A less dependent way of life

The cold snap served as a timely warning to continue with 'Transition work'. That of raising awareness around the importance of building connections between neighbours, supporting communities to create interdependence, emphasising the urgent need for local people to be adaptive, resourceful and helpful one to another, hence fortifying communities and creating much less dependence on government and globalisation, so that when problems like this come back again as they most certainly will, we will be able to adapt and change to make the best of the situation.

The above is an extract from a piece written by your editor's cousin Marella Fyffe (nee Byrne) who lives on Glenhordial Farm near Omagh in County Tyrone.

Her 'Banana Rambles' blog is an ongoing account of how she and her husband Billy are on a journey to a more sustainable way of life for themselves and their community.

For anybody interested in being less dependent on 'the system', it is well worth keeping an eye on.