply & Education Center
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/
559 College Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Join us to share garden bounty. Bring what you have to share; take home something you don’t. Think of it as a “free” backyard farmers’ market.

Bring your homegrown fruit, vegetables, eggs, herbs, honey, and flowers!

TSV October 100 Mile Potluck 10/28/2011 Intro to Slow Money

Victoria Armigo — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:20:02 +0000

Transition October 100 Mile Potluck

Introduction to Slow Money
October 28, 2011, 7:00 PM

Come share the bounty of the season! Bring a dish with local, seasonal ingredients, if you can (pumpkin, grapes, apple cider, local meats, whatever). We'll share where our ingredients came from and how the dishes were prepared.

"The Future of Food" Free Film Screening 10/21/2011 in Palo Alto

Victoria Armigo — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:02:47 +0000

“The Future of Food” Time to Act on GMOs October 21, 2011, Palo Alto
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are sprouting up throughout in our food supply. Meanwhile, government and agribusiness are like foxes guarding the hen house - promoting more GMOs while completely ignoring the potential risks.
It’s time to act! On October 21, we’ll be showing “The Future of Food,” a powerful and influential film on what has happened to our food supply. In follow-on discussion, we’ll let you know about the efforts to label GMOs and how you can get involved.

Local Garden Share in Palo Alto October 09, 2011

Victoria Armigo — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:49:20 +0000

Local Garden Share / Craft Share

Neighbors Sharing Food/Flowers/Herbs from their
Gardens

Neighbors Sharing Arts & Craft Supplies

Sunday, October 9 11am - noon
FREE !
Common Ground Organic Garden Supply & Education Center
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
559 College Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Join us to share garden bounty. Bring what you have to share; take home something you don’t.
Think of it as a “free” backyard farmers’ market. Bring your homegrown fruit, vegetables, eggs,
herbs, honey, and flowers!

Local Garden Share at Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale 09/25/11

Victoria Armigo — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:48:23 +0000

Sunnyvale Local Garden Share
Neighbors Sharing Food/Flowers/Herbs from their Gardens

Sunday, September 25, 2011
11am - Noon
FREE!

Full Circle Farm (on the campus of Peterson Middle School)
1055 Dunford Way (East Gate) in Sunnyvale
www.fullcirclesunnyvale.org

Join us to share in the bounty of our gardens--- homegrown fruit, vegetables,
eggs, herbs, honey, seeds, and flowers! Bring what you have to share; take
home something you don’t have.

Think of it as a “free” backyard farmers’ market.

TSV Labor Day 100 Mile Potluck 09/05/2011

Victoria Armigo — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:09:13 +0000

Transition Silicon Valley
Labor Day 100 Mile Potluck
September 5, 2011 5:00 PM

Come to share the bounty of the season! Bring a dish with local, seasonal ingredients, if you can (tomatoes, eggplant, squash, seasonal fruit, local meats, or other). We'll share where our ingredients came from and how the dishes were prepared.
We'll also talk about what's happening with Transition-related activities for the coming year, including a new series of monthly potlucks that will focus on different themes.

Friends and family are welcome!

Location:
Victoria Armigo's house

Local Garden Share at Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale 08/28/11

Victoria Armigo — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:37:14 +0000

Sunnyvale Local Garden Share
Neighbors Sharing Food/Flowers/Herbs from their Gardens

Sunday, August 28, 2011
11am - Noon
FREE!

Full Circle Farm (on the campus of Peterson Middle School)
1055 Dunford Way (East Gate) in Sunnyvale
www.fullcirclesunnyvale.org

Join us to share in the bounty of our gardens--- homegrown fruit, vegetables, eggs, herbs, honey, and flowers! Bring what you have to share; take home something you don’t have.

Think of it as a “free” backyard farmers’ market.

Films of Vision and Hope, Food Connections, Free Friday Night Films Series Begins August 26, 2011

Victoria Armigo — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:56:38 +0000

Films of Vision and Hope
Free Film Series - Food Connections!

Friday August 26 - Ingredients
See how people around the country are working to revitalize the connection between the food we produce and the food we eat. From farms to urban food deserts to the kitchens of celebrated chefs, we’ll learn about the movement to put good food back on the table.

Friday September 2 - Rebecca’s Wild Farm
Wildlife filmmaker Rebecca Hosking shows how she transformed her family's farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, discovering that nature holds the key.

Local Garden Share in Palo Alto August 14, 2011

Victoria Armigo — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:50:23 +0000

Local Garden Share
Neighbors Sharing Food/Flowers/Herbs from their Gardens

Sunday, August 14, 2011 11am - noon FREE !
Common Ground Organic Garden Supply & Education Center
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/
559 College Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Join us to share garden bounty. Bring what you have to share; take home something you don’t. Think of it as a “free” backyard farmers’ market.

Bring your homegrown fruit, vegetables, eggs, herbs, honey, and flowers!

Local Garden Share at Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale 07/24/11

Victoria Armigo — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:50:15 +0000

Sunnyvale Local Garden Share
Neighbors Sharing Food/Flowers/Herbs from their Gardens

Sunday, July 24, 2011
11am - Noon
FREE!

Full Circle Farm (on the campus of Peterson Middle School)
1055 Dunford Way (East Gate) in Sunnyvale
www.fullcirclesunnyvale.org

Join us to share in the bounty of our gardens--- homegrown fruit, vegetables, eggs, herbs, honey, and flowers! Bring what you have to share; take home something you don’t have.

Think of it as a “free” backyard farmers’ market.