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For Hajnal Minger, showing residents how to use practical everyday tools to create a sustainable livelihood is something she enjoys teaching.
“You can have a lot of nice things, it’s just a matter of perspective,” Minger said.
Minger joined 12 other presenters that gave presentations on how to live a more sustainable life at the second annual “Use What You’ve Got: Use It All” conference at the Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea on Nov. 6.
About 60 people attended the conference, which was put on by Transition Town Chelsea in conjunction with the Michigan Friends Center.
Minger, who used to work for Ford and Visteon as a power train designer for 22 years and currently lives outside of Ann Arbor, gave presentations on how to repurpose old clothing mate-rials and how to preserve food by fermentation.
“If I can do it, than I think a lot of people can,” Minger said. “By bringing it closer to people and showing them how they can be sustainable, I think it’s easier for them to believe they can do it rather than just reading about it from a book.”
Cathy Muha, a member of the Transition Town Chelsea committee, said the event was intended to teach residents new and old skills that they can use on a daily basis.
“There are a lot of skills that we’ve all lost touch with and I am hopeful that we can get back in touch with them,” Muha said.
Muha said Transition Town Chelsea tried to keep some of the same sessions that were held last year, but also hosted a few new ones, too. This year’s theme focused on using household items to make something else.
For instance, workshop demonstrators explained how individuals could use the food in their garden to cook dinner, rather than going out and buying fast food. Continued...
“You can have a lot of nice things, it’s just a matter of perspective,” Minger said.
Minger joined 12 other presenters that gave presentations on how to live a more sustainable life at the second annual “Use What You’ve Got: Use It All” conference at the Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea on Nov. 6.
About 60 people attended the conference, which was put on by Transition Town Chelsea in conjunction with the Michigan Friends Center.
Minger, who used to work for Ford and Visteon as a power train designer for 22 years and currently lives outside of Ann Arbor, gave presentations on how to repurpose old clothing mate-rials and how to preserve food by fermentation.
“If I can do it, than I think a lot of people can,” Minger said. “By bringing it closer to people and showing them how they can be sustainable, I think it’s easier for them to believe they can do it rather than just reading about it from a book.”
Cathy Muha, a member of the Transition Town Chelsea committee, said the event was intended to teach residents new and old skills that they can use on a daily basis.
“There are a lot of skills that we’ve all lost touch with and I am hopeful that we can get back in touch with them,” Muha said.
Muha said Transition Town Chelsea tried to keep some of the same sessions that were held last year, but also hosted a few new ones, too. This year’s theme focused on using household items to make something else.
For instance, workshop demonstrators explained how individuals could use the food in their garden to cook dinner, rather than going out and buying fast food. Continued...
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“We’ve lost the ability to do things for ourselves,” Muha said.
Muha said the idea of the conference and the start of Transition Town Chelsea began two years ago, when she and three other local residents went to a transition training conference in Ann Arbor.
After the conference was over, Muha and her colleagues decided they wanted to make Chelsea aware of the challenges and rewards of becoming a resilient community.
“People around the world need to start living more simply, partly because we’re destroying the earth,” she said.
Jean Overman of Inkster was among the crowd that attended the weekend conference.
Overman, who is the director of operation refuge in Inkster, which is a community development agency, said she really enjoyed the session on permaculture.
“This is my first time being out this way. I really like it here,” she said. “It’s a great thing that they are doing.”
Overman said her mission is to go back to Inkster and help make the community more sustainable.
The goal is to start a community garden in Inkster and have the food from the garden supply the community’s pantry with fresh produce.
“It would be so nice to have a community garden in Inkster,” she said. “The presentation motivated me to want to go back and do something positive. I’m so glad I came.” Continued...
Muha said the idea of the conference and the start of Transition Town Chelsea began two years ago, when she and three other local residents went to a transition training conference in Ann Arbor.
After the conference was over, Muha and her colleagues decided they wanted to make Chelsea aware of the challenges and rewards of becoming a resilient community.
“People around the world need to start living more simply, partly because we’re destroying the earth,” she said.
Jean Overman of Inkster was among the crowd that attended the weekend conference.
Overman, who is the director of operation refuge in Inkster, which is a community development agency, said she really enjoyed the session on permaculture.
“This is my first time being out this way. I really like it here,” she said. “It’s a great thing that they are doing.”
Overman said her mission is to go back to Inkster and help make the community more sustainable.
The goal is to start a community garden in Inkster and have the food from the garden supply the community’s pantry with fresh produce.
“It would be so nice to have a community garden in Inkster,” she said. “The presentation motivated me to want to go back and do something positive. I’m so glad I came.” Continued...
Krystle Dunham is a freelance writer for Heritage Newspapers. She can be reached at krystleadunham@gmail.com.
For Hajnal Minger, showing residents how to use practical everyday tools to create a sustainable livelihood is something she enjoys teaching.
“You can have a lot of nice things, it’s just a matter of perspective,” Minger said.
Minger joined 12 other presenters that gave presentations on how to live a more sustainable life at the second annual “Use What You’ve Got: Use It All” conference at the Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea on Nov. 6.
About 60 people attended the conference, which was put on by Transition Town Chelsea in conjunction with the Michigan Friends Center.
Minger, who used to work for Ford and Visteon as a power train designer for 22 years and currently lives outside of Ann Arbor, gave presentations on how to repurpose old clothing mate-rials and how to preserve food by fermentation.
“If I can do it, than I think a lot of people can,” Minger said. “By bringing it closer to people and showing them how they can be sustainable, I think it’s easier for them to believe they can do it rather than just reading about it from a book.”
Cathy Muha, a member of the Transition Town Chelsea committee, said the event was intended to teach residents new and old skills that they can use on a daily basis.
“There are a lot of skills that we’ve all lost touch with and I am hopeful that we can get back in touch with them,” Muha said.
Muha said Transition Town Chelsea tried to keep some of the same sessions that were held last year, but also hosted a few new ones, too. This year’s theme focused on using household items to make something else.
For instance, workshop demonstrators explained how individuals could use the food in their garden to cook dinner, rather than going out and buying fast food.
“We’ve lost the ability to do things for ourselves,” Muha said.
Muha said the idea of the conference and the start of Transition Town Chelsea began two years ago, when she and three other local residents went to a transition training conference in Ann Arbor.
After the conference was over, Muha and her colleagues decided they wanted to make Chelsea aware of the challenges and rewards of becoming a resilient community.
“People around the world need to start living more simply, partly because we’re destroying the earth,” she said.
Jean Overman of Inkster was among the crowd that attended the weekend conference.
Overman, who is the director of operation refuge in Inkster, which is a community development agency, said she really enjoyed the session on permaculture.
“This is my first time being out this way. I really like it here,” she said. “It’s a great thing that they are doing.”
Overman said her mission is to go back to Inkster and help make the community more sustainable.
The goal is to start a community garden in Inkster and have the food from the garden supply the community’s pantry with fresh produce.
“It would be so nice to have a community garden in Inkster,” she said. “The presentation motivated me to want to go back and do something positive. I’m so glad I came.”
Krystle Dunham is a freelance writer for Heritage Newspapers. She can be reached at krystleadunham@gmail.com.
“You can have a lot of nice things, it’s just a matter of perspective,” Minger said.
Minger joined 12 other presenters that gave presentations on how to live a more sustainable life at the second annual “Use What You’ve Got: Use It All” conference at the Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea on Nov. 6.
About 60 people attended the conference, which was put on by Transition Town Chelsea in conjunction with the Michigan Friends Center.
Minger, who used to work for Ford and Visteon as a power train designer for 22 years and currently lives outside of Ann Arbor, gave presentations on how to repurpose old clothing mate-rials and how to preserve food by fermentation.
“If I can do it, than I think a lot of people can,” Minger said. “By bringing it closer to people and showing them how they can be sustainable, I think it’s easier for them to believe they can do it rather than just reading about it from a book.”
Cathy Muha, a member of the Transition Town Chelsea committee, said the event was intended to teach residents new and old skills that they can use on a daily basis.
“There are a lot of skills that we’ve all lost touch with and I am hopeful that we can get back in touch with them,” Muha said.
Muha said Transition Town Chelsea tried to keep some of the same sessions that were held last year, but also hosted a few new ones, too. This year’s theme focused on using household items to make something else.
For instance, workshop demonstrators explained how individuals could use the food in their garden to cook dinner, rather than going out and buying fast food.
“We’ve lost the ability to do things for ourselves,” Muha said.
Muha said the idea of the conference and the start of Transition Town Chelsea began two years ago, when she and three other local residents went to a transition training conference in Ann Arbor.
After the conference was over, Muha and her colleagues decided they wanted to make Chelsea aware of the challenges and rewards of becoming a resilient community.
“People around the world need to start living more simply, partly because we’re destroying the earth,” she said.
Jean Overman of Inkster was among the crowd that attended the weekend conference.
Overman, who is the director of operation refuge in Inkster, which is a community development agency, said she really enjoyed the session on permaculture.
“This is my first time being out this way. I really like it here,” she said. “It’s a great thing that they are doing.”
Overman said her mission is to go back to Inkster and help make the community more sustainable.
The goal is to start a community garden in Inkster and have the food from the garden supply the community’s pantry with fresh produce.
“It would be so nice to have a community garden in Inkster,” she said. “The presentation motivated me to want to go back and do something positive. I’m so glad I came.”
Krystle Dunham is a freelance writer for Heritage Newspapers. She can be reached at krystleadunham@gmail.com.
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