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 new 2010 Sustainable Berea Calendars are here!
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
Goal: To increase the food security, food quality, and neighborhood interactions in Berea through promotion and facilitation of home gardening and community gardens.
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.
Re-Skilling Workshop on Planning and Creating Successful Backyard and Community Gardens
Everyone is welcome to attend Sustainable Berea’s Re-Skilling Workshop on Planning and Creating Successful Backyard and Community Gardens. The workshop is March 10, 6:30pm, at the Appalachian Center in the Bruce-Trades Building at Berea College. Come join us!
Thank You for Supporting Sustainable Berea 2010!
Many thanks to those of you who made the 2010 Annual Membership Meeting a huge success!!
Thanks to the Cornetts!!!
Thanks to the Cornetts
who are matching 1:1 all gifts to Sustainable Berea.
Your membership dues and other contributions will be doubled!
Help SB to foster a more resilient community.
The Resilient Household: Water
Most Berea households receive their water from Berea Municipal Utilities (BMU), a city-owned utility overseen by the city council. On an average day, BMU treats more than two million gallons of water, pumped mainly from Owsley Fork reservoir, which is located six miles southeast of Berea.
Local Foods Cookbooks For Sale
The Local Foods Cookbook features recipes gathered from the first three years of 100-mile potluck events. You may recognize some of your friends and their signature dishes. Cookbooks cost $5 each. Discounts available for bulk orders.
Transition Town Berea Featured in YES! Magazine
Towns Rush to Make Low-Carbon Transition
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The college town of Berea, Kentucky, one of the fastest growing communities in the state, is seeing its subdivisions expand and its farmland disappear. But one group of residents is making plans to help the community end its reliance on fossil fuels.
Raised Garden Beds at Berea Schools: Resilience for the Future
Zac Danneman, Samantha Cole, Michelle Crabtree, Jennifer Combs, and Anda Weaver, students in SENS 215: Sustainable Appalachian Communities class at Berea College, have started a project called “Raised Garden Beds at Berea Schools: Resilience for the Future”. Their goal is to increase the resilience of Berea’s food system by installing raised garden beds in three locations, while helping children to learn about growing food.
Working with Local Government
City government is how residents of Berea organize to accomplish many of the communal aspects of the city’s operations. City government has an essential role in Berea’s transition to a sustainable community because of its influence in areas of planning, building, transportation, local land use, local economic activity, provision of electricity, water and sewer services.
2010 Membership Drive for Sustainable Berea
SB launches its first membership renewal and new member drive in preparation for its first annual membership meeting.
Holiday Greetings to the Members of Sustainable Berea
The holidays often seem busier than the “regular” year, but occasionally they provide some quiet time for reflection on the year past. Our recent cold weather has reminded me of the January ice storm and the loss of electricity. With the grid down, there were a lot of cold houses, frozen pipes, bare shelves and closed stores, and uncomfortable people.