• Sustainable Woodstock, a not-for-profit organization founded in 2009, builds on Woodstock’s legacy as the birthplace of the modern conservation movement. We're working to create a vibrant, inclusive, thriving community where we live sustainably, now and in the future.

  • Transformation



    Learn how Sustainable Woodstock's East End Action Group wants to transform the unsightly 'jungle" area in Woodstock's East End into a community riverside park. Watch Woodstock's "Jungle" Park

Community

Locavore lunch follows a weekend of building Naked Tables.

Sustainable Woodstock hosted Dartmouth’s Big Green Bus.

 

Sustainable Woodstock provides many educational programs throughout the year.  In 2010-2011, we held our second, annual winter film series focused on sustainability. We’ve also hosted the Dartmouth College Big Green Bus, sponsored a panel discussion on solar energy, organized two Button-Up Vermont workshops, and held workshops for community gardeners.  Our newly launched Community Education Action Group has begun an active partnership with local schools to support and build upon their efforts.

We keep people informed about these events and other activities through our email newsletter. To sign up for our emails, contact Sally Miller. You can also visit our Events Calendar or keep in touch by signing up to an events feed for iCal, Google Calendar, or other electronic calendars.

Community Gardens

Started in 2009 under the guidance of master gardener Anne Dean, Sustainable Woodstock’s community gardens are now located at four sites: Shepherd’s Hill Farm, Taftsville; Billings Farm, Woodstock; Chippers, Pomfret; and King Farm, West Woodstock. These four community gardens are used by more than 40 families and four organizations, giving Woodstock the highest per capita participation in community gardens in the country. Surplus produce is donated to the Woodstock Community Food Bank. Gardeners pay a small fee to cover garden preparation and maintenance costs. The Friends of Burlington Garden, the Woodstock Garden Club and the Woodstock Rotary Club support this project.

The Sustainable Woodstock Community Garden Council manages the gardens, in keeping with its mission to “foster a community of friendship and cooperation through organic gardening.” Its activities include garden talks; community dinners; work days; and communal purchasing of plants and seeds.

For more information, email Anne Dean. You can download the community garden guidelines and call 457-2911 to see if a plot is still available. [Note: 2011 signups ended in April.]

Going Green for Good:  Nonprofit organizations collaborating for sustainability

Sustainable Woodstock has launched a unique effort to organize nonprofit organizations in the Woodstock Area to commit to sustainable practices in their organizations.  A planning committee of nonprofit leaders intends to write green guidelines appropriate for their organizations and to design a comprehensive strategy to get their organizations on board.  This initiative may include a one-day conference for nonprofit board members and other constituents, as well as educational events, provision of technical assistance for growing green, and public relations activities to get others to join the effort and to celebrate accomplishments.

For more information, contact Sally Miller.

The Naked Table

Initially created by Sustainable Woodstock volunteers working with Shackleton-Thomas furniture makers, the Naked Table project allows anyone to make their own tables out of locally harvested, sustainably grown Vermont sugar maple. Participants go to the woodlot where their wood was harvested and the sawmill where it was sawn. Over the course of a weekend, they build and finish their own table. The weekend concludes with a banquet of local food.

To learn more about the annual fundraiser for Sustainable Woodstock, contact Elizabeth Reaves. You can learn more about The Naked Table by visiting the project website.