The GO LOCAL Campaign

Communities are more resilient to change when they are largely self sufficient, instead of entirely dependent on the 'outside' world for survival.

 If our usual means of fuel, energy, water, food, waste removal, sewerage systems are in any way affected by the collapse of the economy, or resource shortages or municipal services breakdowns - the towns that have transitioned into sustainable, self sufficiency will be far better off.

And the funny thing is, adopting this way of living now,  even though we may not see any great danger now, we alleviate the pressure on the planet and her resources, we befriend more of our neighbours and we discover a vast range of survival skills we have forgotten.

• Grow Local Developing local food security through flourishing gardens, community greenhouses, and community farms

• Buy Local - Promoting buying local whenever possible, and being local by    
  supporting local independently-owned businesses.

• Eat Local - Promoting the support local restaurants especially ones who buy locally grown produce and donate their oil for biodiesel

• Build Local - Encouraging the use of sustainable materials from as close as possible.

• Employ Local - Promoting the use of local labour wherever possible, creating jobs wherever possible

• Conserve local - Encouraging residents and businesses to get involved in conserving the natural resources of each neighbourhood/suburb/town

• Local Energy - Catalyzing appropriate community responses to the current energy crisis, developing sustainable local renewable energy sources

• Local Water saving - Encouraging the practice of reusing washing water for flushing, or redirecting it through filters to gardens, using low flow showerheads, etc.

• Local Sharing - Encouraging the sharing of land,  tools or skills you can share with members of the community.

• Local Currency - Encouraging barter and trading and a less money dependent society. Join the Community Exchange and trade your skills, services and wares for other peoples skills, services, crafts, etc without using money.

• Local Learning - Encouraging everyone to teach what they know to the community, knowledge, skills, ideas for a greener planet