Fossil fuel depletion, climate change, diminishing soil and water resources and population growth present an unprecedented threat to global food security. To address these challenges every country in the world needs a future food plan. This year the UK Soil Association’s Annual Conference was called “Transition: Food and Farming in 21st century Britain” and coincided […]
Archive for December, 2008
The recent International Energy Agency “World Energy Outlook 2008” report is a mixture of blind optimism and dire warnings. It reads as though it were written by several different authors some of whom see peak oil in sight and others who continue to deny the inevitable. Even the IEA Chief Economist, Dr. Fatih Birol, encourages […]
Do you live in Callan? Are you interested in growing your own food (or with others)? Meeting regarding Garden Allotments in Callan at the Friary on Thursday 4th December at 7.30pm Organised by Transition Town Callan For more info: email transitiontowncallan at yahoo.com