Field Dressing and Quartering Your Deer

He makes a reference to considerations of chronic wasting disease (spongiform encephalopathy), relevant to Hampshire, Morgan, and Mineral counties..

LED Bulbs

Reposted from TreeHugger.

In-depth LED bulb reviews and teardowns: More than you ever wanted to know about LEDs... (videos)

Michael Graham Richard
Energy / Energy Efficiency
November 22, 2013

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For the electronics geek in all of us

I just stumbled upon a Youtube channel that is mostly dedicated to in-depth LED bulb reviews and teardowns. It's not for everybody, but if you are the target audience, you've probably already stopped reading this and have skipped down to the reviews. Enjoy!

iTree for tree study in schools

A presentation by friends Mary Van Dyke and Luz Chamorro used in Gunston Middle School Environmental Science studies.

Tree Study A Catalyst for Stewardship from MaryVanDyke

A social experiment

I've known over 1200 teenagers on a first-name basis, and I have great faith in our younger generations.  This video shows how we get tired and pessimistic (scared?) as we get older and our skills become outdated, but we can be buffered by the optimism of those we'll rely on to solve problems.

Calvin Riggleman featured in today's Post.

from today's Washington Post:

Adrian Higgins

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Iraq war vet finds a new mission on the farm

Adrian Higgins — The Washington Post - Calvin Riggleman surrounded by kale at his farm, Bigg Riggs Farm in Pleasant Dale, W.Va.

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By Adrian Higgins, Published: November 11 E-mail the writer

Pleasant Dale, W.Va. — One of the more popular vaudeville songs to come out of World War I was the little number “How Ya Gonna Keep ’Em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree)?”

You have to think that it wasn’t the exotic novelties of Paris that turned the doughboys’ heads but the surreal slaughter of the trench warfare 150 miles to the east.

The song, though, captured the spirit of a society in profound change, when the city brought an alternative to the slog and hardship of life on the farm. A century later, the pendulum has swung the other way.

Today, the small farmstead offers the working stiff the allure of restoring his sanity and health while saving the planet, even if the only fertility there is in the imagination.

Calvin Riggleman is rooted in the soil of Hampshire County, W.Va., and grew up in a hamlet 25 miles west of Winchester, Va., but he’s the first to admit that a decade ago, in his early 20s, he had no idea where life would take him. At the time, he was learning the rural craft of taxidermy and helping at his grandparents’ farm and orchard. Of one thing he was certain: He wanted to be a Marine, like his dad.

November 14 Meeting, Draft ByLaws

The next meeting of our group will be on Thursday evening at 7pm at the Hampshire County Health Department building in Augusta. Please note the change.

Below you will find a proposed agenda for the meeting, and a draft set of bylaws drawn up by the bylaws committee you appointed at the last meeting. 

This is an important meeting and will chart the course of our group. Please come, and bring like-minded friends.

Transition Meeting November 14

Draft Agenda

1. Report from the Communications Committee: poll of the membership.

2. What is our name.

3. What are our bylaws.

4. Who are our officers.

5. What websites are we going to maintain? (Communications Committee)

6. Report from the Food Committee. What projects do you have in mind and what is the first one?

7. Report from the Health Committee. What projects do you have in mind and what is the first one?

8. Report from the Energy Committee. What projects do you have in mind and what is your second one?

9. Pass the hat to reimburse Windy for past coffee and refreshments.

Proposed Bylaws of the Hampshire County WV Transition group

Article 1 – Name - The name of the organization shall be “ ___”.

Article II – Purpose - The purpose of this organization is to share and promote the knowledge and practice of sustainable and resilient living in response to multiple challenges to our present way of life such as peak oil, climate change and destruction of natural resources.  

Summary of the Transition Food Committee Meeting Oct 27 2013

Transition Food Committee Meeting Oct 27 2013

It was good to visit with you all on Sunday at Patricia’s Romney home; Patricia, thank you so much for having us, and for your delicious refreshments. After going over some of our interests and perceived needs, we established some action items, with some persons agreeing to do some research, etc.

Following is a list of those I recall. Please let me know if I miss or misstate any, or if you can think of any we should be considering. Also, if you know of others who would like to be a part of this committee, please let us know, or give them my email so they can get on the list.

• Facilities—continue to look into use of Hamp Coop building, and permanent meeting place; [coordinate with the] Steering Committee

• Expo/locavor project—we decided to put this on hold since it is a major project and would require many hands, and it would be months before we can do such a project, and it needs much more research before then.

• Extension office—Windy will contact Steve, and look into possibilitiy of working with CEOs, consider other local resources

• School programs—Erin will contact local high school re vo ag program, and how we could coordinate with them and their students

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Quivera Conference in Albuquerque

Orion Magazine

The Quivira Coalition conference later this month, "Inspiring Adaptation," brings together scientists, ranchers, farmers, conservationists, and urban planners to discuss strategies for adapting to a rapidly changing American West. Learn about featured speakers (including Gary Snyder) and register at http://is.gd/ilaAh1

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HOMESTEADING: Money Saving, Frugal Tips and Recipes

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Publication Date: April 8, 2013

Do you want to save money?

HOMESTEADING: Money Saving, Frugal Tips and Recipes

* Times are tough and everyone is looking for ways to save money and cut expenses.
* Budgeting is a very important step in this process.
* Since the financial crisis started in the US, many people have lost their jobs,
their homes and their retirement accounts.
* Companies are forcing people from full-time to part-time.
* I get it, and that's why this book is here.
* You do not need to be a Homesteader to use this information to save money.

Creating Cultures in Hierarcical, Collaborative and Agile Organizations

Eva T. shared this ten minute video on different ways to run groups, made by the Transitions people.  It gives the pros and cons of three different types of groups.