Back in June, one of my advisors asked me if I’d heard about Transition Towns when I was talking to him about ReGenerate. The idea to start a Transition Oakville had been pitched to him just recently.
After the meeting I ordered the Transition Handbook, written by the founder Rob Hopkins and began learning about the idea. More importantly I began learning about how biogas can be a big part of the transition.
But wait, what’s a transition town?
In a nut shell, it’s a group of citizens in any given area who wants to move away from their dependence on oil and become more resilient to climate change. The primary way to achieve this is to re-localize many of the products and services the community needs, starting with food and energy.
That’s the connection with biogas – a product that solves food waste and energy issues in one process, and is one of Rob’s recommended solutions. Right now, with the contracts being offered by the Ontario Power Authority, individual Transition Towns can earn money from their waste and achieve their goals at the same time.
Transition Ontario?
There are now four official Transition Towns in Ontario (Peterborough, Dundas, Guelph and recently added, Ottawa), and nine in development. This is viral concept that is likely to expand exponentially in the province, the same way it has around the world. In 2006, the first one was started in Totnes, England. Now there are close to 300 official initiatives and 600 in development.
ReGenerate can help your Transition Town plan and build biogas systems to grow local value and create jobs in your community. Talk to me to find out more.
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