Resilient Household Project
Goal: To assist Berea households to prepare for rising energy and food prices, economic downturns, and other stresses and emergencies
2010 Re-Skilling/Food and Gardening Calendars
The 2010 Sustainable Berea Calendars are still available.
Now free-of-charge
Re-Skilling Berea
Central to most Transition Initiatives is the process of regaining the skills (updated with new knowledge and technology) that were widely held by our grandparents. It was common for members of that generation to know how to grow and preserve food, capture and use rainwater, repair their houses, and work with their neighbors.
Transition Town Berea
Local action, global networking, for a vibrant, resilient community
A Transition Town Initiative is a community working together to prepare for Peak Oil, Climate Change, and a Shrinking Global Economy.
Edible Yard Project
Goal: To increase the food security, food quality, and neighborhood interactions in Berea through promotion and facilitation of home gardening and community gardens.
Raising Backyard Chickens Re-Skilling Class a Success
One of the many Re-Skilling Classes offered by Sustainable Berea included Raising Backyard Chickens by Beth Tillery. Many thanks to those who participated!
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City Council Delays Appeals for Chicken-ship
Illegal fowl in Berea will be hiding in their coops for at least another month, while the city decides how to handle chickens within town limits.
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Making a Trellis to Complement Your Raised Bed
One of the many Re-Skilling Classes offered by Sustainable Berea included Making a Trellis to Complement Your Raised Bed by David Saladino. Many thanks to those who participated!
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Thai Cooking with WanPen
One of the many Re-Skilling Classes offered by Sustainable Berea included Thai Cooking with WanPen. Many thanks to those who participated!
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New and Exciting Re-Skilling Classes Now Offered!
Sustainable Berea is now offering several re-skilling classes to help people become more self-sufficient and households become more resilient.
Space is limited. Sign up today!!!
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100-Mile Potluck and Auction
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July 25, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30pm, Berea Community School Gym
The Perfect Storm
It is useful to occasionally revisit the reasons why it is essential that Berea and other communities take immediate steps to increase their resilience. Sustainable Berea has assembled a status report on six of the main threats to our community – peak oil, climate change, global population growth, ecosystem and resource decline, an unstable global financial system, and increasing social anarchy. For the busy reader, the status of each is summarized in one to two sentences, and references are provided for more in-depth review. We hope you will read the summary, explore the issues further, and then begin or continue your work to increase the resilience of your household and community.
Sustainable Berea Awarded a Federal Stimulus Grant
Sustainable Berea has been awarded a federal stimulus grant of $6,500 through the Foothills Compassion Capital Fund Project to survey residents of Berea about their knowledge about issues related to sustainability.
Sustainable Berea helps send local delegates to the BALLE Conference
Sustainable Berea helped sponsor three local business persons who attended the BALLE conference in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) is North America’s fastest growing network of socially responsible businesses.
