Tompkins County Relocalization Project

[Tompkins County Relocalization Project <tcrp-news AT lists.ibiblio.org>]

After taking a month off for the holidays, TCLocal returns with
another in our series of articles researching local responses to
the challenges of energy descent.

Following on Krys Cail's introductory piece "Burning Transitions,"
published in October, Krys and TCLocal contributor Tony Nekut kick
off our third year of publication with a review of efforts to
provide for local heating needs with locally produced wood and
grass products.  You can find their article, "Heating with Biomass
in Tompkins County," at

http://tclocal.org/2010/01/heating_with_biomass_in_tompki.html

People who want to comment on this article or engage the authors
in discussion should note that the TCLocal web site is
specifically designed to get feedback on these ideas as they are
developed.  Please use the comment form at the bottom of the
article so that we can keep all the input in one place.

ABOUT TCLOCAL

Each month (approximately) TCLocal brings you another in our
series of articles addressing various aspects of energy descent in
Tompkins County.  Contributors to TCLocal are members of the
community committed to helping prepare for a future with less
available energy. Articles that have appeared so far in this
series can be found at tclocal.org. They include:

   Health Care in an Energy-Constrained Environment, Part 2:
   Options for Re-evaluating Care Resources
      by Bethany Schroeder (November 2009)
      http://tclocal.org/2009/11/health_care_in_an_energyconstr_2.html

   Burning Transitions: How Planned, Localized, Sustainable
   Non-food Biomass Utilization Can Help Ease Energy Descent and
   Mitigate Global Climate Change
      by Krys Cail (October 2009)
      http://tclocal.org/2009/10/burning_transitions.html

   Visioning County Food Production, Parts 1 and 2
      by Karl North (July and September 2009)
      http://tclocal.org/2009/07/visioning_county_food_producti.html
      http://tclocal.org/2009/09/visioning_county_food_2.html

   Can New York State Feed Itself?
      by Jon Bosak (June 2009)
      http://tclocal.org/2009/06/can_new_york_state_feed_itself.html

   Examining the Potential Local Foodshed of Tompkins County
      by Christian Peters (March 2009)
      http://tclocal.org/2009/03/examining_the_potential_local.html

   Food Processing in Tompkins County
      by Persephone Doliner (February 2009)
      http://tclocal.org/2009/02/food_processing_in_tompkins_co.html

   Wasting in the Energy Descent: An Outline for the Future
      by Tom Shelley (January 2009)
      http://tclocal.org/2009/01/wasting_in_the_energy_descent.html

   Local and Urban Small Livestock and Poultry
      by Angelika St. Laurent (December 2008)
      http://tclocal.org/2008/12/local_and_urban_small_livestoc.html

   Health Care in an Energy-Constrained Environment, Part 1
      by Bethany Schroeder (October 2008)
      http://tclocal.org/2008/10/health_care_in_an_energyconstr.html

   Preparedness Basics
      by Katie Quinn-Jacobs (September 2008)
      http://tclocal.org/2008/09/preparedness_basics.html

   Post-Peak Land Use Part 1: Ecocities and
   Post-Peak Land Use Part 2: The Country
      by Josh Dolan (July 2008)
      http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_1_ecoci.html
      http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_2_the_c.html

   Water Treatment, Water Power
      by Jon Bosak (May 2008)
      http://tclocal.org/2008/05/water_treatment_water_power.html

   Roads and Bridges in a Post-peak Tompkins County
      by Simon St. Laurent (March 2008)
      http://tclocal.org/2008/03/roads_and_bridges_in_a_postpea.html

   Fruits in a Post-Peak Tompkins County
      by Angelika St. Laurent (January 2008)
      http://tclocal.org/2008/01/fruits_in_a_postpeak_tompkins_1.html

Articles appearing at tclocal.org are published under the Creative
Commons license and are owned and managed by the contributors as a
group. People interested in becoming TCLocal contributors should
first read "How to Contribute" at

http://www.ibiblio.org/tcrp/about.htm#how

and then contact the TCLocal editor at the address below to sign up.

Jon Bosak
Editor, TCLocal
bosak AT pinax.com