A Community Land Trust (CLT) is a blended land ownership model. It secures socio-economic and environmental goals through non-profit ownership of the land and leasing it back to private owners or organizations focused on community benefit. Affordability and other goals are built into the lease creating a powerful and balanced means of blending private and […]

Develop your self-sufficiency skills at Bridgewater's first Up!Skilling Expo! Have you always wanted to start keeping chickens in your back yard for eggs, or fermenting your own kombucha? Join us for a day of demonstrations of a wide variety of skills like this! Attend five 1 hour workshops throughout the day to learn skills like […]

Do you want to learn about traditional ways of preserving foods?  The tried and true. Please join us for a fun-filled day of building food resilience. We'll learn why we preserve food & how it relates to our modern world and future. Methods covered will include: Canning (hot water bath), Dehydrating & Vacuum Packing, Freezing, Fruit […]

This workshop will consist of a presentation followed by a tour of a nearby modern off-grid home. Some of the topics the presentation will include: o Introduction to off-grid o Types of off-grid systems o Off-grid for new construction o Off-grid as a retrofit for existing houses o Components of off-grid systems o Energy use […]

Recent scientific research has indicated that training in compassion, using simple contemplative activities and practices, can deepen and broaden our ability to express, and act upon, the compassion that is inherent in all human beings. In this session we will explore the elements of compassion training that facilitate compassionate action. Imagine what it would be […]

In celebration of 2015 International Year of Soils, Phil Warman, PhD, PAg, will present a lecture and discussion on the importance of building and maintaining good soil health for home, garden, and farm. With the participation of the audience and the use of a few props, Phil will describe the fundamental differences between soil and […]

Food Producers - if you're looking to start, grow or promote your food related business, the Dragons would like to hear from you!  Gentle Dragons is a popular event and venue to pitch your plan, get great feedback, and enjoy local food and conversation.  Transition Bay is proud to co-sponsor this event with FarmWorks (www.farmworks.ca), […]

Like so many of you, we see the need for compassion to play a more prominent role in our personal and professional lives, and in society altogether. Recent scientific research has confirmed that compassion training, using simple contemplative activities and practices, can deepen and broaden our ability to express, and act upon, the compassion that […]

Voices of Transition presents innovative, inspirational – and concrete – solutions to the food security challenges we humans are increasingly facing.  It is a fully independent, 65 minute-long documentary that examines the danger posed to agricultural production by energy and resource scarcity. It depicts organic agricultural alternatives in France, the Transition Towns movement, and urbanized food production […]