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By May 9, 2011
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Today Transition Voice introduces a new feature, Small World, devoted to coverage by and for kids on the issues of peak oil, climate change, the new economy and the Transition movement. Our first essay, "Peak oil is no bed of roses," an article on gardening in small spaces, is by Chloë Cook, 14, of Staunton, Va. It helps that Chloë is my daughter and that I could ply her into service by batting my eyelashes and making a Mother's Day request. But I also know she's not the only kid out there … [Read more...]

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Peak oil is no bed of roses

By May 9, 2011
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As I gaze out my window through the dogwood tree and tulips to the small greenhouse across the street, I can’t help but imagine what it would be like living there. It would be a dream to curl my toes in the soft, springy grass, pick some flowers before I set the table, or play with my two matching black-and-white cats Chester and Piper in the shade of the trees. All for want of a yard Sadly, although our house has many great things (including a closet turned into a cozy bedroom), it … [Read more...]

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Homemade Halloween

By October 1, 2010
The Little Witch. Painting/Photo: Sheryl Humphrey.

One of my worst parenting memories happened when I took my daughters trick-or-treating on the vaunted Lawn of the University of Virginia campus one year. The girls were about six and four at the time, and the picturesque associations of the annual UVA Halloween tradition conjured up by friends made it sound incomparable to other activities. This was easy: show up around 4:30pm and go by Lawn dorms to collect goodies from UVA's cream of the crop. I couldn't have been more wrong. Of course … [Read more...]

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