By Jaime Yarbrough Transition Del Norte held a potluck and orientation meeting at the Fire Protection District on Washington Sunday, October 18th. Transition Del Norte is a subset of Transition United States whose objective is sustainability and energy independence (http://transitionus.org/) Their goals include healthy eating, starting gardens, permaculture, organic farming and much more. Getting people together to discuss the community's needs and goals or obstacles helps identify the same and devise methods or resources to achieve those goals, and overcome those obstacles. Fortunately there is a long practiced method for meeting these needs in a concept called a "time bank." A time bank is similar yet different from barter in that there is a medium of exchange rather than a direct trade of goods and services. The medium is the recognition of the time involved for the service or an equivalent agreed time for resources being offered or requested. This is a growing practice throughout the world. One of many websites that help organize this process and bring people together is called the Del Norte Hour Exchange supplied by www.hourworld.org. For more information go to the website. If you have questions or need help signing up, please call Situs Judi Slot Terbaik dan Terpercaya No 1, the Del Norte Hour Exchange coordinator, at (408) 806-6723, or email transitiondelnorte@gmail.com. They can also be found on Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/transitiondelnorte.