❯

Transition Repair caf​é

Get your item fixed

Do you have items in your house that need fixing or mending but you don't know how to fix them yourself?
Bring your broken items to the Transition Repair Café!  Volunteers will evaluate and fix as many of them as they can and offer their expertise on items that are too large or not possible to bring in.
​In 2025, Repair Cafés will be held on the second Saturday of each month from 1:00 - 3:00 pm, starting on April 12th (at Greenfest) and going through October 11th.

Be a fixer

repair cafÉ Tabling Opportunity

Are you looking to spread the word about an event your organization is holding? Have a skill to teach? Want to broaden your reach? If so, check out our tabling opportunities at our Repair Café events! Click the link below to fill out our form to indicate your interest in tabling at one of our events.
Transition Howard County is one of CEI's programs and part of Transition US and the international Transition movement. Transition Howard County runs the monthly Repair Cafés at Freetown Farm as well as other regenerative and sustainable activities such as growing and processing flax and inner transition book discussions.

Maker Space

mak·er·space: noun - a place in which people with shared interests can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment and knowledge. ​
The Maker Space at Freetown Farm supports personal and community resilience by providing a place for people to learn lost arts and skills that were commonly known several generations ago. The maker space is also home to the Repair Cafés, a grassroots movement that aims to reduce waste, overconsumption, and planned obsolescence.  Maker Space events foster an "I can do it" spirit and strengthen social cohesion.

​As we continue to create more opportunities for resilience and sustainable living, we could surely use the community's support to develop the Maker Space! 
WHAT WE NEED
•Teachers for projects, classes, workshops etc.
•Building materials or donated professional services
•Tools, books, and similar materials for the library
•Volunteers to help with the restoration of the space
•Volunteers to teach or mentor on related topics
•And, last but not least, people who want to have fun!​
​If you or anyone you know would like to help with other aspects of setting up the Maker Space, please contact [email protected]. ​