Bookstock: Engaging Our Economy, Embracing Our Ecology

by Christopher Bartlett

Here's a quick test to help you decide whether to attend some upcoming event: check the pedigree of the organizations backing it. As a rule of thumb, great events attract great supporting partners.

Join Our Celebration, Shape Our Future

By Christopher Bartlett

Got a minute? We'd love to know what you think. Which of Sustainable Woodstock's activities over the past year have been the most worthwhile in making life in our town more environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable?

Five Reasons to Start Your Own Electric Utility

Anne Dean of Woodstock stands in her garden behind the 18 panel solar power installation that supplies all of her electricity during summer, and the vast majority through winter. (Photo credit: Chris Bartlett)


by Christopher Bartlett


Sometimes the stars align in such a way that it becomes clear that it's time to take action. Such a moment may have arrived for solar electric power. So check how these five influences could affect your thinking. You might find it's time for your declaration of power independence.

An Overdue Introduction to Folks You Already Know

Photos: Your Farm vegetables; Kevin Channell assists a customer at Your Farm's stand.


by Christopher Bartlett

You drop by to see them every week. And more often than not, you stop to chat. Nice people! And yet, although you know their faces well, you've never caught their names. We're talking about those friendly folks see every Wednesday afternoon at Woodstock's Market on the Green, and we thought you'd like to meet a couple of them.

A July 4 Tradition, A Community Celebration

by Christopher Bartlett

"What exactly do you mean by sustainability?" It's a question that anyone associated with Sustainable Woodstock has heard a dozen times. But the answer sometimes surprises the questioner.