to build: 1)a general awareness of global trends and the dangers associated with them. 2) connected local community, 3) the skills and systems needed to provide for our necessities at the local level, and 4) a sustainable and conservation based approach to natural resources We also celebrate and connect those initiatives already engaged in these efforts. The goal of Transition 5 Villages is an energized and mutually supportive network of initiatives, projects and organizations that works towards a resilient Hartford community. Transition 5 Villages (T5V) promotes local resilience in the areas of energy, food, transportation, housing, health and community in the Town of Hartford, Vermont. Our work is influenced by the worldwide "transition" movement, initiated in the UK. Although T5V is focused on the five villages within Hartford, we openly collaborate with neighboring communities as well as other transition movements throughout the world.