Totnes Devon Transition Town

Taking change into their own hands.
Totnes devon transition town. The work by transition towns totnes aims to stimulate a shift in this spend to locally grown food. Totnes ˈtɒtnɪs or tɒtˈnɛs is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the river dart in devon england within the south devon area of outstanding natural beauty. Totnes is a small town in south devon with a population of 15 000 people. A short film from emilio mula showing off what we ve been up to for the past nearly 10 years covering some of the key themes of our work around community food relocalising the economy energy.
Transition town totnes ttt is a community led and run local charity that exists to strengthen the local economy reduce our environmental impact and build our resilience for a future with less cheap energy and a changing climate. Totnes is recognised as a town where sustainability is a local priority. Totnes is an ancient market town on the mouth of the river dart in devon. However the local population spends 30 million on groceries each year 70 of which was spent in supermarket chains that source globally.
Totnes is a town rapidly rebranding itself. Totnes has a worldwide reputation as one of the founder towns of the global transition network. We re a dynamic umbrella organisation consisting of projects operating across the themes of food housing energy transport the economy the arts health wellbeing and waste resources. Transition town totnes ttt was one of the first transition towns unleashing in 2006.
It has the well preserved shell of a motte and bailey castle an elizabethan butterwalk and a steep high street featuring many charming gift shops. They have pledged to become oil free by 2030 making them the first transition town in the uk. Ttt is a collection of local volunteers with a small staff team who come together to work on projects.