Transition US has a series of articles called “Stories to Action.” The February 2021 story features The Rosewood Public Orchard and Anne Burke’s beautiful descriptions of how this orchard connects people, ideas and resources both within the Rosewood Community and…
iNaturalist Project at the Columbia Orchard
One of the fantastic volunteers at the Community Orchard has set up a biodiversity project at the orchard. There are more than 144 observations in this beautiful section of the park. Below you will find some of the more recent…
Columbia Resilience — A Response!
The Problems we know! The 3000-mile Caesar salad, with romaine lettuce shipped from California, does not make sense in a world with shrinking resources. Neither does eating peaches and raspberries from Chile in the dead of our winter. As any…
Why a Givers Exchange and not a Charities Directory. (Part 1.)
I’ve had the opportunity to speak to folks who have been participating in Time Banking for decades. One thing that often comes up, is how a “time bank” differs from a “volunteer database”. One response (that I appreciate very much),…
Plaque to Honor the Work of Michael Juras!
Please join us on June 29th at 6:00 pm for the dedication of the plaque honoring Michael Juras, which will be placed on the new kiosk at the Rosewood Community Orchard. We are so grateful to all those who made…
Thanks for a nice introduction to the Rosewood Public Orchard!
Thanks to Tory Morton for sharing his experience walking through the Rosewood Community Orchard. Tory has a small permaculture project in Gaston, SC. and has been practicing Permaculture for about 6 years. You can follow his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/torymorton/featured
Book Club — Surviving the Future by David Fleming
Columbia Resilience Book Club will meet Thursday, January 10. We will meet 7-9 pm in the office of Sustainable Midlands. The office is located in the Heyward St. United Methodist Church (2501 Heyward Street, 29205). The book is divided into…
Update on the Trauma Clinic
Our free trauma clinic is part of the Integrative Health Project, sponsored by the Community Health Working Group. The clinic provides alternative health care such as cranial-sacral therapy, energy balance, reiki, and acupuncture, as well as group activities and a meal…
May Meeting Collaborative Sharing
This is an attempt to capture the insights created in the May Resilience Meeting. I created this using prezi and it should play through without having to advance. Here is a link to the Prezi file in case this one…