27 July 2010
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.
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.
Labels:
events,
VT Standard
20 July 2010
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?
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?
Labels:
events,
progress report,
VT Standard
14 July 2010
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.
Labels:
Energy Action Group,
VT Standard
05 July 2010
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.
Labels:
local food,
VT Standard
30 June 2010
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.
"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.
Labels:
VT Standard
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)

