PPO Preparation working group's June meeting

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Join us Thursday June 15th for a discussion on alternative strategies for heating, lighting, cooking, and other functions currently covered by electricity or gas in our homes! Investigate strategies that would be most helpful to you in your living situation and make a plan that will help lessen your dependence on the utility companies. Some ideas we can discuss:

Needs - heat, light, cooking, preserving food, appliances, forging/blacksmithing? Fuels - plant oils, wood, solar?, microhydro?, wind?, methane?, ??? Will there be access to any electricity, propane, natural gas, coal, etc? Make charcoal? Grow/locate coppice trees. Lamps (lanterns), candles, stockpile & cold-store batteries, run compact flourescents? Solar cookers, hayboxes. PC/cell phone/backpack-sized solar arrays - lifespan?

We will also do some check-ins to see how much progress people have made in their water-related goals, and set topics for the next several preparation meetings (3rd Thursdays).

Bring a snack to share if you'd like. Hope to see you there!