Monthly Archives: October 2009

Join us on Tuesday 3rd November (next Tuesday) for a talk by our very own Tim Burns on the sustainability of our food supply.

For many of us, making choices about food when we go   shopping is fraught with difficulties – Tim will be providing the low down on our agricultural system as well as considering what the future might hold.  He will also provide some practical hints on what we could do to shop more sustainably.

The talk will be held at Trinity United Reformed Church, Beaconsfield Road, St Albans (near the City Station) at 7.30 pm.  Tickets £3 (concessions £1) on the door.

This event launches our Autumn series on food.

The series continues with the showing of The Power of Community on 24th November, also at Trinity URC.  This inspiring film looks at how Cuba survived its own energy crisis and began to grow much of its own food (today 80% of the food consumed within Cuban cities is grown within the city limits).  Tickets £3 (Concessions £1).

Our final event is an Open Space workshop looking at practical ways we can grow more food locally on Saturday 28th November 10.30am -2.30pm.  This will be held at Marlborough Road Methodist Church Hall, St Albans.  Tickets £4 (concessions £2).  A basic lunch will be provided but please bring some food to share.

The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) based at Imperial College London has just released a new report on when the global oil supply will peak.  In line with many other expert views, they expect a peak most likely before 2030 with a high probability that it will be before 2020.

Oil production is already peaking in an increasing number of regions around the world, according to a report by UKERC

Click here to see an Evening Standard article on this and here to go to the UKERC website.

A group of us, including some Transition Lutoners, headed over to Northaw Great Wood this Saturday to join a fungi foray run by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.

Despite the damp weather we had a great time and found many interesting mushrooms (many edible) including this monster toadstool being shown off by Alina of Transition Luton.

Last Friday, 9th Oct, Richard got interviewed on our local radio station, Radio Verulam 92.6 FM.

The interview was about Transition St Albans and about our upcoming screening of the film “In Transition” at The Maltings Arts Theatre tomorrow, Tuesday 13th Oct, at 7.30pm. 

It was conducted live by telephone and, in case you missed it or want to hear it again, you can listen to a 4 minute condensed version here.

Radio Verulam 92.6 FM also posted a write-up on Transition St Albans on their blog here.