With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her family to become the next generation to farm the land.

But last year’s high fuel prices were a wake-up call for Rebecca. Realising that all food production in the UK is completely dependent on abundant cheap fossil fuel, particularly oil, she sets out to discover just how secure this oil supply is.

Alarmed by the answers, she explores ways of farming without using fossil fuel.

Duration : 0:8:39

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Technorati Tags: agronomics, culture, ruralism, transition

Inspired by the Dennis Hopper commercials and his embed reporting on the CSNY reunion tour, real life stories and new social network for helping the boomers make their Nextracks transitions.

Profiles include:
- Neil Young on a reunion tour with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
- Frances Mayes’ restoration of a house and her life in Italy for her bestseller “Under the Tuscan Sun.”
- former Indiana Governor Joe Kernan running a minor league baseball team
- Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart composing a soundtrack for the Smithsonian and a Deadheads guide to “Going Down the Road.”
- Cindy Joseph, a top fashion model for Ford Models at 59, defying age barriers in the workplace.
- Barry Meinerth, a retired TIME, Inc. executive, following his passion for animals on a Vermont Alpaca farm.
- Bill Pinkney giving something back by sailing around the world solo to inspire inner-city students.

Comments and story suggestions welcomed for this ongoing conversation and Nextrackers blog launch January, 2011. info.nextracks(a)gmail.com

Duration : 0:4:31

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Technorati Tags: AARP, baby boomer generation, baseball, changing career, CSNY, fashion models, in, inspirational, Life, midlife career change, over 50, reinvention, Retirement, The Grateful Dead, transition, transition to retirement

Duration : 0:1:3

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Technorati Tags: big, bigline, chase, dirt, enfield, farm, gorden, hill, Jump, line, london, trails, transition

Duration : 0:1:33

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Technorati Tags: Change, climate, ellis, Jack, keith, moving, oil, peak, rap, sounds, totnes, town, transition, Zephyr

Duration : 0:9:0

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